I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself A Letter (Bb)
Words and Music by Fred E. Ahlert and Joe Young
Key: Bb
Copyright 1935

File Created 4/14/2019

Chords and Lyrics Provided by Judy Muldawer and Nikos Voutsinas
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Intro Chords:

Eb6Ebm6BbAAbG7Cm7F7BbF+


Verse 1:

    Bb              F9F+
The mail man passes by
    Bb            F9  F+
And I just wonder why
   Bb    Gm       Cm
He never stops to ring
   F7         Bb   Gm7CmF7
My front door bell

        Bb           F9
There’s not a single line
Ebdim     Gm               Bbm6
From that dear old love of mine
Db7 F     Dm7
No, not a word since
Gm7    C7          F7    E7F7
I last heard "fare well"

Chorus:

          Bb                 Bb6
I'm gonna sit right down and write
         BbM7  Bb6
myself a letter
    Bb              D7
And make believe it came from
Eb G7Cm
you
          Cm7                 F7   F+
I'm gonna write words, oh, so sweet
              Bb              Dm7-5G7
THey're gonna knock me off my feet
         Gm7    C9     Gm7   C9
A lot of kisses on the bottom
F7                Cm7 F7
I'll be glad I've got ‘em

          Bb        Bb6
I'm gonna smile and say
   Bb          Bb6     BbM7   Bb6
"I hope you're feeling better"
    Bb                    D7      EbG7Cm
And close "with love" the way you do
          Eb
I'm gonna sit right down and
Ebm6           Bb     BbAAbG
write myself a letter
    C9              Cm7  F7
And make believe it came from
Bb  BdimCmF7
you

Verse 2:

      Bb                  F9 F+
Since you stopp'd writing me
    Bb              F9F+}
I'm  worried as can be
  Bb         Gm     Cm
I  miss each little love-word
F7      Bb   Gm7CmF7
Now and then
          Bb        F9      Ebdim
You're in  my every thought
    Gm                       Bbm6
You don't know how much I've fought
Db7F      Dm7
To find a way
   Gm7  C7    F7    E7F7
to feel  O.K. again


End chords:
EbBb



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