The Letter Edged In Black

The Letter Edged In Black easy guitar chords by Johnny Cash

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    • Verse 1
    I 
    was 
    standin' 
    by 
    my 

    Window 
    yesterday 
    morning 

    Without 
    a 
    thought 
    of 
    worry 
    or 
    re
    gret 

    When 
    I 
    saw 
    the postman 

    Comin' 
    down 
    the 
    pathway 

    He 
    was 
    bringin' 
    me 
    a 

    letter 
    edged 
    in 
    black 

    Verse 2
    Well, 
    he 
    rang 
    the 
    bell 
    and 

    Whistled 
    as he 
    waited 

    Then 
    he 
    said 
    "Good 
    mornin' 
    to 
    ya, 

    Jack" 

    But 
    he 
    never 
    knew 
    the 
    sorrow 

    That 
    he 
    brought 
    me 

    When 
    he 
    handed 
    me 
    that 

    letter 
    edged 
    in 
    black 

    Verse 3
    With 
    trembling 
    hand 
    I 
    took 

    The 
    letter 
    from 
    him 

    I 
    broke 
    the seal 
    and 
    this 

    is 
    what 
    it 
    said: 

    "Come 
    home 
    my 
    boy 

    Your 
    dear 
    old 
    father 
    wants 
    you 

    Come 
    home 
    my 
    boy 

    Your 
    dear 
    old 
    mother
    's 
    dead" 

    The 
    last 
    words 
    that 
    your 

    Mother 
    ever 
    uttered 
    was: 

    "Tell 
    my 
    boy 
    I 
    want 
    him 
    to 
    come 
    back 

    My 
    eyes 
    are 
    dim 

    My 
    poor 
    old 
    heart 
    is 
    breaking 

    And, 
    I'm 
    writing 
    you 
    this 

    Letter 
    edged 
    in 
    black" 

    I 
    bowed 
    my 
    head 
    in 
    sorrow 
    and 
    in 
    si
    lence 

    The 
    sunshine 
    of 
    my 
    life, 
    it 
    all 
    has 
    fled 

    Since 
    the 
    postman 
    brought 

    That 
    letter 
    yesterday 

    Morning 
    saying 
    "come 
    home 
    my 
    boy 

    Your 
    poor 
    old 
    mother
    's 
    dead" 

    Verse 4
    "Those 
    angry 
    words 
    I 
    wish 

    I'd 
    never 
    spoken 

    You 
    know 
    I 
    never 
    meant 
    them, 
    don't 
    you 

    Jack? 

    May 
    the 
    angels 
    bear 
    me 
    wit
    ness, 

    I 
    am 
    asking 

    Your 
    forgiveness 
    in 
    this 
    letter 

    Edged 
    in 
    black
    " 

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