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Hello Mary – A Letter Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

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[Intro]
C   Am   Em   G

[Verse 1]
C        Am
Hold her close
Em                 G
Before she slips into
a world that's
C            Am
Filled with ghosts
Em  G
She wrote a letter
C               Am
professing her love
Em                G
Or was it hate, I don't remember

[Chorus]
Bm  Bb            F
You won't know until you
make it there
Bm   Bb                F
So unlock the door and move
the wooden chair
Bm      Bb         F
I can't promise it won't be hell
Bm       Bb          F
But it's better than how
you're living now

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[Verse 2]
   C         Am
So lift your head
Em                G
Make it seem like everything's okay
C            Am
Through this mess
Em                     F
Friends will leave without a warning
C              Am
Just pack your things
Em    G
Don't grasp for the air

[Chorus]
Bm  Bb            F
You won't know until you
make it there
Bm   Bb                F
So unlock the door and move
the wooden chair
Bm      Bb         F
I can't promise it won't be hell
Bm       Bb          F
But it's better than how
you're living now

[Outro]
Em   Bm   Bb   C

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How to play A Letter: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for A Letter by Hello Mary on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

A Letter by Hello Mary is in the key of C major (no sharps or flats). The song uses 7 chords: C, Am, Em, G, Bm, Bb and F.

Listen for C – Am – Em – G (I – vi – iii – V in C major): the song comes back to it again and again. In solfa, that is doh – lah – mi – soh. Once these 4 changes are comfortable, most of the song is done.

Good to know: Bm, Bb and F are the tricky part on guitar (barre or movable shapes). Slow the change down until it is clean; on piano and ukulele they are simpler.