Postcards From Hell Chords by The Wood Brothers

Tempo:

139.75 bpm

Chords used:

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

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[D] [A] [E] .
[A] [D] [A] .
[Bm] [E] [A] [D] [A] .
[E] [A] .
[D] [A] [E] [A] .
[D] I know [A] a man and [E] he [A] sings the [D] blues, [A] yeah he plays just [E] what he [A] feels.
[D] .
[A] Keeps a letter in [E] the pocket [A] of his coat, [D] but he never [A] [E] breaks a seat.
[A] [D] [A] .
[E] [A] [D] .
[A] [E] [A] .
[D] Set [A] up in a [E].
barroom [A] corner, [D] playing [A] for tips and [E] beer.
[A] [D] .
[A] People carrying [E] on and drinking, [A] .
[D] and [A] you got a strain [E] to [A] hear.
[D] [A] .
[E] [A] [D] .
[A] [E] [A] .
[D] Seen him [A] play on [E] some old cheap [A] guitar, [D] [A] that he could play on [E] pots and pans.
[A] You [D] .
[A] never heard a soul [E] so [A] pure and [D] true, it's flowing [A] right out of [E] his [A] hands.
[D] And he [A] can sing sweet as a [E] choir [A] girl, [D] .
[A] and he can sing a [E] house on fire.
[A] [D] I seen him [A] calling [E] up the [A] angels, [D] and use [A] that breeze [E] for a telephone [A] wire.
[D] But if you ask [C#] him how he sings this blues [F#m] so well, [E].
he [D] says I [A] got a soul [Bm] that I [A] won't [D] sell.
I got a soul that I won't sell, I [A] got a soul [Bm] that I [C#] won't sell, [D] and I [A] don't read [Bm] postcards from hell.
[A] [Bm] [E] .
[A] [D] [A] .
[E] [A] [D] .
[A] [E] [A] .
[D] [A] [E] .
[A] [D] He said he [A] came from [E] down in Texas, [A] [D] .
playing [A] out since he's [E] fifteen.
[A] .
[D] You [A] can hear a little [E] .
[A] Chicago, [D] [A] and a lot of New [B] Orleans.
[A] [D] .
He [A] can take you [E] on a freight train, [A] [D] he can [A] take you [E] down the alley.
[A] [D] .
He can [A] take you to [E] the church, [A] .
[D] he can [A] walk you [E] through the [A] valley.
[D] And if you ask [C#] him how he sings this blues [F#m] so well, [A] he [D] says I got [A] a soul that I won't sell.
[D] I got a [A] soul that I won't [D] sell, I [A] got a [Bm] soul that I [A] won't [D] sell, and I [A] don't [Bm] read [A] postcards from [D] hell.
[A] .
[E] [A] [D] .
[A] [E] [A] .
[D] [A] [E] .
[D] [A] [D] [A] .
[E] [D] [A] [D] .
[A] [E] [D] .
[A] [D] [A] .
[E] [D] [A] [D] [A] .
[E] [D] [A] [D] .
[A] [E] [A] .
[D] I [A] seen him sleeping [E] in the doorway, [A] [D] [A] maybe living [E] outside.
[A] [D] .
On [A] his back just [E] like a [A] .
cockroach, [D] but he [A] ain't [E] waiting to [A] die.
[D] And if you ask [C#] him how he sings this blues [F#m] so well, [E] he [D] says I got [A] a soul that I [D] won't sell.
I [C#] got a soul [Bm] that I [A] won't [D] sell, I got [A] a [Bm] soul that I [A] won't [D] sell, I got a [A] soul [Bm] that [A] I won't sell.
[D] That's how [A] I sing my [Bm] blues [A] so well, [D] and I [A] don't read [Bm] postcards from [A] hell.
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[N] .

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Let's start jamming The Wood Brothers - Postcards From Hell chords, practice the chord sequence E, D, A, D, A and E. A strategic approach would be to train at 69 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 140. Align the capo with your vocal depth and chord choice, bearing in mind the song's original key: A Major.

