The Letter
Wayne Thompson (performed by The Box Tops)


Intro:  |Am  F |G  D |Am   |E7  Am |

Am                    F
Gimme a ticket for an airplane
G                        D
Ain't got time to take a fast train
Am
Lonely days are gone, I'm a-goin' home
   E7                 Am
My baby wrote me a letter

                              F
I don't care how much money I gotta spend
G                    D
Gotta get back to my baby
Am
Lonely days are gone, I'm a-goin' home
   E7                 Am
My baby wrote me a letter

         C          G                F        C               G
Well she wrote me a letter, said she couldn't live without me no more
C             G               F         C               G
Listen mister can't you see I gotta get back to my baby once a-more
E7
Anyway, yeah

Am                    F
Gimme a ticket for an airplane
G                        D
Ain't got time to take a fast train
Am
Lonely days are gone, I'm a-goin' home
   E7                 Am
My baby wrote me a letter


Break (verse and refrain chords)


Am                    F
Gimme a ticket for an airplane
G                        D
Ain't got time to take a fast train
Am
Lonely days are gone, I'm a-goin' home
   E7                 Am
My baby wrote me a letter   (3x)