The Letter
The Box Tops (Wayne Carson, 1967)



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[Em] Give me a ticket for an [C] aeroplane
[D] Ain't got time to take a [A] fast train
[Em] Lonely days are gone, [C] I'm a-goin' home
My [B7] baby, she wrote me a [Em] letter   | [Em]

[Em] I don't care how much money I [C] gotta spend
[D] Got to get back to my [A] baby again
[Em] Lonely days are gone, [C] I'm a-goin' home
My [B7] baby, she wrote me a [Em] letter   | [Em]

Chorus
Well, she | [G] wrote me a [D] letter
Said she | [C] couldn't [G] live with- | [D] out me no more | [D] |
| [G] Listen, mister, [D] can't you see
I | [C] gotta get [G] back to my | [D] baby once more, | [B7↓] anyway yeah...

[Em] Give me a ticket for an [C] aeroplane
[D] Ain't got time to take a [A] fast train
[Em] Lonely days are gone, [C] I'm a-goin' home
My [B7] baby, she wrote me a [Em] letter   | [Em]

Chorus
Well, she | [G] wrote me a [D] letter
Said she | [C] couldn't [G] live with- | [D] out me no more | [D] |
| [G] Listen, mister, [D] can't you see
I | [C] gotta get [G] back to my | [D] baby once more, | [B7↓] anyway yeah...

[Em] Give me a ticket for an [C] aeroplane
[D] Ain't got time to take a [A] fast train
[Em] Lonely days are gone, [C] I'm a-goin' home
My [B7] baby, she wrote me a [Em] letter
My [B7] baby, she wrote me a [Em] letter  [Em↓]


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