[D] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [E] _ _ .
[A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ _ .
[Bm] _ [E] _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ .
_ _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ .
[D] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ .
_ _ [D] _ I know [A] a man and [E] he [A] sings the [D] blues, _ [A] yeah he plays just [E] what he [A] feels.
_ _ [D] _ .
_ [A] Keeps a letter in [E] the pocket [A] of his coat, _ [D] but he never [A] _ [E] breaks a seat.
[A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ .
_ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ .
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ .
_ [D] _ Set [A] up in a [E].
barroom [A] corner, _ [D] _ playing [A] for tips and [E] beer.
_ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ .
[A] People carrying [E] on and drinking, [A] _ .
_ [D] _ and [A] you got a strain [E] to [A] hear.
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ .
_ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ .
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ .
_ [D] _ _ Seen him [A] play on [E] some old cheap [A] guitar, [D] _ _ [A] that he could play on [E] pots and pans.
_ [A] You [D] _ .
_ [A] never heard a soul [E] so [A] pure and [D] true, it's flowing [A] right out of [E] his _ [A] _ hands.
[D] _ And he [A] can sing sweet as a [E] choir [A] girl, [D] _ .
_ [A] and he can sing a [E] house on fire.
[A] _ _ [D] _ I seen him [A] calling [E] up the _ _ [A] angels, [D] _ and use [A] that breeze [E] for a telephone _ [A] wire.
[D] But if you ask [C#] him how he sings this blues [F#m] so well, _ [E].
he [D] says I [A] got a soul [Bm] that I [A] won't [D] sell.
I got a soul that I won't sell, I [A] got a soul [Bm] that I [C#] won't sell, [D] and I [A] don't read [Bm] postcards from hell.
_ _ [A] _ _ [Bm] _ [E] _ _ .
[A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ _ .
_ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ .
_ [A] _ _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ .
_ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ .
_ [A] _ _ _ [D] He said he [A] came from [E] down in Texas, [A] _ _ [D] _ _ .
playing [A] out since he's [E] fifteen.
_ [A] _ .
_ [D] _ You [A] can hear a little [E] _ .
_ [A] Chicago, _ [D] _ _ [A] and a lot of New [B] _ Orleans.
[A] _ _ [D] _ .
He [A] can take you [E] on a freight train, [A] _ _ [D] _ _ he can [A] take you [E] down the alley.
[A] _ _ _ [D] _ .
He can [A] take you to [E] the church, [A] _ _ .
_ [D] _ he can [A] walk you [E] through the [A] valley.
_ [D] _ And if you ask [C#] him how he sings this blues [F#m] so well, [A] he [D] says I got [A] a soul that I won't sell.
[D] I got a [A] soul that I won't [D] sell, I [A] got a [Bm] soul that I [A] won't [D] sell, and I [A] don't [Bm] read [A] postcards from [D] hell.
_ _ [A] _ _ .
_ [E] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ .
[A] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ .
_ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [E] _ .
_ [D] _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ .
_ _ [E] _ _ [D] _ [A] _ _ [D] _ .
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [E] _ _ [D] _ .
[A] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ .
[E] _ [D] _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ .
_ _ [E] _ _ [D] _ [A] _ _ [D] _ .
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ .
_ [D] I [A] seen him sleeping [E] in the doorway, _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] maybe living _ [E] outside.
[A] _ _ _ [D] _ .
On [A] his back just [E] like a _ [A] _ .
cockroach, [D] _ but he [A] ain't [E] waiting to _ [A] die.
_ [D] _ And if you ask [C#] him how he sings this blues [F#m] so well, [E] he [D] says I got [A] a soul that I [D] won't sell.
I [C#] got a soul [Bm] that I [A] won't [D] sell, I got [A] a [Bm] soul that I [A] won't [D] sell, I got a [A] soul [Bm] that [A] I won't sell.
[D] That's how [A] I sing my [Bm] blues [A] so well, [D] and I [A] don't read [Bm] _ postcards from [A] hell.
_ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ .

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