Letters To God Chords
Letters To God by Angels and Airwaves is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of A. It uses the chords A, C, F, C5, F5 and A5. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
(intro - part 1 - 16x)
(there are 2 ways to play this - Chorus / Reverb / Delay (just a bit)
P P P P P P P P
E|--8-1-0-1-3-1-0-1--|
B|-------------------|
G|-------------------|
D|-------------------|
A|-------------------|
E|-------------------|
Second way: (Chorus, Reverb and Delay (just a bit))
E|--8----------------|
B|----6-5-6-8-6-5-6--|
G|-------------------|
D|-------------------|
A|-------------------|
E|-------------------|
Personally, I like this way with Chorus, Reverb, Delay and Wah with Phaser, playing with
mute.
(intro - part 2 - 4x)
E|--(8)-8-8-----|---------|---------|-----------|
B|----------8-6-|-6-6-8-5-|-5-5-5-3-|-5-5-------|
G|--------------|---------|---------|-----8-(8)-|
D|--------------|---------|---------|-----------|
A|--------------|---------|---------|-----------|
E|--------------|---------|---------|-----------|
(verse) A C F C
(play the intro or optionally the notes)
A C F C
E|--|-0-|-0-|-1-|-0-|
B|--|-1-|-1-|-1-|-1-|
G|--|-2-|-0-|-2-|-0-|
D|--|-2-|-2-|-3-|-2-|
A|--|-0-|-3-|-3-|-3-|
E|--|---|---|-1-|---|
A C
All the phones have rung and rung
F C
Theyre off the hook, all but one
A C
And all the mail stacked up inside
F C
Up from the floor, a mile high.
And goes on
(Chorus) C5 F5 A5 F5
C5 F5
And dear God, I found out the same things we learn when We die
A5
I found out the truth is its all a big lie
F5
I find that the words are hard to describe
I tell you Im lost here, awaiting reply.
(guitar 2)
f1 f2 f3 f4
E|--|-----|-----|-----|-----|
B|--|-5---|-6---|-8---|-6---|
G|--|---5-|---5-|---5-|---5-|
D|--|-----|-----|-----|-----|
A|--|-----|-----|-----|-----|
E|--|-----|-----|-----|-----|
f="figure"
(switch figure everytime that notes switch)
(intro - part 2 - 2x)
(verse)
(Chorus)
(solo 2x - delay Chorus Reverb)
E|--|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
B|--|-5b6-5b6-------|-6---6---------|-8---8---------|-6---8---------|
G|--|---------5-5-5-|---5---5-5-5-5-|---5---5-5-5-5-|---5---5-5-5-5-|
D|--|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
A|--|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
E|--|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
(Chorus)