In A Letter Home - The Nashville Tribute Band (The Work) Chords
Tempo:
79.85 bpm
Chords used:
C#m
A
E
B
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[A]
[C#m] [A]
[C#m]
[A] You've always known how [C#m] much I look up to you
[A] And you were always happy [C#m] to lead the way
[A] Somehow you found the [C#m] faith to put that tag [A] on
But I was never [C#m] sure I could catch that plane
Cause [A]
[E] I've made mistakes you [C#m] know, that left me [E] broken
[A]
And [E] I've scarred the hearts [C#m] of mom and dad
But [A]
[E] this prodigal son [C#m] is doing things I've never done
[A] Cause [E] I've prayed for mercy [C#m] with all I have
[E]
Down on my knees [C#m] I'm finding answers
[E]
How could I have known
[B] [E] In a letter home [C#m] you'd save me
[A]
How'd you know [C#m] that I just wasn't right
You [A] gave me the words [C#m] to break free
Thousands of miles you saved my life
In a letter home
In a letter home
I [A]
close my eyes [C#m] tonight and try hard to [E] picture
What life is [A] like for [C#m] you out there
[A] And I'm finding [B] [C#m] courage in your faith in [A] me
And you need to know I [C#m] feel your prayers
[A]
Over and over [C#m] I read your words
They [A] soften this heart [B] of stone
[E] In a letter home [C#m] you'd save me
[E]
How'd you [A] know that [C#m] I just wasn't right
[E] You gave me the words [C#m] to break free
[A] From thousands of miles [B] you [C#m] saved my life
[E] In a letter home
[C#m] That love, the thing that always [A] matters most
[C#m] That Jesus really died to [A] save me, oh
[C#m] Through years in a foreign land
[A] How'd you [E] know that you would [C#m] find the most desperate man
[A] In a letter home
[C#m] In a letter home
In [A]
[E] [C#m] [A]
[E] [C#m] [A] a letter home [C#m] you'd save me
[A]
How'd you know that [C#m] I just wasn't right
[A] You gave me the words to [C#m] break free
From [A] thousands of miles [C#m] you saved my life
[A] In a [C#m] letter home
In [A] a letter [C#m] home
[A] [B] [E]
[B]
[C#m] [A]
[C#m]
[A] You've always known how [C#m] much I look up to you
[A] And you were always happy [C#m] to lead the way
[A] Somehow you found the [C#m] faith to put that tag [A] on
But I was never [C#m] sure I could catch that plane
Cause [A]
[E] I've made mistakes you [C#m] know, that left me [E] broken
[A]
And [E] I've scarred the hearts [C#m] of mom and dad
But [A]
[E] this prodigal son [C#m] is doing things I've never done
[A] Cause [E] I've prayed for mercy [C#m] with all I have
[E]
Down on my knees [C#m] I'm finding answers
[E]
How could I have known
[B] [E] In a letter home [C#m] you'd save me
[A]
How'd you know [C#m] that I just wasn't right
You [A] gave me the words [C#m] to break free
Thousands of miles you saved my life
In a letter home
In a letter home
I [A]
close my eyes [C#m] tonight and try hard to [E] picture
What life is [A] like for [C#m] you out there
[A] And I'm finding [B] [C#m] courage in your faith in [A] me
And you need to know I [C#m] feel your prayers
[A]
Over and over [C#m] I read your words
They [A] soften this heart [B] of stone
[E] In a letter home [C#m] you'd save me
[E]
How'd you [A] know that [C#m] I just wasn't right
[E] You gave me the words [C#m] to break free
[A] From thousands of miles [B] you [C#m] saved my life
[E] In a letter home
[C#m] That love, the thing that always [A] matters most
[C#m] That Jesus really died to [A] save me, oh
[C#m] Through years in a foreign land
[A] How'd you [E] know that you would [C#m] find the most desperate man
[A] In a letter home
[C#m] In a letter home
In [A]
[E] [C#m] [A]
[E] [C#m] [A] a letter home [C#m] you'd save me
[A]
How'd you know that [C#m] I just wasn't right
[A] You gave me the words to [C#m] break free
From [A] thousands of miles [C#m] you saved my life
[A] In a [C#m] letter home
In [A] a letter [C#m] home
[A] [B] [E]
[B]
Key:
C#m
A
E
B
C#m
A
E
B
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _
[A] You've always known how [C#m] much I look up to you
