The Letter chords by The Arbors

"The Letter"
                (Wayne Carson Thompson)
                   The Arbors
                   No. 20, 1969

CAPO 1st FRET!!!

Intro [2 acoustic guitars, chords implied, bass enters 2nd time]:

    guitar 1:

    (Em7)     (A)        (Em)
    v    v    v    v    v    v    v    v
    --------------------------------|--------------------------------|
    3-3---3-3---3-2---2---2-2---2---|0--x----0-----------------------|
    0-0---0-0---0-2---2---2-2---2---|0--x----0-----------------------|
    --------------------------------|--------------------------------|
    --------------------------------|--------------------------------|
    --------------------------------|--------------------------------|

    guitar 2:

    (Em7)     (A)        (Em)
    v    v    v    v    v    v    v    v
    --------------------------------|--------------------0-----------|
    --------------------------------|----------------0h3-------------|
    --------------------------------|--------------------------------|
    2(second-time-only)-------------|----------------------------0---|
    --------------------------------|------------------------2-------|
    --------------------------------|--------------------------------|

Verse 1:

    Em    C    G    A7    Em    C7    B7
    / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /

    guitar 1:

    (Em7)     (A)        (Em)
    v    v    v    v    v    v    v    v
    --------------------------------|--------------------------------|
    3-3---3-3---3-2---2---2-2---2---|0--x----0-----------------------|
    0-0---0-0---0-2---2---2-2---2---|0--x----0-----------------------|
    --------------------------------|--------------------------------|
    --------------------------------|--------------------------------|
    --------------------------------|--------------------------------|

    guitar 2:

    (Em7)     (A)        (Em)
    v    v    v    v    v    v    v    v
    --------------------------------|--------------------0-----------|
    --------------------------------|----------------0h3-------------|
    --------------------------------|--------------------------------|
    --------------------------------|----------------------------0---|
    --------------------------------|------------------------2-------|
    --------------------------------|--------------------------------|

Verse 2:

    Em    C    G    A7    Em    C7    B7    Em Em6
    / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /

    Em#6 Em7
    / / / /

Chorus:

    G  D  C  G  D         G  D  C  G  D    B7
    / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /

Instrumental:

    Em    C    G    A7    Em7   CaddD  B7
    / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /

    [OK, here's where it gets strange. The band ends on Fm (Em with capo),
     while the strings hold a B (single note) for 4 bars.]

Bridge:

    Eb Bb  Ab Eb  Bbsus4      Eb Bb  Ab Eb  Bbsus4
    / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /

    Eb Bb  Ab Eb  Bbsus4      Eb Bb  Ab Eb  Bbsus4
    / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
    [gradually slower]

[Repeat intro, 2x, harpsichord enters 2nd time, doubling guitar 1]

Verse 3:

    Em    C    G    A7    Em    C7    B7
    / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /

Coda [repeat to fade]:

    Em    A
    / / / / / / / /

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