Write A Letter to Myself - The Chi Lites Chords

Tempo:
131.8 bpm
Chords used:

A

D

Bm

C#m

G

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Write A Letter to Myself - The Chi Lites chords
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[A] .
[C#m] .
[D] .
[A] .
[C#m] .
[D] .
[A] I'm sealing up this letter.
[C#m] I just finished signing your name.
[D] My friends would all be surprised if they knew I was playing this game.
[A] I'll pretend it's a special delivery.
[C#m] And just to give me a hint,.
[D] I'll use your favorite color, .
smeared with your favorite [Bm] scent.
.
[A] I know you think that I'm crazy,.
but [C#m] I can't lose whatever I left.
[D] So I've decided to write this letter,.
and send it to myself.
.
[A] So to make my story short,.
[C#m] in the mailbox I will place.
[D] [Bm] this letter that I wrote,.
and it's stamped with your lovely face.
[A] When I'm alone, .
[C#m] and I need someone to talk to,.
I [Bm] talk to your picture.
.
[A] Get me a pencil and [C#m] paper,.
and write all the things,.
[Bm] say all the things I've heard you say before.
.
But with [A] a little extra, .
sugar and spice,.
[Bm] I guess it makes me feel kinda nice.
.
I [A] write a letter to myself.
Write .
[Bm] a letter, write a letter,.
to myself.
Write a letter, .
I write [A] another letter to myself.
Oh, I write [D] another letter,.
write a letter,.
to myself.
Write [Bm] a letter, .
What is [D] a home when [C#m] you're all alone?.
[Bm] It seems so full,.
it [G] seems so full,.
but [F#] so empty.
.
[E] [C#m] .
[B] .
[C#m] .
Places where we used to be.
.
I [A] pretend you aren't there, .
[C#m] but I did love you.
.
Your [D] very presence [Bm] is all in the air.
.
I write [A] a letter to myself.
I write another [D] letter to myself.
I write [A] another letter to myself.
Oh, I [D] write a letter to myself.
.
[A] .
[Bm] .
[A] .
[D] .
[A] .
I write another letter [Bm] to myself, [D] write another [A] letter to myself, write another letter [Bm] to.
Not a letter.
to myself.
Not a letter. to myself.
Not [A] a letter.
to myself.
Not a [D] .
[Bm] letter.
to myself.
Not a letter. [A] to myself.
Not a letter .
to.
myself.
Not a [D] letter.
to.
myself.
Not a letter.
Not [A] a letter.
Not a letter .
.
.
.
Key:  
A
1231
D
1321
Bm
13421112
C#m
13421114
G
2131
A
1231
D
1321
Bm
13421112
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To start learning The Chi-Lites - A Letter To Myself chords, build your understanding on these basic chords - Bm, A, D, A, C#m, D, Bm, A and Bm in sequence. To build a solid grasp, start slowly at 65 BPM and then match the original tempo of 132 BPM. Fine-tune the capo based on your vocal range, ensuring it complements the key of A# Major.

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[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ [A] _ _ _ I'm sealing up this letter.
[C#m] _ I just finished signing your name.
_ [D] _ _ My friends would all be surprised if they knew I was playing this game.
_ [A] _ _ I'll pretend it's a special delivery.
_ [C#m] And just to give me a hint,.
_ _ [D] I'll use your favorite color, _ .
_ smeared with your favorite [Bm] scent.
_ .
_ _ [A] _ I know you think that I'm crazy,.
_ but [C#m] I can't lose whatever I left.
_ _ [D] _ So I've decided to write this letter,.
_ _ and send it to myself.
_ .
_ _ [A] _ _ _ So to make my story short,.
_ [C#m] in the mailbox I will place.
_ [D] _ _ [Bm] this letter that I wrote,.
_ _ and it's stamped with your lovely face.
_ [A] When I'm alone, _ .
_ [C#m] and I need someone to talk to,.
I [Bm] talk to your picture.
_ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ [A] Get me a pencil and _ _ [C#m] paper,.
and write all the _ _ things,.
[Bm] say all the things I've heard you say before.
_ _ _ .
But with [A] a little extra, _ _ .
sugar _ _ and _ spice,.
_ _ [Bm] I guess it makes me feel kinda _ nice.
_ _ _ _ .
I [A] write a letter to _ myself.
_ _ _ Write _ _ .
_ _ [Bm] a letter, write a letter,.
to myself.
_ _ Write a letter, _ .
I write [A] another letter to _ myself.
_ _ Oh, _ _ _ I write [D] another letter,.
write a letter,.
to myself.
_ _ _ Write [Bm] a letter, _ _ .
_ _ What is [D] a home when [C#m] you're all alone?.
_ [Bm] It seems so _ full,.
_ _ it [G] seems so _ full,.
_ but [F#] so empty.
_ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [C#m] _ _ .
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ .
Places where we used to be.
_ .
_ I [A] pretend you aren't there, _ .
_ [C#m] but I did love you.
_ _ .
_ Your [D] very presence _ [Bm] is _ all in the air.
_ _ .
_ I write [A] a letter to myself.
_ _ _ _ I _ write another [D] letter to myself.
_ _ _ _ _ I _ write [A] another letter to myself.
_ _ _ Oh, _ I _ _ [D] write a letter to _ myself.
_ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ I _ _ _ _ write another letter _ [Bm] to myself, _ _ [D] _ _ write another _ _ [A] letter to myself, _ _ write _ another letter _ _ [Bm] to.
Not a letter_.
_to myself.
_ _ _ _ Not a letter_. _to myself.
Not [A] a letter_.
_to _ myself.
_ _ _ _ Not _ a [D] _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ [Bm] letter_.
_to myself.
Not a _ letter_. _ _ [A] _ _ _to _ myself.
Not a _ letter_ _ .
_ _to.
myself.
Not a [D] letter_.
_to.
myself.
_ _ Not _ _ _ _ a letter.
Not [A] a letter.
Not a letter _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ .
.
.
_ _ _ _ _ _ .

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