Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E) ♫ Intro: Em D ♫ Verse 1: Em D Postmaster general, please help me out, Em D I wrote a boy a letter now I'm filled with doubt. Am It was a sentimental notion D G B7 To spell out my emotion that way.
♫ Chorus: C B7 Before I have a heart attack Em D I need my letter back. ♫ Bridge: Am I need a retraction, a full-scale redaction, Em At least if I could edit it and soften the tone. C G Please just believe it, I have to retrieve it, Am B7 Don't say my opportunity has already flown. (Already flown) ♫ Verse 2: Em D Oh, why did I ever sign my name? Em D I don't want to be forever stamped in shame. Am I'd have to move to Belgium D G B7 And wear a really bad toupee. ♫ Outro: C So before I have a heart attack, D (She needs her letter back) C It could be in this very stack. D (She needs her letter back) C B7 It's hard to overstate this fact: Em I need my letter back!