Chords for "Death Letter Blues" (Son House) - National Resophonic Triolian Polychrome

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I got a letter this morning, how do you reckon it read?
It said, hurry, hurry, you know the gal you love is dead.
[Db] I got a letter this morning, how do you [Ab] reckon it read? _ _ _
It [Eb] said, hurry, hurry, [Db] you know _ the gal [Ab] you love is dead. _ _ _
_ _ _ Grabbed my suitcase and I took off down the road.
When I got there she was laying on the cooling board.
_ [Db] _ Grabbed my suitcase _ and I [Ab] took off down the road. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ When I got there she [Db] was _ [Ab] laying on the cooling board. _ _ _
_ _ I walked up right close and I looked down in her face.
Good old gal, got to lay to judgement day.
[Db] I walked up close and I [Ab] looked down in her face. _ _ _
_ [Cm] I said, good old gal, _ got to [Ab] lay to judgement day. _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] Ten thousand people [Ab] _
[F] standing on the very [Ab] ground.
_ [F] Didn't know I loved her [Ab] till she laid her down.
_ [Db] Looked like there's ten thousand people standing on the very ground. _ _ _
_ Didn't know [Eb] I _ loved her [Db] then, till it went [Ab] and laid her down. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Went into my room, lied down to pray.
You know the blues came and taken all my spirit away.
_ [Db] Went into my room, I went [Ab] down to _ pray. _
You know the [Bb] blues came and taken all [Db] _
my spirit [Ab] away. _ _ _ _ _
You know [Ab] I didn't feel so bad, till the good old sun went down.
I've been never so to throw my hands around.
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