The Letter chords by Joe Cocker

Chords with lyrics

This song is amazing, and I couldn't seem to find the correct version of it. Other versions have right
chords but are in the wrong key! There's two parts to this song - the piano and the guitar.
I've kind of merged the two together so it sounds right when all played on a single guitar.
The original key of this song is Fm, so I've said to slap a capo on one to make it easier.
It sounds much better and true to the original if you only play the lowest few strings, though you
can change the sound if you like! Where it says something like G-Em, it means to play E minorEm RIGHT after
you play the G. It sounds better if you slide down the barre chords.


Intro:

G-Em D MajorD D D-Em

Verse 1:

 E minorEm            C majorC
 Give me a ticket for an aeroplane,
E minorEm           A7A7
 I ain't got time to take no fast train.
E minorEm       D MajorD        A augmentedA    C majorC   B7B7
 Oh, the lonely days are gone; I'm coming home;
My baby, she wrote me a letter.

Instrumental:

E minorEm G+G A augmentedA G-A-G (x2)

Verse 2:

E minorEm            C majorC
 I don't care how much I have to spend,
    E minorEm       A7A7
Oh, I won't find my way back home again.
E minorEm       D MajorD       A augmentedA     C majorC  B7B7
 Oh, the lonely days are gone; I'm coming home;
And, my baby, she wrote me a letter.

Instrumental:

E minorEm G+G A augmentedA G-A-G (x2)

Chorus 1:

     G+G     D MajorD
Well, she wrote me a letter,
   C majorC      G+G     D MajorD       D7D7
Said; she couldn't live, with-out me no more.
G+G       D MajorD
 Listen to me Mister;
     C majorC        G+G
Can't you see I've got to get back,
   D MajorD         B7B7
To my baby once more... anyway?

Verse 3:

E minorEm            C majorC
 I don't care how much I got to spend,
    E minorEm       A7A7
I won't find my way, my way back home again.
E minorEm       D MajorD       A augmentedA      C majorC  B7B7
 Oh, the lonely days are gone; I'm coming home;
My baby, she wrote me a letter.

Instrumental:

E minorEm G+G A augmentedA G-A-G (x2)

Solo (chords you played in verse):

E minorEm C majorC E minorEm A7A7 E minorEm D MajorD A augmentedA C majorC B7B7

Instrumental:

E minorEm G+G A augmentedA G-A-G (x2)

Solo:

E minorEm C majorC E minorEm A7A7 E minorEm D MajorD A augmentedA C majorC B7B7

Instrumental:

E minorEm G+G A augmentedA G-A-G (x2)

Chorus 2:

     G+G     D MajorD
Well, she wrote me a letter,
   C majorC      G+G     D MajorD       D7D7
Said; she couldn't live, with-out me no more.
G+G       D MajorD
 Listen to me Mister;
   C majorC        G+G
Can't you see I've got to get back,
   D MajorD          B7B7
To my baby once more... anyway?

Verse 4:

E minorEm            C majorC
 Give me a ticket for an aeroplane,
E minorEm          A7A7
 I ain't got time to take no fast train.
E minorEm       D MajorD       A augmentedA      C majorC  B7B7
 Oh, the lonely days are gone; I'm coming home, now;
My baby, she wrote me that letter.

Instrumental:

E minorEm G+G A augmentedA G-A-G (x2)

Coda~:

E minorEm    A7A7         E minorEm   A7A7
 (My baby wrote me a letter, my baby wrote me a letter
E minorEm    A7A7         E minorEm   A7A7
 My baby wrote me a letter, my baby wrote me a letter).

(Repeat, on final repeat, play the instrumental)