Intro Starts around 0:39 G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B|-5-----\-------------------------|-5-----\-------------------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + verse 1 "My, my, the time to fly ..." 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G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|-------------------------------5-|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------5-----|---------------------------------| B|-8~------------------------------|-7~--------7-----2/------7\--2/--| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B|-5-----\-------------------------|-5-----\-------------------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------5-----------|---------------------------------| A|-------------------5---5~--------|---------------------------------| B|-8~--------------------------8---|-7~--------------7.--7-7-/10-14--| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B|-5-------\-----------------------|-5-----\-------------------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|-------------------------5-----7-|-4-------------------------------| A|----------------------/5---------|---------------4---------4-------| B|-8~------------------------------|-----------------7~----7-----7-9-| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------| B|-10~-----------------------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + Chorus 1 "Don't you let my letter get you down ..." G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|-3~----------------------------3-|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------|-8.8~--------------------------10| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B|-11~---------------------11~-----|-6.6~--------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + Interlude G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| (x2) B|-5-----\-------------------------|-5-----\-------------------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + verse 2 "My, my, but time to fly ..." G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|-9~------8~------6~--------------|---------------------------------| D|-------------------------9~------|-8~------6~------4~------2~------| A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|-2~----------------------------4-|---4-----------------------------| B|---------------------------------|-7---7~------------------------9-| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------| B|-10----\-------------------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + Pre-Chorus 2 "Don't be so forlorn ..." G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|-------------------------------5-|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------5-----|---------------------------------| B|-8~------------------------------|-7~-------------/7-----7-2-/-7---| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------| B|-5-----\-------------------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + Chorus 2 "Don't you let my letter get you down ..." G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|-------------------5-------------| A|-3~--------------------3-7---10--|-----------------------5---------| B|---------------------------------|-8~------------------------8---8-| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|-------------------------------3-|---------------------0-3-5-3-0---| B|-11~-----------------------------|-6.6~--------------6-----------6-| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + Piano Solo G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| (x6) B|-5-----\-------------------------|-5-----\-------------------------| 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + Let it rewind and the go back to Chorus. Chorus 3 "Don't you let my letter get you down ..." 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Staccato | / Slide up | \ Slide down | ~ Let ring **********************************
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