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Bruce Springsteen – Letter To You Chord Progression on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 9, 2026

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This is the chords of Letter To You by Bruce Springsteen on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

[Intro]
F#m7 11     A     Dsus2   E

[Verse 1]
Asus2
Neath a crowd of mongrel trees 
I pulled that bothersome thread
Got down on my knees grabbed my 
pin and bowed my head
F#m7 11                          
Tried to summon all that my heart
       Asus2
 finds true
Dsus2                       Asus2
And send it in my letter to you
Asus2
Things I found out through hard 
times and good
I wrote 'em all out in ink and blood
Fm7 11                        
Dug deep in my soul and signed
         Asus2
 my name true
Dsus2                       Asus2
And send it in my letter to you

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[Chorus]
F#m                              
In my letter to you I took all my 
 Asus2
fears and doubts
F#m                             
In my letter to you all the hard 
  Asus2
thins I found out
F#m                              
In my letter to you all that I've 
 Asus2
found true
Dsus2                       Asus2
And send it in my letter to you

[Bridge]
Asus2  F#m7 11  Asus2  Dsus2 Asus2

[Verse 2]
Asus2
I took all the sunshine and rain
All my happiness and pain
         F#m7 11              
The dark evening stars and the
                Asus2
 morning sky of blue
Dsus2                       Asus2
And send it in my letter to you
Dsus2                       Asus2
And send it in my letter to you

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[Chorus 2]
F#m                              
In my letter to you I took all my 
 Asus2
fears and doubts
F#m                        
In my letter to you all the 
       Asus2
hard thins 
I found out
F#m                         
In my letter to you all that
      Asus2
 I've found true
Dsus2             E         F#m  E/G#
And send it in my letter to you
Dsus2             E         Asus2
And send ii in my letter to you

[Outro]
Asus2

How to play Letter To You: key, chords and progression

Letter To You by Bruce Springsteen is centred on A major (three sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯). The song uses 8 chords: F#m7, A, Dsus2, E, Asus2, Fm7, F#m and E/G#.

The backbone of the song is Asus2 – F#m7 – Asus2 – Dsus2 (Isus2 – vi7 – Isus2 – IVsus2 in A major). In solfa, that is doh – lah – doh – fah. Practise these 4 changes until they feel natural and you can play most of it.

Good to know: on guitar, F#m7, Fm7 and F#m need a barre or movable shape. Take the change into them slowly at first; piano and ukulele players have it easier.