Tear-Stained Letter Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[G]
[C]
[G][C]
[F]

[Verse 1]
(Richard [F]Thompson)
(Track 1 - Time 3:28)

[Verse 2]
[Bb]It was t[G]hree in the morning
when he took me apart
He [C]wrecked my house and he
wrecked my heart
[G]He danced on my head like
Arthur Murray
[C]The scars ain't never going
to mend in a hurry
[F]Just when I thought that
things would get better
[Bb]Right through the door came
a tear-stained letter

[Verse 3]
letter
[D]Whoa, [Eb]oh, oh Lord, Lord
[F]Cry and cry if it makes you feel better
[Bb]Set it all down in a tear-stained letter
letter
[D]Whoa, [Eb]oh, oh Lord, Lord
[F]Cry and cry if it makes you feel better
[Bb]Set it all down in a tear-stained letter

[Interlude 1]
letter
[G][C]
[G][C]

[Verse 4]
Well, my [G]head was spinning just a little to fast
It was [C]writing checks that my
body couldn't cash
[G]I jumped to my feet, I was reelin' and a-dizzy
I [C]I went for the phone but
the line was busy
[F]Just when I thought that
things would get better
[Bb]Right through the door came

[Verse 5]
a tear-stainted letter
[D]Whoa, [Eb]oh, oh Lord, Lord
[F]Cry and cry if it makes you feel better
[Bb]Set it all down in a tear-stained letter
letter
[D]Whoa, [Eb]oh, oh Lord, Lord, Lord
[F]Cry and cry if it makes you feel better
[Bb]Set it all down in a tear-stained letter

[Interlude 2]
letter
[G][C]
[G][C]
[F][Bb]

[Verse 6]
Now, I [G]like coffee and I like tea
But [C]I just don't like this [Am]feeling in me
[C]It mak[G]es me nervous,
it gives me the hives
Look[C]ing for the truth in a pack of lies
[F]Just when I thought that things
would get better
[Bb]Right through the door came
a tear-stained letter
[C]letter

[Verse 7]
[D]Whoa, [Eb]oh, oh Lord, Lord
[F]Cry and cry if it makes you feel better
[Bb]Set it all down in a tear-stained letter
letter
[D]Whoa, [Eb]oh, oh Lord, Lord, Lord
[F]Cry and cry if it makes you feel better
[Bb]Set it all down in a tear-stained letter

[Verse 8]
letter
[D]Whoa, [Eb]oh, oh Lord, Lord, Lord, Lord
[F]Cry and cry if it makes you feel better
[Bb]Set it all down in a tear-stained letter
letter
[D]Whoa, [Eb]oh, oh Lord, Lord, Lord, Lord
[F]Cry and cry if it makes you feel better
[Bb]Set it all down [Bb]in a tear-stained letter

[Outro 1]
letter
[D][Eb]
[F][Bb]
[D][Eb][Eb]
[F][Bb]