The Letter

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E) Key: F Difficulty: Novice * = Single Strum Intro: C* F Am G C* F Am G C* F Am G C F* C F Verse 1: Am G F Sweat and blood and ink I've spent Am G F But I've saved my tears Am G C F* C F I won't spring a leak for them Am G F Sharply dressed and ill at ease Am G F Like a sucker keen to please Am G C F* C G The man, the boss, the teacher

Pre-Chorus 1: C F* C I have tried to fall in love G It did nothing more then leave me messed up Am G F Some wild, bitter baby G Now I'm crying for whoever Chorus 1: Dm Am G Contentment would have made C G Am All things pass and change Dm G I wish you could C F* C F Have lived your life Verse 2: Am G F All the things you would have seen Am G F Oh the man you could've been Am G C F* C F I would stand beside you Am G F Now the hours and seconds crawl Am G F Made me question it all again Am G C F* C G Why my son, my boy, my light? Pre-Chorus 2: C F* C You would have found someone to love G Someone sweet and kind, a lot like you Am G F She'd be your everything G And it could have saved you Chorus 2: Dm Am G Contentment would have made C G Am All things pass and change Dm G I wish you could C F* C Have lived your life Chorus 3: Dm Am G Contentment would have made C G Am All things pass and change Dm G I wish you could C F* C Have lived your life