The Tallest Man on Earth
Death Letter
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:
| x 0 0 0 | 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 |
| x 3 0 0 | 3 3 0 0 3 0 0 |
| x 0 3 0 | 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 |
| x 0 0 0 | x2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| x 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| x 0 0 (3) | 0 0 0 3 0 0(3) |
VERSE PART 1
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| x 0 0 |
| x 3 0 |
| x 0 0 |
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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| 0 3 0 x |
| 0 0 0 x |
| 0 3 2 x |
| 3 1 0 x |
| 0 x x |
Oh, i got a letter this morning, I say how do you reckon it read?
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| x 0 0 |
| x 0 3p0 | x2 (only once for verses 2, 3, and 4) |
| x 0 0 |
| x 3 0 |
| x 0 0 |
| 0 |
| 0 3 0 |
| 3 0 0 |
| 2 3 2 |
| x 1 0 |
| 3 0 |
It said, "hurry hurry oh, how come the girl you love is dead
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| x 0 0 |
| x 0 3p0 | x2 |
| x 0 0 |
| x 3 0 |
| x 0 0 |
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:
| x 0 0 0 | 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 |
| x 3 0 0 | 3 3 0 0 3 0 0 |
| x 0 3 0 | 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 |
| x 0 0 0 | x2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| x 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| x 0 0 (3) | 0 0 0 3 0 0(3) |
Third line of the verse:
| 0 0 x |
| 3 0 x |
| 0 0 x |
| 3 2 x |
| 1 0 x |
| 0 x x |
First bit of the intro again:
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| 3 0 0 |
| 0 3 0 | x2 |
| 0 0 0 |
| 0 0 0 |
| 0 0 0 |
Fourth line of the verse:
| 0 |
| 0 3 0 |
| 3 0 0 |
| 2 3 2 |
| x 1 0 |
| 3 0 |
| x 0 0 |
| x 0 0 |
| x 0 3p0 | x4 |
| x 0 0 |
| x 3 0 |
| x 0 0 |
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."
END