A Letter To Elise Tab by
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Key: A major•
Intro 1
A
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E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| A|-2-4-4-2-4-4-2-4---2-4------------|-2-4-4-2-4-4-2-4---2-4------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
F#m
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E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| A|-2-4-4-2-4-4-2-4---2-4-----2-4-4--|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4---0-----2----| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
Aadd9
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E
E

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E|-------------------------5--------|-----------------------7----------| B|-----5---------5-------5----------|-----5---------5---------5--------| G|---------4---------4--------------|---------4---------4---------4----| D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
F#m7
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D6/9
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E|-2-----------------------2--------|-------------------------2--------| B|-----5---------5-------5----------|-----5---------5-------5-----5----| G|---------4---------4--------------|---------4---------4--------------| D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
Aadd9
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E
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E|-------------------------5--------|-----------------------7----------| B|-----5---------5-------5----------|-----5---------5---------5--------| G|---------4---------4--------------|---------4---------4---------4----| D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
F#m7
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D6/9
D6/9

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Oh E
E|-2-----------------------2--------|-------------------------2--------| B|-----5---------5-------5----------|-----5---------5-------5-----5----| G|---------4---------4--------------|---------4---------4--------------| D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
Verse 1
A
A

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E/G#
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lise it doesn't matter what you say
F#m
F#m
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I just can't stay here every yesterday
D
D

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Like keep on acting out the same
The way we act out
A
A

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Every way to smile, forget
E/G#
E/G#
2

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And make-believe we never needed
F#m
F#m
2

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Any more than this
D
D

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Interlude 1
Aadd9
Aadd9
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E

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E|-------------------------5--------|-----------------------7----------| B|-----5---------5-------5----------|-----5---------5---------5--------| G|---------4---------4--------------|---------4---------4---------4----| D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
F#m7
F#m7
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D6/9
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E|-2-----------------------2--------|-------------------------2--------| B|-----5---------5-------5----------|-----5---------5-------5-----5----| G|---------4---------4--------------|---------4---------4--------------| D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
Aadd9
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6

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E
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E|-------------------------5--------|-----------------------7----------| B|-----5---------5-------5----------|-----5---------5---------5--------| G|---------4---------4--------------|---------4---------4---------4----| D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
F#m7
F#m7
2

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D6/9
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Oh E
E|-2-----------------------2--------|-------------------------2--------| B|-----5---------5-------5----------|-----5---------5-------5-----5----| G|---------4---------4--------------|---------4---------4--------------| D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
Verse 2
A
A

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E/G#
E/G#
2

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lise it doesn't matter what you do
F#m
F#m
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I know I'll never really get inside of you
D
D

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To make your eyes catch fire
The way they should
A
A

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The way the blue could pull me in
E/G#
E/G#
2

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If they only would, if they only would
F#m
F#m
2

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At least I'd lose this sense of sensing
D
D

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Something else that hides away
Aadd9
Aadd9
6

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From me and you, there're worlds to part
E/G#
E/G#
2

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With aching looks and breaking hearts
F#m7
F#m7
2

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And all the prayers your hands can make
D6/9
D6/9

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Oh I just take as much as you can throw
Aadd9
Aadd9
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E/G#
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2

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And then throw it all away
F#m7
F#m7
2

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Oh I throw it all away
D6/9
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Like throwing faces at the sky
Like throwing arms round
Bridge 1
E
E

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Yesterday, I stood and stared
F#m
F#m
2

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Wide- eyed in front of you
E
E

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And the face I saw looked back
F#m
F#m
2

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The way I wanted to
E
E

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But I just can't hold my tears away
F#m
F#m
2

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The way you do
G
G

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F#m
F#m
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Elise believe I never wanted this
G
G

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F#m
F#m
2

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I thought this time I'd keep all of my promises
G
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I thought you were the girl
F#m
F#m
2

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I always dreamed about
G
G

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But I let the dream go
F#m
F#m
2

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And the promises broke
And the make-believe ran out
Solo 1
E
E

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F#m
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E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| G|-6---7---7---6-7---9-----9---7-6--|-6---7---7-----7---7-----9---9----| D|---------9---------9-----9--------|-------------------------9---9----| A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
E
E

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F#m
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E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| G|-6---7---7-9-9-9-9-11111113131313-|-1314141414----14--11--11116-6-6--| D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
E
E

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F#m
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E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| G|-6-7-7---7-9-9-9-9-11111111131313-|-131414--14----14--11--1111111111-| D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
E
E

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D
D

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E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| G|-11131313131414141616161616161414-|-141616161618181818191919--181818-| D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
A
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E
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E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| G|-1618181818--1618----------161616-|-1618181818--1918----------161616-| D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
F#m
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D
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E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| G|-1618181818--1618------18--181818-|-1819191919--1919--18--18--161616-| D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
A
A

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E
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E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| G|-1618181818----18----1816--141414-|-1413131313111111------11----9----| D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
F#m
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D
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E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| G|-9-111111119-9-9---7---7-----6----|-4-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6---4---2-4----| D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
A
A

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E
E

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E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| G|-4-6-6-6-6---4-6------------------|-4-6-6-6-6---4-6------------------| D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
F#m
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D
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So E
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| G|-4-6-6-6-6-----6-----6---6---6----|-6-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-111111--9-9-9--| D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
Verse 3
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E/G#
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lise it doesn't matter what you say
F#m
F#m
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I just can't stay here every yesterday
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D

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Like keep on acting out the same
The way we act out
A
A

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Every way to smile, forget
E/G#
E/G#
2

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And make-believe we never needed
F#m
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D
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Verse 4
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A

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E/G#
E/G#
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And every time I try to pick it up
Like falling sand
F#m
F#m
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As fast as I pick it up
D
D

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It runs away through my clutching hands
A
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But there's nothing else I can really do
E/G#
E/G#
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There's nothing else I can really do
F#m
F#m
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There's nothing else I can really do
Dadd9
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