Key: A5

Tuning: Standard EADGBe

Intro: F#m- - D-- x4


Verse 1:
F#5       D5 F#5           D5
   this is     the closest 
F#5              D5 F#5              D5
   to this friend     that i've been
F#5       D5   F#5    D5
   i hope you find it 
F#5                 D5 F#5         D5
   on greener ground     and bluer
 A5      D5
skies i hope you dont think 
                  D5
less of me if i'm cold
       C#5               A5
i dont want to watch you go
     D5           C#5    
i'll cry until i can't see the 
               A5
whites of your eyes 
             D5
for two more years
C#5               D5 C#5
for two more years


Chorus 1:
      F#5 D5 A5    E5
we'll be    old enough to 
     F#5   D5 A5
know better  young 
 E5           F#5
enough to pretend
D5
  this is the 
A5          E5
last of my letters


Post chorus: F#m- - D--


Verse 2:
A5          E5       D5   F#5 E5
  i hope i find my home 
      A5               E5            D5 F#5 E5
and i hope you're the first one in it
A5         E5            D5   F#5 E5
i know it won't be the same
D(hold)
i'll be there if you need 
   A5
anything at all you want to be
D5
run around the world with me
 A5
state your distance but 
           D5       E5      A5
it's not a million miles away
if this is what will 
E5
really make you happy
D5
  then i'll say that


Chorus 2:
      F#5 D5 A5    E5
we'll be    old enough to 
     F#5   D5 A5
know better  young 
 E5           F#5
enough to pretend
D5
  this is the 
A5          E5
last of my letters
F#5  D5     A5
   Until I see you
E5        
see you again


Outro: A- - A5 - E5 - A(hold), A-- plucking all throughout