Intro
G# G#7 D#
I recall the moment,
Cm D# A# A#7
though I can't recall the day.
Cm Cm9/B G#7
Every other song was there
D#
on parade
[Main Riff]
D# G#m
e|------------------------|
B|------2----2-3-2--------|
G|--------2---------------|
D|----2------------3-2----|
A|--0---------------------|
E|------------------------|
[Verse]
D#
Words become,
Gm Gm7 C7
But a lifetime of words will be forgotten and burned
G#7 (main riff)
by the time you read this letter.
D#
Sins become
Gm Gm7 C7
Oh, but the sins of your past will be forgotten and gone
G#7 (main riff)
By the time you reach the pretender
Gm G7 C7
Oh, libraries of guilt will be razed and burned
G#7 (main riff)
By the time you reach the pretender
[Chorus]
A# D#
If I'm not there to remind ourselves,
C7 Fm Fm7/D#
I'll send a friend with a plan.
G# D#
I only want you to be happier,
G# Gm A# D#sus2
I only need you to let go, oh oh, ah ahh...
D#
Words become
Gm Gm7 C7
ah but lifetime of words will be forgotten and burned
G#7 (main riff)
By the time you read this letter
Gm Gm7 C7
All the sins of your past will be forgotten and gone
G#7 (main riff)
By the time you reach the pretender
[Chorus]
A# D#
The coffee's gone and the rooster's lunch
C7 Fm Fm7/D#
I only call if I get worried
G# D#
I only want you to be happier,
G# Gm A# D#sus
I only need you to let go, oh oh, ah ahh...
Main riff
D# G#m
[Outro]
G# G#7 D#
We don't need the shelter
Cm D# A# A#7
And we barely fear the rain
Cm Cm9/B G#7
We've been soaked too long to care
D#
Or complain
G# G#7 D#
We don't need the money
Cm D# A# A#7
And we barely need our names
Cm Cm9/B G#7
I won't call the cops for comfort
D#
right now I call a friend