The Letter Chords
by Eva Cassidy
The Letter by Eva Cassidy is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of Em. It uses the chords Em, C, D, A7, B7, G, A and D9. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro: Em C D
Verse 1:
Em C D
Send me a ticket for an aeroplane
Em A7
Ain't got time to take the fast train
Em D C
Lonely days are gone, I'm comin' home
B7
my baby wrote me a letter
Verse 2
Em C D
I don't care how much I gotta spend
Em A7
Got to get back to my baby again
Em D C
Lonely days are gone, I'm comin' home
B7 Em G A G Em G A G
my baby wrote me a letter
G D
Well he wrote me a letter
C G D (D9)
Said he couldn't live without me no more
G D
Listen mister can't you see
C G D
I got to get back to my baby once more
B7
Anyway
Verse 3
Em C D
I don't care how much I gotta spend
Em A7
Got to get back to my baby again
Em D C
Lonely days are gone, I'm comin' home
B7 Em G A G Em G A G
my baby wrote me a letter
Solo: (Em C D Em A7 Em D C B7 Em G A G Em G A G)
G D
Well he wrote me a letter
C G D (D9)
Said he couldn't live without me no more
G D
Listen mister can't you see
C G D
I got to get back to my baby once more
B7
Anyway
Verse 4
Em C D
I don't care how much I gotta spend
Em A7
Got to get back to my baby again
Em D C
Lonely days are gone, I'm comin' home
B7 Em G A G Em G A G
my baby wrote me a letter
Solo: (Em C D Em A7 Em D C B7 Em G A G Em G A G Em G A G)
Intro: Em C D
Verse 5
Em C D
Send me a ticket for an aeroplane
Em A7
Ain't got time to take the fast train
Em D C
Lonely days are gone, I'm comin' home
B7 Em G A G Em G A G
my baby wrote me a letter