Chords for The Box Tops - The Letter - 45 RPM ORIGINAL MONO MIX

Tempo:
137.95 bpm
Chords used:

G

Am

F

C#

E

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The Box Tops - The Letter - 45 RPM ORIGINAL MONO MIX chords
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[C#]
[E]
[Am]
[F] [G]
[D] [Am]
[F] [E]
[Am] I don't care how much [F] money I gotta spend, [G] got to get back [D] to my feet.
[Am] Lonely days are gone, [F] I'm a going [E] home.
My baby just wrote [Am] me a letter,
[G] [C] when she wrote [G] me a letter, [F] said she [C] couldn't live without me.
[G]
[C] Listen [G] mister can't you [F] see I got to [C] get back to [G] my baby once I'm [E] home.
Anyway, [Am] yeah, I need a ticket [F] for an airplane, [G] ain't got time [D] to take a fast train.
[Am] Lonely days are gone, [F] I'm a going [E] home.
My baby just wrote me [Am] a letter, when [C] she wrote [G] me a letter, [F] said she [C] couldn't live [G] without me.
Listen [C] [G] mister can't you [F] see I got to [C] get back to [G] my baby once I'm home.
[E] Anyway, [Am] yeah, I need a ticket [F] for an airplane, [G] ain't got time [D] to take a fast train.
[Am] Lonely days are gone, [F] I'm a going [E] home.
My baby just wrote [Am] me a letter, [E] my baby just wrote me [Am] a letter.
[C#] [G#] [F#] [C#] [G#]
[C#] [G#]
[F#] [C#] [G#]
[C#] [G#]
[D#m] [C#] [G#]
[C#]
Key:  
G
2131
Am
2311
F
134211111
C#
12341114
E
2311
G
2131
Am
2311
F
134211111
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To learn The Box Tops - (Mono Single Version) The Letter chords, your practice should emphasize these chord progressions: G, C, G, F, G, D, Am, F, E and Am. Kick off your practice at a gentle 68 BPM, then escalate to the song's tempo of 138 BPM. Tune your capo to accommodate your vocal range, referencing the song's key: A Minor.

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[C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ I don't care how much [F] money I gotta spend, [G] got to get back [D] to my feet.
_ _ [Am] _ Lonely days are gone, [F] I'm a going [E] home.
My baby just wrote [Am] me a letter, _ _ _ _ _
[G] [C] when she wrote [G] me a letter, [F] said she [C] couldn't live without me.
_ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [C] Listen [G] mister can't you [F] see I got to [C] get back to [G] my baby once I'm [E] home.
Anyway, [Am] yeah, I need a ticket [F] for an airplane, _ [G] ain't got time [D] to take a fast train.
_ [Am] Lonely days are gone, [F] I'm a going [E] home.
My baby just wrote me [Am] a letter, _ _ _ _ when [C] she wrote [G] me a letter, [F] said she [C] couldn't live [G] without me.
_ _ Listen _ [C] _ [G] mister can't you [F] see I got to [C] get back to [G] my baby once I'm home.
[E] _ Anyway, [Am] yeah, I need a ticket [F] for an airplane, _ [G] ain't got time [D] to take a fast train.
_ [Am] _ Lonely days are gone, [F] I'm a going [E] home.
My baby just wrote [Am] me a letter, _ [E] my baby just wrote me [Am] a letter.
_ _ [C#] _ _ [G#] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ [C#] _ [G#] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ [G#] _
_ [F#] _ _ [C#] _ _ _ [G#] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ [G#] _
_ [D#m] _ _ [C#] _ _ _ [G#] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _

Facts about this song

This song was composed by Wayne Carson Thompson.

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