Song by the New Zealand band Midnight Youth.
Capo on 4th fret, standard tuning.
This is the version that was played live in Real Groovy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_DJmX_ziXk
Chords:
EADGBe
G |320033
Em7 |022033
Cadd9|x32033
D |xx0232
D/F# |200232
Cadd9 seems to have a hammer-on onto the 2, and D and D/F# has a hammer-on/pull-
off to Dsus4 a few times.
Verse 1
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G Em7 Cadd9 D
Yesterday, I got a letter, from an old friend of mine.
G Em7 Cadd9 D
It had some words and a picture, you had changed your life. You said that...
Pre-Ghorus
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Cadd9 D Cadd9 D
If you're the same boy I knew of, when those days slipped slowly by,
Cadd9 D G D/F# Em7 D Cadd9 D
we should meet up and see if, we could be on alright, this time.
Verse 2
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G Em7 Cadd9 D
And so we talked of our stories til the sun and the waves, they turned in.
G Em7 Cadd9 D
We made plans for the next year, you were on my mind, all of the time.
Pre-Chorus
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Cadd9 D Cadd9 D
Because. If you're the same girl I knew of, when those days slipped slowly by,
Cadd9 D G D/F# Em7 D Cadd9 D
we should meet up and see if, we could be on alright, this time.
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/m/midnight_youth/the_letter_crd_ver_2.html ]
Chorus
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Cadd9 G D
Do you think that I will change your world if I go?
Cadd9 G D
Join you on the shores with stories untold?
Cadd9 D G D/F# Em7 D Cadd9
Do you think that we could do this, living, breathing, under the sun?
Dsus
You were on my mind, all of the time.
Pre-Chorus
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Cadd9 D Cadd9 D
If we're the same kids we knew of, when those days slipped slowly by.
Cadd9 D G D/F# Em7 D Cadd9 D
we should meet up and see if, we could be on alright, this time.
Chorus
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Cadd9 G D
Do you think that I will change your world if I go?
Cadd9 G D
Join you on the shores with stories untold?
Cadd9 D G Em7 D
Do you think that we could do this, living, breathing
Bridge
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Cadd9 G D
Oh and did you think that you were homeward bound?
Cadd9 G D
Cos I am leaving on the next plane out.
Cadd9 G D
And all these stars, are they aligning now?
Chorus
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Cadd9 G D
Do you think that I will change your world if I go?
Cadd9 G D
Join you on the shores with stories untold?
Cadd9 G D
Yeah we could do this, oh oh
Enjoy
