The Letter Chords
by Billy Elliot
The Letter by Billy Elliot is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords C, G/B, Am, F/A, G, F, F/C, E7, E7/B, Dm7, C/G, E7/G#, Am/C, Am/G, F/G, Em/G, E/G#, Asus/G, Am6/F# and Gsus. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
C G/B
I must seem a distant memory
Am F/A
Which is probably a good thing
C G Am F G
And it will have been a long, long time
C G/B
And I will have missed you growing,
Am F
And I'll have missed you crying
C G C F/C C
And I'll have missed you laugh.
E7 Am
Missed your stamping and your shouting,
E7/B Am
I'll have missed telling you off,
Dm7
But please Billy,
E7
Know that I was always there.
F G
I was with you through everything.
C
And please, Billy...
But please, Billy
G/B
know that I will always be
C G Am F G
Proud to have known you
C G/B
Proud that you were mine
Am F
Proud in everything
C/G E7/G# Am
And you must promise me this, Billy
E7/B Am
In everything you do
E7/B Am/C F
Always be yourself, Billy
C G/B Am F
And you always will be true
C G
And Ill have missed you growing,
Am/G F/G
I'll have missed you crying
C/G Em/G G C/G F/G C
And I'll have missed you laugh.
E/G# Am E/G# Asus/G Am6/F#
Missed your stamping and your shouting,
E/G# Am
I have missed telling you off,
Dm7
But please, Billy,
E7
know that I was always there.
F G Gsus G
I was with you through everything.
C
And please, Billy,
G/B Am F
Know that I will always be.
C/G Em/G G Am
Proud to have known you.
F
Love you forever.
F
Love you forever.
C
Mam