The Letter chords

Billy Elliot

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  			        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