Death Letter chords by Cassandra Wilson

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

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

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


Intro:

    C#
e |-------------------------| x 3
B |-------------------------|
G |-----6-6-6---------6-6---|
D |-----5~4-4---------4-4---|
A |-----4-----7-4-4-7-4-4-7-|
C#|-0-----------0-----------|

Play this riff throughout the song on every C#

Alternate riff (mix and match):

   C#                     E      F#
e |-------------------------------------|
B |-------------------------------------|
G |-----6------6-6--------4------6-6-6--|
D |-----4h5p4--4-4--------2-----/4-4-4--|
A |----------h7----7-----/2-----/4-4-4--|
C#|-0----------------0---/3--0--/5-5-5--|

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

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

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

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

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

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