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The Letter chords by The Box Tops (Official Version)

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Am
F
G
D
E
C
C#
G#
F#

Verse 1

Gimme a ticket for an aeroplane

Ain't got time to take a fast train

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

My baby just wrote me a letter

Verse 2

I don't care how much money I gotta spend

Got to get back to my baby again

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

My baby just wrote me a letter

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Chorus 1

Well, she wrote me a letter

Said she couldn't live without me no more

Listen mister, can't you see I got to get back

To my baby once-a more

Anyway, yeah

Verse 3

Gimme a ticket for an aeroplane

Ain't got time to take a fast train

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

My baby just wrote me a letter

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

Verse 4
Am 
F 
 (A minor) Gimme a ticket for an aer (F major) oplane
G 
D 
 (G major) Ain't got time to take a  (D major) fast train
Am 
F 
Lonely  (A minor) days are gone, I'm  (F major) a-goin' home
E 
Am 
My  (E major) baby just wrote me a let (A minor) ter
E 
Am 
Because my  (E major) baby just wrote me a let (A minor) ter

Outro 1

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Am
F
G
D
E
C
C#
G#
F#

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: IntermediateKey: A minorBPM: 140

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

Am: x-0-2-2-1-0
F: x-3-3-2-1-x
G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
D: x-x-0-2-3-2
E: 0-2-2-1-0-0
C: x-3-2-0-1-0
C#: x-4-6-6-6-x
G#: 4-6-6-5-4-4
F#: 2-4-4-3-2-2

Accurately transcribed by the GuitarTuna team.

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This is the definitive original version of The Letter by The Box Tops, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of A minor. It is designed for guitarists ready to move past the basics and capture the true feel of The Box Tops's performance.

The Letter

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