Intro
E E E E E
VERSE:
E A E E
We've been trading letters now forever
C#m A E E
And I've been on this job for much too long
B E
But one of these days, I'ma
B E
I'm gonna get paid, then I'll
A A E B B
I'll finally bring a little money home
PRE-CHORUS:
E A E E
And now I'm not so sure I shoulda left you
C#m A E E
'Cause now I'm not so sure you'll want me back
B E
And even though we trade these letters
B E
And each one makes me feel a bit better
A E B
There's something I would like to send instead
E B C#m
B ---------
F# ---------
D ---------
A ---------
E -0-------
B ----4--2-
CHORUS:
C#m A E
I wish that I could send you a country love song
E B C#m
B ---------
F# ---------
D ---------
A ---------
E -0-------
B ----4--2-
C#m A E
I wish that I could tell you I'm coming home
E G#m C#m
B ---------
F# ---------
D ---------
A ---------
E -0--4----
B -------2-
C#m A E
So if I write a song I'll send it,
E B
To take your broken heart and mend it
A
And if you're still in love
A E E
Please sing along
B -------5-
F# -2h3/5---
D ---------
A ---------
E ---------
B ---------
VERSE:
E A E E
It wouldn't be a stretch to say I need you
C#m A E E
It wouldn't be a lie to say I feel weak
B E
But it would sound a whole lot truer
B E
If I could only sing it to you
A E B
Words can only speak so much it seems
E B C#m
B ---------
F# ---------
D ---------
A ---------
E -0-------
B ----4--2-
CHORUS:
C#m A E
I wish that I could send you a country love song
E B C#m
B ---------
F# ---------
D ---------
A ---------
E -0-------
B ----4--2-
C#m A E
I wish that I could tell you I'm coming home
E G#m C#m
B ---------
F# ---------
D ---------
A ---------
E -0--4----
B -------2-
C#m A E
So if I write a song I'll send it,
E B
To take your broken heart and mend it
A
And if you're still in love
A E E
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...
B -------5-|---------|
F# -2h3/5---|-2h3/5---|
D ---------|-------3-|
A ---------|---------|
E ---------|---------|
B ---------|---------|
Then guitar plays the following during Instrumental:
E E E E E A E
E E E E A E
E E E E A E
E E E E A E
E E E E A E
E E E E A E
E E E E A E
E E E E A E
E E E E A E
E E E E A C#m C#m C#m C#m
E E E E
A A B B
C#m C#m C#m C#m A
E E E E
E E E E
C#m C#m C#m C#m
A A B B
E E A E
E B C#m
B ---------
F# ---------
D ---------
A ---------
E -0-------
B ----4--2-
BREAK:
C#m A
And when I close my eyes,
E
I can almost hear you
B
singing me a country love song,
C#m
Singing to me like you used too
A
Before I went away,
E
Before I left your side
B
Just tell me that you want me back now
C#m
And I'll be alri-i-ight
CHORUS:
A E
I wish that I could send you a country love song
E B C#m
B ---------
F# ---------
D ---------
A ---------
E -0-------
B ----4--2-
C#m A E
I wish that I could tell you I'm coming home
E G#m C#m
B ---------
F# ---------
D ---------
A ---------
E -0--4----
B -------2-
C#m A E
So if I write a song I'll send it,
E B
To take your broken heart and mend it
A
And if you're still in love
A C#m
Please sing along
C#m B E G#m A
B ---------------
F# ---------------
D ---------------
A ---------------
E -------0--4--5-
B -2--4----------
A B
If you're still in love
B E A E
Please sing along