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