Chords for American Bandstand 1969 – Take A Letter Maria, R.B. Greaves
Tempo:
80.95 bpm
Chords used:
A
D
G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
This is a great sound.
R.B. Graves, take a letter.
Maria.
Last night as I [D] got home, about a [A] half past ten,
There was a woman I thought I knew, in the arms of another [A] man.
I kept my cool, [D] I ain't no fool, let me tell you what happened then.
I packed some clothes and I walked out, and I ain't gon' back [A] again.
So take a letter, Maria, [G] I press it to my wife,
[D] Say I won't be coming home, [A] gotta start a new life.
Take a letter, Maria, [G] I press it to my wife,
[D] I'm not competing my love, [A] gotta start a new life.
Don't let many things go, [D] most of all,
I don't sacrifice for [A] me, and things like this [D] I feel,
You've always been close to [A] me.
Once I walked [D] in world lights, but tried to build a [A] good life,
All work [D] and no play has just cost me a [A] while.
So take a letter, Maria, I [G] press it to my wife,
[D] Say I won't be coming home, [A] gotta start a new life.
Take a letter, Maria, [G] I press it to my wife,
[D] I'm not competing my love, [A] gotta start a new life.
Well, there [D] goes a woman, it's hard to [A] understand,
That she would find [D] more pleasure in the arms of [A] another man.
I never [D] really noticed how sweet you are [A] to me,
It just so [D] happens I'm free all night, would you like to have dinner [A] with me?
Take a letter, Maria, [G] I press it to my wife,
[D] Say I won't be coming home, [A] gotta start a new life.
Take a letter, Maria, [G] I press it to my wife,
[D] Say I'm not competing my love, [A] gotta start a new
R.B. Graves, take a letter.
Maria.
Last night as I [D] got home, about a [A] half past ten,
There was a woman I thought I knew, in the arms of another [A] man.
I kept my cool, [D] I ain't no fool, let me tell you what happened then.
I packed some clothes and I walked out, and I ain't gon' back [A] again.
So take a letter, Maria, [G] I press it to my wife,
[D] Say I won't be coming home, [A] gotta start a new life.
Take a letter, Maria, [G] I press it to my wife,
[D] I'm not competing my love, [A] gotta start a new life.
Don't let many things go, [D] most of all,
I don't sacrifice for [A] me, and things like this [D] I feel,
You've always been close to [A] me.
Once I walked [D] in world lights, but tried to build a [A] good life,
All work [D] and no play has just cost me a [A] while.
So take a letter, Maria, I [G] press it to my wife,
[D] Say I won't be coming home, [A] gotta start a new life.
Take a letter, Maria, [G] I press it to my wife,
[D] I'm not competing my love, [A] gotta start a new life.
Well, there [D] goes a woman, it's hard to [A] understand,
That she would find [D] more pleasure in the arms of [A] another man.
I never [D] really noticed how sweet you are [A] to me,
It just so [D] happens I'm free all night, would you like to have dinner [A] with me?
Take a letter, Maria, [G] I press it to my wife,
[D] Say I won't be coming home, [A] gotta start a new life.
Take a letter, Maria, [G] I press it to my wife,
[D] Say I'm not competing my love, [A] gotta start a new
Key:
A
D
G
A
D
G
A
D
This is a great sound.
R.B. Graves, take a letter.
Maria.
Last night as I [D] got home, about a [A] half past ten,
There was a woman I thought I knew, in the arms of another [A] man.
I kept my cool, [D] I ain't no fool, let me tell you what happened then.
I packed some clothes and I walked out, and I ain't gon' back [A] again.
So take a letter, Maria, _ [G] I press it to my wife,
_ [D] Say I won't be coming home, [A] gotta start a new life.
_ Take a letter, Maria, _ [G] I press it to my wife,
[D] I'm not competing my love, _ [A] gotta start a new life.
Don't let many things go, [D] most of all,
I don't sacrifice for [A] me, and things like this [D] I feel,
You've always been close to [A] me.
Once I walked [D] in world lights, but tried to build a [A] good life,
All work [D] and no play has just cost me a [A] while.
So take a letter, Maria, I [G] press it to my wife,
_ [D] Say I won't be coming home, [A] gotta start a new life.
Take a letter, Maria, _ [G] I press it to my wife,
_ [D] I'm not competing my love, _ [A] gotta start a new life.
Well, there [D] goes a woman, it's hard to [A] understand,
That she would find [D] more pleasure in the arms of [A] another man.
I never [D] really noticed how sweet you are [A] to me,
It just so [D] happens I'm free all night, would you like to have dinner [A] with me?
Take a letter, Maria, [G] I press it to my wife,
_ [D] Say I won't be coming home, [A] gotta start a new life.
Take a letter, Maria, [G] I press it to my wife,
[D] Say I'm not competing my love, [A] gotta start a new
R.B. Graves, take a letter.
Maria.
Last night as I [D] got home, about a [A] half past ten,
There was a woman I thought I knew, in the arms of another [A] man.
I kept my cool, [D] I ain't no fool, let me tell you what happened then.
I packed some clothes and I walked out, and I ain't gon' back [A] again.
So take a letter, Maria, _ [G] I press it to my wife,
_ [D] Say I won't be coming home, [A] gotta start a new life.
_ Take a letter, Maria, _ [G] I press it to my wife,
[D] I'm not competing my love, _ [A] gotta start a new life.
Don't let many things go, [D] most of all,
I don't sacrifice for [A] me, and things like this [D] I feel,
You've always been close to [A] me.
Once I walked [D] in world lights, but tried to build a [A] good life,
All work [D] and no play has just cost me a [A] while.
So take a letter, Maria, I [G] press it to my wife,
_ [D] Say I won't be coming home, [A] gotta start a new life.
Take a letter, Maria, _ [G] I press it to my wife,
_ [D] I'm not competing my love, _ [A] gotta start a new life.
Well, there [D] goes a woman, it's hard to [A] understand,
That she would find [D] more pleasure in the arms of [A] another man.
I never [D] really noticed how sweet you are [A] to me,
It just so [D] happens I'm free all night, would you like to have dinner [A] with me?
Take a letter, Maria, [G] I press it to my wife,
_ [D] Say I won't be coming home, [A] gotta start a new life.
Take a letter, Maria, [G] I press it to my wife,
[D] Say I'm not competing my love, [A] gotta start a new