The Letter

C G Am Em F G C G Am Doubt I'll ever put this on a record C F G It's more a letter to you C G Am I remember all them nights that we spent together C F G I remember every single I love you C G Am Hell you're better off without me Em F G But I'll always have you C G Am In my heart and in my memory Em F G And I'll keep you there til my days are few F G Am So lay your head down on this pillow F G C Let him hold you tight F G C Em Am Because he didn't hurt you the way I did F G C And I just wish I was him tonight G Am Em F G C G Am And I heard you took up drinking Em F G I guess you learned that from me C G Am I was always gonna quit somehow Em F G When I started my family C G Am We were on the verge of that happiness Em F G Why did it have to end so soon C G Am Doubt I'll ever put this on a record Em F G It'll sound just right in a smoke filled room F G Am So lay your head down on this pillow F G C Let him hold you tight F G C Em Am Because he didn't hurt you the way I did F G C And I just wish I was him tonight Am Em F G F G Am Wish I had a chance to go back F G Am If I did I'd make it right F G Am But I don't expect you to believe that F G Am After all you twice shy F G C And I'm still standing on the fighting side of time F G Am So lay your head down on this pillow F G C Let him hold you tight F G C Em Am Because he didn't hurt you the way I did F G C And I just wish I was him tonight Am Em F G C