[A] And you were always happy [C#m] to lead the way _ _ _
[A] Somehow you found the [C#m] faith to put that tag [A] on
But I was never [C#m] sure I could catch that plane
Cause [A] _
[E] I've made mistakes you [C#m] know, that left me [E] broken
[A]
And [E] I've scarred the hearts [C#m] of mom and dad
But _ [A] _
[E] this prodigal son [C#m] is doing things I've never done
[A] Cause [E] I've prayed for mercy [C#m] with all I have
_ [E]
Down on my knees [C#m] I'm finding answers
[E]
How could I have known
[B] _ [E] In a letter home [C#m] you'd save me
_ [A]
How'd you know [C#m] that I just wasn't right
You [A] gave me the words [C#m] to break free
Thousands of miles you saved my life
In a letter home
_ _ In a letter _ home
_ I [A] _
close my eyes [C#m] tonight and try hard to [E] picture
What life is [A] like for [C#m] you out there
[A] And I'm finding [B] [C#m] courage in your faith in [A] me
And you need to know I [C#m] feel your prayers
_ [A]
Over and over [C#m] I read your words
They [A] soften this heart [B] of _ stone
[E] In a letter home [C#m] you'd save me
[E]
How'd you [A] know that [C#m] I just wasn't right
[E] You gave me the words [C#m] to break free
[A] From thousands of miles [B] you [C#m] saved my life
[E] In a letter home
[C#m] That love, the thing that always [A] matters most
[C#m] That Jesus really died to [A] save me, oh
_ [C#m] Through years in a foreign land
[A] How'd you [E] know that you would [C#m] find the most desperate man
[A] In a letter home
[C#m] _ _ _ In a letter home
_ _ In [A] _
_ _ [E] _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [E] _ [C#m] _ _ _ [A] a letter home [C#m] you'd save me
_ [A]
How'd you know that [C#m] I just wasn't right
[A] You gave me the words to [C#m] break free
From [A] thousands of miles [C#m] you saved my life
[A] In a [C#m] letter home
_ In [A] a letter [C#m] home
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _
[A] You've always known how [C#m] much I look up to you
[A] And you were always happy [C#m] to lead the way _ _ _
[A] Somehow you found the [C#m] faith to put that tag [A] on
But I was never [C#m] sure I could catch that plane
Cause [A] _
[E] I've made mistakes you [C#m] know, that left me [E] broken
[A]
And [E] I've scarred the hearts [C#m] of mom and dad
But _ [A] _
[E] this prodigal son [C#m] is doing things I've never done
[A] Cause [E] I've prayed for mercy [C#m] with all I have
_ [E]
Down on my knees [C#m] I'm finding answers
[E]
How could I have known
[B] _ [E] In a letter home [C#m] you'd save me
_ [A]
How'd you know [C#m] that I just wasn't right
You [A] gave me the words [C#m] to break free
Thousands of miles you saved my life
In a letter home
_ _ In a letter _ home
_ I [A] _
close my eyes [C#m] tonight and try hard to [E] picture
What life is [A] like for [C#m] you out there
[A] And I'm finding [B] [C#m] courage in your faith in [A] me
And you need to know I [C#m] feel your prayers
_ [A]
Over and over [C#m] I read your words
They [A] soften this heart [B] of _ stone
[E] In a letter home [C#m] you'd save me
[E]
How'd you [A] know that [C#m] I just wasn't right
[E] You gave me the words [C#m] to break free
[A] From thousands of miles [B] you [C#m] saved my life
[E] In a letter home
[C#m] That love, the thing that always [A] matters most
[C#m] That Jesus really died to [A] save me, oh
_ [C#m] Through years in a foreign land
[A] How'd you [E] know that you would [C#m] find the most desperate man
[A] In a letter home
[C#m] _ _ _ In a letter home
_ _ In [A] _
_ _ [E] _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [E] _ [C#m] _ _ _ [A] a letter home [C#m] you'd save me
_ [A]
How'd you know that [C#m] I just wasn't right
[A] You gave me the words to [C#m] break free
From [A] thousands of miles [C#m] you saved my life
[A] In a [C#m] letter home
_ In [A] a letter [C#m] home
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
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