The Letter Edged In Black chords by
Roy Acuff
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Verse 1
D
D

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G
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D
D

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G
G

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I was standing by my window
D
D

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yesterday morning
G
G

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Without a thought of worry or of care
When I saw the postman
D
D

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C
C

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coming down the pathway
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D

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G
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With such a happy smile and jaunty eyes
Oh, he rang the bell and whistled
D
D

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while he waited
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G

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And then he said good morning to you,
But he little knew the sorrow
C
C

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that he brought me
D
D

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When he handed me a letter
G
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D
D

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G
G

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etched in black
Then with trembling hands
D
D

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I took the letter from him
G
G

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I broke the seal and this is what it said
Come home, my boy,
C
C

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your poor old father wants you
D
D

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Come home, my boy,
G
G

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your mother dear is dead
Oh, your mother's words,
D
D

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the last she ever whispered
Please tell my boy
G
G

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I want him to come back
My eyes are blurred,
C
C

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my poor old heart is breaking
D
D

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While I'm writing you
G
G

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D
D

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G
G

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this letter edged in black
D
D

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I bow my head in sadness and in sorrow
G
G

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The sunlight of my life, it now has fled
Since the postman brought that
C
C

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letter yesterday morning
D
D

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Saying come home my boy,
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G

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your mother dear is dead
Oh it said forgive the angry
D
D

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words I've spoken
You know I never meant them,
G
G

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don't you Jack
May the angels bear me witness,
C
C

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I am asking
Your forgiveness
D
D

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in this letter edged in black.

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