Transcription by: Lisa Martin
Capo 1st fret
Intro: Em C G Em C G
Em C Am C
I never thought you were the letter writing type
Em C Am C
So now I see the words you choose the way you write
Em Bm C G
So I started to write back about the trees in the snow
Em Bm C G
And I saw a bird, couldn't say what it was but I thought you'd know
Am C G
You always surprised me
CHORUS:
Em C G Em C G Em C G
And if I wrote you; if I wrote you; you would know me
Em C G
And you would not write me again
Em C Am C
And when the spring came and flooded all the streams
Em C Am C
It's like how you got the night you told me all your dreams
Em Bm C G
And when the barn roof sagged after an icy bout
Em Bm C G
It's like how you shrugged when you knew the truth was the only way out
Am C G
But not the only way, oh no
CHORUS
Em C Am C
We drew our arms around the bastard sons
We never would drink to the chosen ones
Well you know the way I left was not the way I planned
But I thought the world needed love and a steady hand
so I'm steady now
And I'm so happy
I had to tell you
And I love you
And you will not write me again
You will not write me again
You will not write me again
Transcription by: Brad Swanson <bswanson@su.edu>
Date: June 1998
Intro:
f#m, D,A
pickup to the f#m chord (only on first time of the intro) is B (2nd fret A
string), C# (4th Fret A String), F# (4th Fret D String) in a pattern of two
sixteenth notes then one eight note leading to the lower F# (2nd Fret E String)
as the root of the f#m chord
note: the rhythm stays the same throughout the song, but the notes change to:
B (2nd fret A), C# (4th Fret A), E (2nd Fret D), and then leading to the high F#
(4th Fret D) on the downbeat.
Verse:
(f#m)I never (D) thought you were the (bm) letter writing (D) type
(f#m)so now I (D) see the words you (bm) chose the way you (D) write
(f#m)so I started to (c#m) write back about the (D) trees in the (A) snow
(f#m)and I saw a (c#m) bird, couldn't see what it (D) was but I thought you'd
(A) know
you always (bm)surprised (D)(A)me
Chorus:
(f#m)And if I (D)wrote (A)You
(f#m)If I (D)wrote (A)You
(f#m)You would (D)know (A) me
and you would (f#m) not write (D) me (A)again
Verse:
(f#m)And when the (D) spring came and (bm) flooded all the (D) streams
(f#m)It's like how you (D) got the night you (bm) told me all you (D) dreams
(f#m)And when the (c#m) barn roof sagged (D) after an icy (A) bout
(f#m)It's like how you (c#m) got when you knew the (D) truth was the only way
(A) out
but not the (bm) only way (D)(A)
Chorus:
(f#m)And if I (D)wrote (A)You
(f#m)If I (D)wrote (A)You
(f#m)You would (D)know (A) me
and you would (f#m) not write (D) me (A)again
Verse:
(f#m)We drew our (D) arms around the (bm) bastard (D) sons
(f#m)We never (D) would drink to the (bm) chosen (D) ones
(f#m)Well you know the (c#m) way I left was (D) not the way I (A) planned
(f#m)But I thought the (c#m) world needed (D) love and a steady (A) hand
so I'm (bm) steady (D) now (A)
Modified Chorus:
(f#m)And I'm so (D) happy (A)
(f#m)I had to (D) tell (A) you
(f#m)And I (D) love (A) you
And you will (f#m) not write (D) me (A) again
You will (f#m) not write (D) me (A) again
You will (f#m) not write (D) me (A) again
This file is the author's own work
and represents their interpretation of thesong. You may only use this file for
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Words and music copyright ©
1997 Burning Field Music (ASCAP, administered by Bug Music).