Chords for White Stripes - Death Letter (Son House Cover live)

Tempo:
111.4 bpm
Chords used:

A

C

D

E

Am

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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White Stripes - Death Letter (Son House Cover live) chords
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[C] [G] [Dm]
[A] [C]
[D] [Am] [C] [B]
[C] [D] [A]
[C] [D] [A] [B]
[C] [C#] [A] [F#] [G] [A]
[C] [A]
[C] [F] [Bm]
[A] [G#] [A]
[D]
[C] [D] [A] [G#]
[A] [E] I
[A] [E] [D#m] [E] [G#]
[D] [C] [B]
[A] [F#] [A] [F#]
[A] [Am]
got a little dismoon and what do you reckon it will?
They said the girl you love is [C#] dead, I [D] got a little dismoon, [C] [D] what do you [A] reckon
[E] it will?
[A] [D] The girl you [A] love is dead, well I [Am] packed up my suitcase, took off down the [A] [Am] road,
what I got there she was, laying on the cooling floor, [D] packed up my [F#] suitcase,
well I took off, [A]
[E] what I got there she [D] was, laying on the [A] cooling floor.
[E] [A]
[C] [A]
[C] [D] [F#]
[N]
[E]
[F#] [A] [C] [B]
[A] [E] [A] [F#]
[A] [Am]
[A]
[Am]
[A] [C] [A] [C]
[Am]
[A] [Am] It looked like ten thousand people standing round the burying ground,
I didn't know that I [A] loved her, [Am] till they began to let her down.
[D] Looked like ten [C] thousand [Am] people standing round [A] the burying ground,
[G] [A] [E] Lord I loved [A] her, [D] till they began to let her [A] down.
[Em] It's [Am] so hard to [A] love someone that don't love you,
don't look like satisfaction and [Am] don't care what you do.
[D] So hard to [Am] love
[Dm] somebody that don't love [A] you,
don't
[E] look like [A] satisfaction, [D] don't care [A] what you [C] do.
[B] [A] [E] [G#] [A]
[A#] [A] [N]
[C] [A]
[D] [C]
[N]
[G]
[A] [C] [A] [F#]
[D] [F#]
[G] [N]
[F#]
[D]
[C] [F#]
Don't [E] [G] [D]
[F] [E] [G] [D] [F]
[E] [G] [D] [F] [F#]
[C]
[A] you [N] mind people grinning in your face,
don't you mind people grinning in your face.
[C#] Your mother will talk about you, your [N] sister and your brothers too,
no matter how you try to live, they're gonna talk about you still.
So don't you mind people grinning in your face,
[C#m] don't you mind people grinning [N] in your face.
They'll knock you up and down, they'll turn you all [G] around and round,
and as soon as your back is [N] turned, they'll be trying to put you down.
[C#] So don't you mind people grinning in your [G] face,
don't you [A] mind people grinning in your face.
[C]
[A]
[F#]
[N]
[D]
[C#] [F#m]
[C]
[A]
[Em] [C#m]
[G] [A]
[N]
Key:  
A
1231
C
3211
D
1321
E
2311
Am
2311
A
1231
C
3211
D
1321
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To jam and learn the simple chords for The White Stripes - Death Letter chords, practice playing F, E, G, D, A, C, E, A and D in sequence. Start with a comfortable 55 BPM and as you become proficient, aim for the song's BPM of 111. Given the song's key of A Minor, adjust the capo to align with your vocal range and chord preference.

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[C] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [C] _ _ _
[D] _ _ [Am] _ [C] _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ [C] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [D] _ [A] _ [B] _
[C] _ _ [C#] _ [A] _ _ [F#] _ [G] _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[C] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [G#] _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ [G#] _
[A] _ _ _ _ [E] I _ _
[A] _ [E] _ [D#m] _ [E] _ _ _ [G#] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [C] _ [B] _ _ _
[A] _ _ [F#] _ _ [A] _ _ [F#] _ _
[A] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
got a little dismoon and what do you reckon it will?
_ _ _ They said the girl you love is [C#] dead, I [D] got a little dismoon, [C] _ [D] what do you [A] reckon _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] it will?
[A] _ [D] The girl you [A] love is dead, _ well _ _ I [Am] packed up my suitcase, _ took off down the [A] [Am] road,
what I got there she was, laying on the cooling floor, [D] packed up my [F#] suitcase, _
well I took off, [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] what I got there she [D] was, _ laying on the [A] cooling floor. _ _ _
[E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [A] _
_ [C] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [F#] _
_ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ [A] _ [C] _ [B] _
_ [A] _ [E] _ _ _ [A] _ _ [F#] _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [Am] _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ [C] _ [A] _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [Am] _ It looked like ten thousand people standing round the burying ground,
I didn't know that I [A] loved her, [Am] till they began to let her down.
[D] _ Looked like ten [C] thousand [Am] people standing round [A] the burying ground, _
_ [G] _ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] Lord I loved [A] her, [D] till they began to let her [A] down. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] It's [Am] so hard to [A] love _ someone that don't love you,
don't look like satisfaction and [Am] don't care what you do.
[D] So hard to [Am] love _ _
[Dm] somebody that don't love [A] you,
don't _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ look like [A] satisfaction, [D] _ _ don't care [A] what you [C] do. _
[B] _ _ [A] _ [E] _ _ [G#] _ [A] _ _
_ _ [A#] _ [A] _ _ _ [N] _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
[A] _ _ [C] _ _ _ [A] _ _ [F#] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [N] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
Don't [E] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _
[F] _ _ [E] _ [G] _ _ [D] _ [F] _ _
[E] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ [F] _ [F#] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] you [N] mind people grinning in your face,
don't you mind people grinning in your face.
[C#] Your mother will talk about you, your [N] sister and your brothers too,
no matter how you try to live, they're gonna talk about you still.
So don't you mind people grinning in your face,
[C#m] don't you mind people grinning [N] in your face.
They'll knock you up and down, they'll turn you all [G] around and round,
and as soon as your back is [N] turned, they'll be trying to put you down.
[C#] So don't you mind people grinning in your [G] _ face,
don't you [A] mind people grinning in your face. _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ [C#] _ [F#m] _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ [C#m] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Facts about this song

This song, written by Son House, is featured on the album De Stijl.

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