:: Letter to Hermione::

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Letter to Hermione

This is one of the most beautiful songs from Bowie. I've been looking for
it for some time but I haven't been able to find it so I thougt I'd figure
it out myself. If you listen to the record you can hear that there are more
than one guitar, or at least a twelve-string.

Intro (Hum along with the intro following the same notes).
E ---------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B ---------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G ---------------------------|-------------------------------------|
D --------------------2---5--|--------------------2---5---4-4p2--2-|
A -------2---3---5-----------|-------2---3---5---------------------|
E ---5-----------------------|---5---------------------------------|

E ---------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B ---------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G ---------------------------|---4---2p0---------------------------|
D --------------------2---5--|-------------2--2--------------------|
A -------2---3---5-----------|-------------------------------------|
E ---5-----------------------|-------------------------------------|

Chords Used:

E A D G B E

Am7 x 0 2 0 1 0
C/G 3 3 2 0 1 0
(Gmaj 3 2 0 0 1 0)
Em7sus4 0 2 0 2 0 0
Em7sus4* 0 2 0 2 3 0
Em* 0 0 2 0 0 0
C/G* 3 3 2 0 0 0

(When you're changing from the C/G chord back to Am7 you can use the
Gmaj as a link between the chords to make it sound more Bowie).

Verse1.

Am7 C/G
The hand that wrote this letter Sweeps the pillow clean
Am7 C/G
So rest your head and read a treasured dream
Em7sus4 Em*
I care for no one else but you
C/G*
I tear my soul to cease the pain
Em7sus4*
I think maybe you feel the same
Em*
What can we do?
C/G* Em7sus4
I'm not quite sure what we're supposed to do
Em*
So I've been writing just for you

Verse2.

They say your life is going very well
They say you sparkle like a different girl
But something tells me that you hide
When all the world is warm and tired
You cry a little in the dark
Well so do I
I'm not quite sure what you're supposed to say
But I can see it's not okay

Verse3.

He makes you laugh
He brings you out in style
He treats you well
And makes you up real fine
And when he's strong
He's strong for you
And when you kiss
It's something new
But did you ever call my name
Just by mistake?
I'm not quite sure what I'm supposed to do
So I'll just write some love to you

Cmaj7 Am7 (open) Em7sus4 Am7 A7sus2
|------------|----------------|0------------|---------------|0-----------|
|------------|----------------|0------------|---------------|0-----------|
|------------|----------------|2------------|---------------|0-2/4-------|
|------0-2~--|------0-2-4/5~--|0--4-2-2~----|------0-2-4/5~-|2-----5p2~--|
|0-2-3-------|0-2-3-----------|2------------|0-2-3----------|0-----------|
|------------|----------------|0------------|---------------|------------|

D7 D6/A Cmaj7 C/G G
|2---0---------------------------------------|0----------------0-----0-----0-|
|1---1---------------------------------------|0----------------1-----1-----1-|
|2---2-strum---------------------------------|0----------------0-----0-----0-|
|0---0---------------------------------------|2----------------2-2-2-0-0-0-0-|
|----0---------------------------------------|3----------------3-3-3-2-2-2-x-|
|--------------------------------------------|-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|

The hand that wrote this letter sweeps the pillow clean
So rest your head and read a treasured dream

|A7sus4 (X02030) |Cmaj7 |
I care for no one else but you I tear my soul to cease the

|Am7/G (3X2010) |Em7sus4 |
pain I think maybe you feel the same What can we

|A7sus2 |Am7/G |Cmaj7
do? I'm not quite sure what we're supposed to do

|A7sus4 |A7sus2 Em |
So I've been writing just for you

(This is the second time I've had a go at this.
There are of of open chords, sus2 and sus4.
I think above is closer than the first)

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