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Letter To Dana - Sonata Arctica
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Referral Link: https://youtu.be/Edznx0Jhdps
Tuning: ½ step down
Chords Used
E-A-D-G-B-e
Em : |0-2-2-0-0-0|
D : |x-x-0-2-3-2|
G : |3-2-0-0-0-3| or |3-2-0-0-3-3|
C : |x-3-2-0-1-0|
C5addb5 : |x-3-x-0-1-2|
C5 : |x-3-x-0-1-3|
C6sus2 : |x-3-x-0-3-5|
Am : |x-0-2-2-1-0|
Dm : |x-x-0-2-3-1|
A# : |x-1-3-3-3-1|
Gm : |3-5-5-3-3-3|
F : |1-3-3-2-1-1|
Intro:
e-----|---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B-----|---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
G-----|0--2-0-4-2-0-------0-------------|0--2-0-4-2-0------------------------|
D-2s4-|-------------2---4----4------2s4-|-------------2----------------------|
A-----|-------------3--------5----------|-------------3----------------------|
E-----|0------3-------------------------|0------3----------------------------|
e-----|---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B-----|---------------------------------|-------------------1-----------1----|
G-----|0--2-0-4-2-0-------0-------------|0--2-0-4-2-0-----0---0-------0---0--|
D-2s4-|-------------2---4----4------2s4-|---------------2-------2---2-------2|
A-----|-------------3--------5----------|-------------3-----------3----------|
E-----|0------3-------------------------|0------3----------------------------|
Em Em D Em
Dana, my darling, I'm writing to you.
G G C Em
Cause your father passed away, it was a beautiful day
C C Em
And I don't want to bother You anymore,
Em G G
I used to hope you'd come back
D D
But not anymore Dana.
Em Em D Em
My eyes might have betrayed me, but I have seen
G G C Em
your picture on the cover of a filthy magazine
C C Em Em
And I think my heart just cannot handle that
G G D D C C5addb5 C5 C6sus2
Dana, my darling, would be so bad.
e-----|----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B-----|----10--12-10---------------------|----10--12-10-----------------------|
G-9-11|12----12-----12-9--11-12-11---9-11|12----12-----12-9-------------------|
D-----|----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A-----|----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E-----|----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
e-----|----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B-8-10|12-13-12-15-13-12-8-10s12-10--8-10|12-13-12-15-13-12-8-----------------|
G-----|----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D-----|----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A-----|----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E-----|----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Em Em D Em
Dana my darling I'm writing to you
G G C Em
Cause your mother passed away it was a really rainy day
C C Em
And I didn't mean to bother you anymore
Em G G D D
Your mother wished: Come visit your father's grave, Dana
Em Em D Em
Your father disowned you 'cause you have sinned
G G C Em
But he did forgive you in condition he was in
C C Em Em
And I hope you won't do those things anymore
G G D D
Dana My darling I'm waiting for
Em G C D
Little Dana O'Hara oh, Dana my dear,
Em G C C
How I wish that my Dana was here
Em G C D
Little Dana O'Hara decided one day
Em G C C
to travel away, far away
A|-3-2|
Am Am Em Em C
No, you can't surprise me anymore oh-oh!
C G G
I've seen it all before
Am Am Em Em
But it seems I cannot let you go
D D D D
Dana, Dana, Dana, Dana
Dm Dm C C A# A# Dm Dm
And I think that I told you, I'd wait for you forever
Dm Dm C
Now I think someone else is holding you,
C A# A# A# A#
so, for the first time in my life - I must
Gm Gm F F
Lie's a sin, mess that I am in,
A# A# C Dm
Love is not the thing I feel now
Gm Gm F F A#
I promise you: I won't write again 'til the sun sets
Dm Em
behind your grave
e|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
D|----4-5--7---9-10--9---7-5--7------|--------4---5---4---5---5s7---5-p4-5----|
A|7----------------------------------|5---7-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------|------------------------------8-10s12-10|
B|-----------------------------------|-------------------------8-10-----------|
G|4---h5p4-----4---5s7---5p4---2-----|7h9--7-9-7----------7--9----------------|
D|----------7------------------------|-----------9--7-8-9---------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Dm Dm C Dm
Dana, oh, Dana I'm writing to you
F F A# Dm
I heard you passed away, it was a beautiful day
A# A# Dm Dm
I'm old and I feel time will come for me
F F C C
My diary's pages are full of thee
Em G C D
Little Dana O'Hara oh, Dana my dear,
Em G C C
How I wish that my Dana was here
Em G C D
Little Dana O'Hara decided one day
Em G C C
to travel away, far away
Em G C D
Little Dana O'Hara oh, Dana my dear,
Em G C C
How I wish that my Dana was here
Em G C D
Little Dana O'Hara decided one day
Em G C C
to travel away, far away
Em G C D
Return to sender
Em G C C
Address unknown
Em G C D
No such number
Em G C C
No such zone
Em G C D
Em G C C
Em G C D
Em G C C
e-----|---------------------------------|-------------------------------0-(3)|
B-----|---------------------------------|----------------------------1-------|
G-----|0--2-0-4-2-0-------0-------------|0--2-0-4-2-0-------------0----------|
D-2s4-|-------------2---4----4------2s4-|-------------2--------2-------------|
A-----|-------------3--------5----------|-------------3-----3----------------|
E-----|0------3-------------------------|0------3----------------------------|
