The Tallest Man on Earth
Death Letter
TUNING: CGCGCF
Strumming not notated, honestly it gets pretty crazy at times
Taken from the video at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ikq4Hw7De7c
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
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/t/the_tallest_man_on_earth/death_letter_tab.html ]
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:
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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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