Death Letter chords by Cassandra Wilson

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Drop C#C# (C#C# G#G# C#C# F#F# A#A# D#D#)

------------------------------ Death Letter - Cassandra Wilson ------------------------------
Tabbed by: Evan Swain
Tuning: Drop C#C#

C#:0446xx
F#:54456x
G#:76689x
E MajorE :32245x


Intro:

  C#C#
e |-------------------------| x 3
BB |-------------------------|
G+G |-----6-6-6---------6-6---|
D MajorD |-----5~4-4---------4-4---|
A augmentedA |-----4-----7-4-4-7-4-4-7-|
C#C#|-0-----------0-----------|

Play this riff throughout the song on every C#C#

Alternate riff (mix and match):

  C#C#           E MajorE   F#F#
e |-------------------------------------|
BB |-------------------------------------|
G+G |-----6------6-6--------4------6-6-6--|
D MajorD |-----4h5p4--4-4--------2-----/4-4-4--|
A augmentedA |----------h7----7-----/2-----/4-4-4--|
C#C#|-0----------------0---/3--0--/5-5-5--|

Verse 1:
C#C#
I got a letter this mornin, how do-do you reckon it read?
C#C#                        F#F#
It said, "Hurry, hurry, man, your love is dead."
   F#F#                          C#C#
I got a letter this mornin, how do you reckon it read?
G#G#                F#F#                  C#C#
You know, it said, "Hurry, hurry, only problem the man you love is dead?"

Verse 2:
C#C#
Well, I grabbed up my suitcase, and took off down the road
C#C#                        F#F#
When I got there he was layin on a coolin board
F#F#                                 C#C#
 I grabbed up my suitcase, and I said and I took off down the road
G#G#                    F#F#         C#C#
But when I got there she was already layin on a coolin board

Verse 3:
C#C#
Well, I walked up right close, looked down in his face
C#C#                        F#F#
Good ole boy got to lay here til the Judgment Day --
F#F#          C#C#
--ayyyy yes, hmmm well I looked down in his face
    G#G#        F#F#              C#C#
Well good ole boy, I'll lay here til the Judgment Day

Verse 4:
C#C#
Looked like it was 10,000 people standin round the buryin ground
C#C#                        F#F#
I didn't know I loved him til they laid him down
F#F#                       C#C#
Looked like 10,000 people were standin round the buryin ground
    G#G#          F#F#              C#C#
Well I didn't know I loved him til they laid him down

Verse 5:
C#C#
Well I got up this mornin'; The break of day
C#C#                      F#F#
Just huggin' the pillows where he used to lay
F#F#                      C#C#
I said soon as smoke, cast in the break of day
 G#G#             F#F#           C#C#
I knew I was huggin the pillow where my sweet man used to lay

Outro:
C#C#
Oh hush! Thought I heard him call my name
C#C#                 F#F#
Once so loud so, so nice and plain
F#F#     C#C#
yeaaah mmm
G#G#    F#F#   C#C#
mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
C#C#
C#
C#C#
G#G# F#F# C#C#

Any suggestions please let me know in the comments.


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| ~ Vibrato
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| / Slide up

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