Tear Stained Letter Chords & Lyrics - Johnny Cash

[INTRO]
[D]

[VERSE]
I'm going to[G] write a tear stained letter
I'm going to m[D]ail it straight to you
I'm going to b[D]ring back to your mind
What you said about a[E7]lways being t[A]rue
About our [D]secret hiding places
Being daily satis[G]fied
I ca[D]n see you sitting and reading it
While yo[D]u hang, you head and cry
I just ho[D]pe you're not so sad
You're going [A]to go down sui[D]cide
I'm going to[G] write a tear stained letter
Put it sp[D]ecial delivery
Because it's [D]gonna be full of stuff
That's only kn[E7]own to you and [A]me
About how every[D] time I get turned on
You turn me off and bring me [G]down
It'll be a[D]bout the darkest news
That ever did [D]arrive in your hometown
It'll be [D]about the saddest thing
Your mailman e[A]ver did bring a[D]round
I'm going to [G]write a tear stained letter
I'm going to tell you one more[D] time
That you s[D]till could reconsider
And come [E7]back to being [A]mine
And if yo[D]u think about what I'm saying
It'd be[D] hard to r[G]efuse
Just be [D]sure you think a long time
On the [D]answer that you choose
It will be [D]a most important piece
Of pers[A]onal, private [D]news
I'm going to [G]write a tear stained letter
Mark it "Personal Private [D]News"
And I hope y[D]ou'll keep it to yourself
And don't [E7]go around crying the b[A]lues
Giving o[D]ff a bad impression
As to wha[D]t went really w[G]rong
When w[D]hat it was, was that suddenly
The mu[D]sic was all gone
And this [D]man and this woman got cut off
In the mi[A]ddle of our [D]song
I'm going to [G]write a tear stained letter
I'm going to put it to a [D]tune
So I'll be[D] sending with it
A sweet [E7]melody for [A]you
And not some [D]red-hot, upbeat zinger
That'll [D]set your body on [G]fire
But a h[D]unk of love included
Meant to t[D]ake you a little higher
And to set[D]tle on your sweet, sweet mind
At n[A]ight when you re[D]tire

[OUTRO]
[G] End on [D]
I'm going to write a tear stained letter