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

File Created 4/14/2019

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

C6Cm6GF#FE7Am7D7GD+


Verse 1:

    G               D9D+
The mail man passes by
    G             D9  D+
And I just wonder why
   G     Em       Am
He never stops to ring
   D7         G    Em7AmD7
My front door bell

        G            D9
There’s not a single line
Cdim      Em               Gm6
From that dear old love of mine
A#7 D     Bm7
No, not a word since
Em7    A7          D7    C#7D7
I last heard "fare well"

Chorus:

          G                  G6
I'm gonna sit right down and write
         GM7   G6
myself a letter
    G               B7
And make believe it came from
C  E7Am
you
          Am7                 D7   D+
I'm gonna write words, oh, so sweet
              G               Bm7-5E7
THey're gonna knock me off my feet
         Em7    A9     Em7   A9
A lot of kisses on the bottom
D7                Am7 D7
I'll be glad I've got ‘em

          G         G6
I'm gonna smile and say
   G           G6      GM7    G6
"I hope you're feeling better"
    G                     B7      C E7Am
And close "with love" the way you do
          C
I'm gonna sit right down and
Cm6            G      GF#FE
write myself a letter
    A9              Am7  D7
And make believe it came from
G   G#dimAmD7
you

Verse 2:

      G                   D9 D+
Since you stopp'd writing me
    G               D9F+}
I'm  worried as can be
  G          Em     Am
I  miss each little love-word
D7      G    Em7AmD7
Now and then
          G         D9      Cdim
You're in  my every thought
    Em                       Gm6
You don't know how much I've fought
A#7D      Bm7
To find a way
   Em7  A7    D7    C#7D7
to feel  O.K. again


End chords:
CG



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