Letter From America – The Proclaimers

A catchy tune originally by The Proclaimers, it has a really cool vibe to it and is a lovely melody to play. It’s nice and easy making it perfect for beginners -I hope you enjoy the letter notes 🙂

 

G             G   ^E   ^D   ^C    B     ^C
When you go will you send back

^C ^D-^C  ^G  ^F-^E-^D-^C
A letter from America?

G       G    ^E  ^D  ^C   B   ^C
Take a look up the rail track

B  ^C-^D-^C   B   A-B-^C
From Miami to Canada

 

^C     ^C    ^C   ^C  ^A-^G
Broke off from my work

^C ^C-^C ^A
The other day

^C        ^C    ^C-^C     A – A       A-A
Spent the evening thinking about

^A  ^G   ^G   ^G     ^C    ^C-^C-A
All the blood that flowed away ~

 

^C-^C ^C ^A-^G-^C
Across the ocean

^C   ^C  ^C-^C   ^A
To the second chance

^C ^C-^C ^C ^C  B ^C
I wonder how it got on

^C       ^C      ^D      ^D     ^D-^C    ^C
When it reached the promised land?

 

G             G   ^E   ^D   ^C    B     ^C
When you go will you send back

^C ^D-^C  ^G  ^F-^E-^D-^C
A letter from America?

G       G    ^E  ^D  ^C   B   ^C
Take a look up the rail track

B  ^C-^D-^C   B   A-B-^C
From Miami to Canada

 

^C     ^C    ^C  ^C  ^A-^G
I’ve looked at the ocean

^C     ^C   ^C   ^G-^G-^G
Tried hard to imagine

^C    ^C   ^C    ^C   ^C    A    A       A
The way you felt the day you sailed

^G         ^A-^G   ^G ^G  ^C-^C  ^C
From Wester Ross to Nova Scotia…

 

^C     ^C     ^C     ^A   ^G-^C
We should have held you

^C      ^C      ^C    ^A   ^C
We should have told you

^C   ^C    ^C    ^C   ^C   ^C   B-^C
But you know our sense of timing

^C   ^D-^D  ^C   ^C   ^C
We always wait too long

 

G             G   ^E   ^D   ^C    B     ^C
When you go will you send back

^C ^D-^C  ^G  ^F-^E-^D-^C
A letter from America?

G       G    ^E  ^D  ^C   B   ^C
Take a look up the rail track

B  ^C-^D-^C   B   A-B-^C
From Miami to Canada

 

B-^C-^C   ^C    B
Lochaber no more

^C-^C-^C   ^C    B
Sutherland no more

^C-^C ^D   B
Lewis no more

^C   ^C   A-G
Skye no more…