The Letter chords by
The Box Tops
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Key: A minor

Verse 1

Am

F

Gimme a ticket for an aeroplane

G

D

Ain't got time to take a fast train

Am

F

Lonely days are gone, I'm a-goin' home

E

Am

My baby just wrote me a letter

Verse 2

Am

F

I don't care how much money I gotta spend

G

D

Got to get back to my baby again

Am

F

Lonely days are gone, I'm a-goin' home

E

Am

My baby just wrote me a letter

Chorus 1
C C 
 
G G 
 
Well, she wrote me a letter
F F 
 
C C 
 
G G 
 
Said she couldn't live without me no more
C C 
 
G G 
 
F F 
 
C C 
 
Listen mister, can't you see I got to get back
G G 
 
To my baby once-a more
E E 
 
Anyway, yeah

Verse 3

Am

F

Gimme a ticket for an aeroplane

G

D

Ain't got time to take a fast train

Am

F

Lonely days are gone, I'm a-goin' home

E

Am

My baby just wrote me a letter

Chorus 2
C C 
 
G G 
 
Well, she wrote me a letter
F F 
 
C C 
 
G G 
 
Said she couldn't live without me no more
C C 
 
G G 
 
F F 
 
C C 
 
Listen mister, can't you see I got to get back
G G 
 
To my baby once-a more
E E 
 
Anyway, yeah

Verse 4
Am Am 
 
F F 
 
Gimme a ticket for an aeroplane
G G 
 
D D 
 
Ain't got time to take a fast train
Am Am 
 
F F 
 
Lonely days are gone, I'm a-goin' home
E E 
 
Am Am 
 
My baby just wrote me a letter
E E 
 
Am Am 
 
Because my baby just wrote me a letter

Outro 1

C#

G#

F#

C#

G#

G#

[Repeat and fade out]

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