Run Letter

Song

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run letter

by kristin hersh

from 'house tornado'

transcribed by edmond hum (rlp@gold.interlog.com)

<define chords>

B7 D/E A/E EaddF F#addE

 e----0-------0------0------2-------0---------------------|
 b----0-------3------0------0-------2---------------------|
 g----2-------2------2------1-------3---------------------|
 d----1-------0------2------2-------4---------------------|
 a----2---------------------2-------4---------------------|
 e----------------------------------2---------------------|

--- start ---

<intro> B7 D/E A/E

<the section below is played throughout the song - i'll leave

the strumming/picking parts up to you>

 e---------------0------------------0-------0-----0------|
 b-------0---------0-------0----------0-----3-----0------|
 g----2----2---2--------2-----2---2---------2-----2------|
 d----1--------1--------1---------1---------0-----2------|
 a----2--------2--------2---------2----------------------|
 e-------------------------------------------------------|

D/E

so many tears i'm shaking out

A/E B7

squeezing them out and bend it

the way things work together

D/E

if i write this letter

A/E

you can bend it

B7

please hope

D/E

can i give hope

the sky won't fall?

A/E B7

just look

if i mail this letter

D/E

you can send it back to me F7:F7
? A/E

if you can dance

if you can live

B7

i love you

i love you

i love you

D/E

knocked me on the head and sent me spinning

A/E

it was a blast

B7

i can't remember the last time

D/E

stand between two poles and hold your arms up

A/E B7

i'll kick me over your head and stock down

D/E A/E

carry him carry him carry him and pray

B7

if i mail this letter

D/E

you can send it back to me

A/E

just look

B7

i love you

i love you

i love you

<interlude>

E EaddF# A F#addE E

B7 E B7 A ?

-

E B ? A B A

-

E

it isn't fair

it isn't fair

hope you can hold your head up

-

A F# E

-

 F7tF7
?i can pray if you meet my gaze

B A B

i can laugh if you bring me home and dry me off

-

E B A B A

-

E

it isn't fair

it isn't fair

hope you can hold your head up

-

A F# E

-

B A B

count your cans and hold them up and count them all

B7 D/E

a piece of ground where i can lay my head

A/E

where i can lay a piece of my heart

B7 D/E

i don't remember i don't remember

A/E

if i saw God there or not

B7 D/E

give me home give me all give me what i want

A/E

i want a place at the door

B7 D/E

i surrender i surrender

A/E B7 D/E B7

my place my goods my day

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