Did this entirely by ear and the beginning is really hard to catch so it might be a little different than the
song but sounds as close as I could get it.
[Intro]
Gm/F/C
F7 G7 C Em
This morning I received air mail letter 3 from my connection overseas.
F7
I pulled the paper back,
G7 C Em
You begin your attack and it means:
F G
Of all the places I laid down my head,
C Am
I think of two I regret
F G C Am
Love isn't easy my baby you're sayin today, oh whoao
Dm
But tell Mr. Shoemaker I'll be away
C7
On a rocket or a comet or the dock of the bay
Dm
On a continental steam ship sailin away
C7
On a one way ticket on a 1st class airplane
Dm
I wanna know what you're thinkin about
C7 Dm C
Don't just let me go... oh whoa, oh oh
1/F/C
F G
Four hundred days have passed since I've heard from you last
C Em
I'm getting worried, I admit
F
Maybe it's nothing much
G C
There's nicer shores in sight
Em
Oh I just don't know
F G C Am
Of all the places I laid down my head I think of two I regret
F G C Am
Love isn't easy my baby we'd tell you today. oh whoao
Dm
But tell Mr. Shoemaker I'll be away
C7
On a rocket or a comet or the dock of the bay
Dm
On a continental steam ship sailin away
C7
On a one way ticket on a 1st class airplane
Dm
I wanna know what you're thinkin about
C7 Dm C
Don't just let me go...
C
I'm sayin so long
Am
I want my baby back
Dm
I know it's hard to see
Dm6
Why she's in love with me
C
I'm sayin so long
Am
I want my baby back
Dm
I know it's hard to see
Dm6
Why she's in love with me
C
So long to the headstrong
Am Dm
I wasn't qualified to lead that city life
Dm6 G
That's all I have to say
C
