The Letter Chords by Al Green

Tempo:
88.55 bpm
Chords used:

F

Am

G

C

E

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Al Green - The Letter chords
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[Am]
Give me a ticket [F] for an airplane [G] Ain't got time to [Bm] take a fast train
[Am] Lonely days are [F] gone and I have a boy at home
[E] Baby, that would [Am] mean a lot
[C] [Am] I don't care how much [F] money I gotta spend
[G] Got to get back, get [D] all that money, baby, one more [Am] again
Lonely days are [F] gone and I have a boy [E] at home
Baby, that would [Am] mean a lot
[C] Hold me a [G] minute, [F] if she couldn't [C] live [G] without me no more
[C] [G] Listen mister, can't you [F] see I gotta [C] get back [G] to my baby once more
[E]
Gotta [Am] have a ticket [F] for an airplane
I [G] gotta get back and [D] see my baby again
[Am] Lonely days are gone [F] and I have a boy at [E] home
Baby, that would mean [Am] a lot
She [C] wrote me [G] a letter, [F] said she couldn't [C] live [G] without me no more
[C] Listen [G] mister, [F] I gotta [C]
get back to [G] my baby once more
[E] Gotta
[Am] have a ticket [F] for an airplane
[G] I gotta get back to my [D] baby, baby
[Am] Lonely days are gone and [F] I [E] have a boy at home
Baby, that would mean a [Am] lot
[F]
Key:  
F
134211111
Am
2311
G
2131
C
3211
E
2311
F
134211111
Am
2311
G
2131
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To learn Al Green - The Letter chords, focus on the sequence of these chords: Am, F, C, G, C, G, F, E and Am. Kick off your practice at a gentle 44 BPM, then escalate to the song's tempo of 89 BPM. To match your vocal range and chord inclination, adjust the capo in line with the key: C Major.

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_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Give me a ticket [F] for an airplane _ [G] Ain't got time to [Bm] take a fast train
_ [Am] Lonely days are [F] gone and I have a boy at home
[E] Baby, that would [Am] mean a lot _
[C] _ [Am] I don't care how much [F] money I gotta spend
_ [G] Got to get back, get [D] all that money, baby, one more [Am] again
Lonely days are [F] gone and I have a boy [E] at home
Baby, that would [Am] mean a lot _
_ [C] Hold me a [G] minute, [F] if she couldn't [C] live [G] without me no more _ _
_ [C] _ [G] Listen mister, can't you [F] see I gotta [C] get back [G] to my baby once more
[E] _ _
Gotta [Am] _ have a ticket [F] for an airplane
I [G] gotta get back and [D] see my baby again
_ [Am] Lonely days are gone [F] and I have a boy at [E] home
Baby, that would mean [Am] a lot
She [C] wrote me [G] a letter, [F] said she couldn't [C] live [G] without me no more _ _ _ _
[C] Listen _ [G] mister, [F] I gotta [C]
get back to [G] my baby once more
[E] Gotta _ _
_ [Am] _ have a ticket [F] for an airplane _
[G] I gotta get back to my [D] baby, baby
[Am] Lonely days are gone and [F] I _ _ [E] have a boy at home
Baby, that would mean a [Am] lot _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _

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Among the compositions on the album Greatest Hits: The Best of, written by Wayne Carson Thompson, this one shines.

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