The Letter

by The Box Tops · posted by chibluesteve

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How to read this tab — notation key

+: Blow note
−: Draw note
b or ': Half-step bend
bb or '': Two half-step bend
bbb or ''': Three half-step bend
(###): Chord — relevant hole numbers in parentheses
< or *: Push the button in (chromatic harmonica)

Full reference and posting tips in the tab guide.

Tab

-3 -3 -3 -3 -3  -3  -3  4 -3 -3 
Gimme a- ticket for an aeroplane
 4     4   4   4   4   4  4    -3
Ain't got time to take a fast train
 6  6   -5   6  -5 4  <-5 <-5 -5 <-5  -5 4
Lonely days are gone, I'm a-- goin--' home
2  <3 <3  <3   <3   <3 -5  5 -3
My baby, just wrote me a- letter

-3 -3    -3  -3   -3  -3 -3 4  4 -3  -3
I don't care how much money I gotta spend
 4  4   4   4   4  4  4 -3 
Got to get back to my baby 
 6  6   -5   6  -5 5  <-5 <-5 -5 <-5  -5 4
Lonely days are gone, I'm a-- goin--' home
2  <3 <3  <3   <3   <3 -5  5 -3
My baby, just wrote me a- letter

 4    -5    6   6  6 -5 -5
Well, she wrote me a letter
 -5  -5   -6  -6   6    5  6   -5 -5  -5
Said she couldn't live without me no more
 6  6   6  6    -5   -5  -5 -5  6  6   6   6
Listen mister, can't you see I got to get back
5  5  6 -5  -5   -5
To my baby once more
6 6 6
Anyway

-3 -3 -3 -3 -3  -3  -3  4 -3 -3
Gimme a- ticket for an aeroplane
 4     4   4   4   4   4  4    -5
Ain't got time to take a fast train
 6  6   -5   6  -5 5  <-5 <-5 -5 <-5  -5 4 
Lonely days are gone, I'm a-- goin--' home
2  <3 <3  <3   <3   <3 -4  4 -3  
My baby, just wrote me a- letter


 4    -5    6   6  6 -5 -5
Well, she wrote me a letter
 -5  -5   -6  -6   6    5  6   -5 -5  -5
Said she couldn't live without me no more
 6  6   6  6    -5   -5  -5 -5  6  6   6   6
Listen mister, can't you see I got to get back
5  5  6 -5  -5   -5
To my baby once more
6 6 6
Anyway

-3 -3 -3 -3 -3  -3  -3  4 -3 -3
Gimme a- ticket for an aeroplane
 4     4   4   4   4   4  4    -5
Ain't got time to take a fast train
 6  6   -5   6  -5 5  <-5 <-5 -5 <-5  -5 4 
Lonely days are gone, I'm a-- goin--' home
2  <3 <3  <3   <3   <3 -4  4 -3  
My baby, just wrote me a- letter
2  <3 <3  <3   <3   <3 -4  4 -3  
My baby, just wrote me a- letter
2  <3 <3  <3   <3   <3 -4  4 -3  
My baby, just wrote me a- letter

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