Writing Letters chords by Ron Pope

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Verse 1
D 
G 
D 
I  (D major) spend my  (G major) days writing  (D major) letters
Em 
C 
I spend my  (E minor) evenings singing  (C major) songs
G 
D 
The last five years  (G major) have gone  (D major) 
so quickly
Em 
C 
Someday soon  (E minor) my time will be done  (C major) 
G 
And I  (G major) used to walk

Verse 2
D 
in New York  (D major) City
Em 
But watch the sun (E minor) rise east
C 
of Tompkin (C major) s  Square
G 
Since I've been gone,  (G major) 
D 
does the city  (D major) miss me?
Em 
C 
I wonder  (E minor) if  she hears my call  (C major) 

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Verse 3

Though I am far away and I am all alone

There are parts of me

that still are holding on

To moments long since passed,

and secrets I recall

And friends I used to have who I

don't know anymore

Verse 4
D 
I watch the sky in each new  (D major) city
Em 
C 
It's not so dif (E minor) ferent, I see more  (C major) stars
D 
G 
Now I'm  (D major) counting  (G major) clouds
D 
to calm my  (D major) feelings
Em 
C 
Which tend to  (E minor) race away in the  (C major) dark

Verse 5
G 
Though I am far  (G major) away and I
D 
am all  (D major) alone
Em 
There are parts  (E minor) of me that
C 
still are hold (C major) ing on
D 
G 
To  (D major) moments long  (G major) since passed,
D 
and secrets I  (D major) recall
Em 
And friends I used  (E minor) to have who I
C 
D 
don't know  (C major)  (D major) anymore
G 
D 
 (G major)  (D major) 

Verse 6

I don't wanna be or

seem like I don't care

It just gets hard

on me out there

Verse 7
But when I dream I'm not
D 
 (D major) in Memphis
Em 
C 
I'm on my way  (E minor) home on that train  (C major) 
D 
G 
C 
D 
And  (D major) I  don't  (G major) feel so lost  (C major)  (D major) and different
Em 
Lord, the  (E minor) miles,
C 
how they cut me  (C major) deep

Verse 8
G 
D 
Though I am far  (G major) away and I am all  (D major) alone
Em 
There are parts  (E minor) of me
C 
that still are holding  (C major) on
G 
To moments long  (G major) since passed,
D 
and secrets I  (D major) recall
Em 
And friends I used  (E minor) to have who I
C 
D 
don't know  (C major)  (D major) anymore