The Letter Chords by The Box Tops

Tempo:
138 bpm
Chords used:

Am

G

F

E

C#

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The Box Tops - The Letter chords
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[E]
[Am] Get me a ticket for [F] an aeroplane [G] Ain't got time to [D] take a fast train
[Am] Lonely days are gone [F] I'm a going [E] home
My baby wrote me [Am] a letter I don't care how much [F] money I gotta spend
[G] Got to get back to [D] my baby
[Am] Lonely days are gone [F] I'm a going home
[E] My baby wrote me [Am] a letter She [Cm] wrote me [G] a letter
[F] Said she couldn't [C] live [G] without me no more
[C] Listen [G] if you can't you [Dm] see I got to get [C] back to my [G] baby once more
[E] Anyway, [Am] yeah, get me a ticket [F] for an aeroplane
[G] Ain't got time to [D] take a fast train
[Am] Lonely days are gone [F] I'm a going [E] home
My baby wrote me [Am] a letter She
[C] wrote me [G] a letter
[F] Said she couldn't [C]
live [G] without me no more
[C] Listen [G] if you can't you [Dm] see I got to [C] get back to my [G] baby once more
[E] Anyway, [Am] yeah, get me a ticket for [F] an aeroplane
[G] Ain't got time to [D] take a fast train
[Am] Lonely days are gone [F] I'm a going home
[E] My baby wrote me [Am] a letter [E] My baby wrote me [Am] a letter
[C#] [G#] [F#] [C#]
[G#]
[C#] [G#] [F#] [C#]
[G#]
[C#] [G#] [D#m] [C#]
[G#]
[C#] [Cm] [D#m] [C#]
[N]
Key:Β Β 
Am
2311
G
2131
F
134211111
E
2311
C#
12341114
Am
2311
G
2131
F
134211111
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To start learning The Box Tops - (Mono Single Version) The Letter chords, build your understanding on these basic chords - G, D, Am, F, E, Am, G#, C#, G#, F# and C# in sequence. To master the tempo, it's wise to start at 69 BPM before aiming for the song's 138 BPM. Given the song's key of A Minor, adjust the capo to align with your vocal range and chord preference.

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_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [Am] Get me a ticket for [F] an aeroplane _ [G] Ain't got time to [D] take a fast train
_ [Am] Lonely days are gone [F] I'm a going [E] home
My baby wrote me [Am] a letter _ I don't care how much [F] money I gotta spend
[G] Got to get back to [D] my baby _
_ [Am] Lonely days are gone [F] I'm a going home
[E] My baby wrote me [Am] a letter She _ _ _ [Cm] wrote me [G] a letter
[F] Said she couldn't [C] live [G] without me no more
_ _ _ [C] Listen [G] if you can't you [Dm] see I got to get [C] back to my [G] baby once more
[E] _ Anyway, [Am] yeah, get me a ticket [F] for an aeroplane
_ [G] Ain't got time to [D] take a fast train
_ [Am] Lonely days are gone [F] I'm a going [E] home
My baby wrote me [Am] a letter She _ _ _
_ [C] wrote me [G] a letter
[F] Said she couldn't [C]
live [G] without me no _ more _
_ [C] Listen [G] if you can't you [Dm] see I got to [C] get back to my [G] baby once more
[E] _ Anyway, [Am] yeah, get me a ticket for [F] an aeroplane
_ [G] Ain't got time to [D] take a fast train
[Am] Lonely days are gone [F] I'm a going home
[E] My baby wrote me [Am] a letter _ [E] My baby wrote me [Am] a letter _
_ [C#] _ _ [G#] _ _ [F#] _ _ [C#] _
_ [G#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C#] _ _ [G#] _ _ [F#] _ _ [C#] _
_ _ [G#] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C#] _ _ [G#] _ _ [D#m] _ _ [C#] _
_ _ [G#] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C#] _ _ [Cm] _ _ [D#m] _ _ [C#] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _

Facts about this song

This song was penned by Wayne Carson Thompson.

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