Intro
A A A A A
VERSE:
A D A A
We've been trading letters now forever
F#m D A A
And I've been on this job for much too long
E A
But one of these days, I'ma
E A
I'm gonna get paid, then I'll
D D A E E
I'll finally bring a little money home
PRE-CHORUS:
A D A A
And now I'm not so sure I shoulda left you
F#m D A A
'Cause now I'm not so sure you'll want me back
E A
And even though we trade these letters
E A
And each one makes me feel a bit better
D A E
There's something I would like to send instead
A E F#m
E ---------
B ---------
G ---------
D ---------
A -0-------
E ----4--2-
CHORUS:
F#m D A
I wish that I could send you a country love song
A E F#m
E ---------
B ---------
G ---------
D ---------
A -0-------
E ----4--2-
F#m D A
I wish that I could tell you I'm coming home
A C#m F#m
E ---------
B ---------
G ---------
D ---------
A -0--4----
E -------2-
F#m D A
So if I write a song I'll send it,
A E
To take your broken heart and mend it
D
And if you're still in love
D A A
Please sing along
E -------5-
B -2h3/5---
G ---------
D ---------
A ---------
E ---------
VERSE:
A D A A
It wouldn't be a stretch to say I need you
F#m D A A
It wouldn't be a lie to say I feel weak
E A
But it would sound a whole lot truer
E A
If I could only sing it to you
D A E
Words can only speak so much it seems
A E F#m
E ---------
B ---------
G ---------
D ---------
A -0-------
E ----4--2-
CHORUS:
F#m D A
I wish that I could send you a country love song
A E F#m
E ---------
B ---------
G ---------
D ---------
A -0-------
E ----4--2-
F#m D A
I wish that I could tell you I'm coming home
A C#m F#m
E ---------
B ---------
G ---------
D ---------
A -0--4----
E -------2-
F#m D A
So if I write a song I'll send it,
A E
To take your broken heart and mend it
D
And if you're still in love
D A A
Please sing along
**(BASS GUITAR PLAYS - BASS tab not shown here)
NOTE:
If you want to play what the BASS guitar plays but on guitar
I would play the following in a higher key though...
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B -2h3/5---|-2h3/5---|
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D ---------|---------|
A ---------|---------|
E ---------|---------|
Then guitar plays the following during Instrumental:
A A A A A D A
A A A A D A
A A A A D A
A A A A D A
A A A A D A
A A A A D A
A A A A D A
A A A A D A
A A A A D A
A A A A D F#m F#m F#m F#m
A A A A
D D E E
F#m F#m F#m F#m D
A A A A
A A A A
F#m F#m F#m F#m
D D E E
A A D A
A E F#m
E ---------
B ---------
G ---------
D ---------
A -0-------
E ----4--2-
BREAK:
F#m D
And when I close my eyes,
A
I can almost hear you
E
singing me a country love song,
F#m
Singing to me like you used too
D
Before I went away,
A
Before I left your side
E
Just tell me that you want me back now
F#m
And I'll be alri-i-ight
CHORUS:
D A
I wish that I could send you a country love song
A E F#m
E ---------
B ---------
G ---------
D ---------
A -0-------
E ----4--2-
F#m D A
I wish that I could tell you I'm coming home
A C#m F#m
E ---------
B ---------
G ---------
D ---------
A -0--4----
E -------2-
F#m D A
So if I write a song I'll send it,
A E
To take your broken heart and mend it
D
And if you're still in love
D F#m
Please sing along
F#m E A C#m D
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B ---------------
G ---------------
D ---------------
A -------0--4--5-
E -2--4----------
D E
If you're still in love
E A D A
Please sing along