• Song:

    Death Letter

  • Artist:

    The Tallest Man On Earth

CAPO 8
TUNING: CGCGCF
Strumming not notated, honestly it gets pretty crazy at times



I'm sorry for the roughness of this, in some parts the words and chords don't perfectly 
match up, you'll have to watch the video for exact timeing. It's a start though and 
sounds pretty good.

INTRO:
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VERSE PART 1
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I got a letter this mornin
how do you reckon it read?
It said, "Hurry, hurry,
the girl you love is dead"

VERSE PART 2
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Oh, i got a letter this morning, I say how do you reckon it read?

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It said, "hurry hurry oh, how come the girl you love is dead

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The chords are the same for the remainder of the verses

VERSE 2
(part 1)
So I grabbed my suitcase
I took of down the road
well, when I got there
she was lyin on the coolin board
(part 2)
I grabbed my suitcase, and I said i took off down the road
i said, but when I gor there she  was already lyin on that coolin board

VERSE 3
(part 1)
Well, I folded  up my arms
I slowly walked away
"Said farewell, I'll see you on Judgment Day"
(part 2)
I folded up my  arms, and I  slowly  walked away
I said, "Farewell, farewell, I'll see you on Judgment Day"

BREAK:
Repeat Intro:
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Third line of the verse:
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First bit of the intro again:
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VERSE 4:
(part 1)
I went into my room and I
bowed down to pray
The blues came along and drove my spirit away
(part 2)
Oh I went into my room, and I bowed down to pray
Oh the blues came along and drove my spirit away

VERSE 5
part 1)
I got a letter this mornin
how do you reckon it read?
It said, "hurry hurry, the girl you love is dead
part 2)
I got a letter this morning, I say how do you reckon it read? Oh!
It said, "hurry, hurry, oh, how come the girl you love is... dead."

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