Apr192020

payton – Love Letter Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

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This is the chords of Love Letter by payton on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

[Intro]
Cadd9 G Em G
Cadd9 G Em7 G

[Verse 1]
Cadd9 G
I said oh, don’t tell me that
Em G
How you telling me you love me then you take it back
Cadd9 G
What’s love? Can you tell me that?
Em7 G
If I gave you the world, would you give it back?

[Pre-Chorus]
Cadd9
Like uh oh,
G Em7
Can you tell me, where’d the love go
G Cadd9
Is my heart on my sleeve or in your coat?
G Em7 G
I just wanna know baby, where’d the love go

[Chorus]
Cadd9 G
Yea, I don’t even know myself
Em G
Tryna help me but I don’t need help
Cadd9 G
You said you loved me and no one else
Em7 G
Yeah, so here’s a love letter to myself
Cadd9 G
Yea, I don’t even know myself
Em G
Tryna help me but I don’t need help
Cadd9 G
You said you loved me and no one else
Em7 G
Yeah, so here’s a love letter to myself

[Bridge]
Cadd9 G Em G
*Hey, I uh just wanted to check in
Cadd9 G D
I’ve been really worried about you
Em7 G
Umm, where have you been
What’s, what’s going on?*

[Verse 2]
Cadd9
All these memories
G
They’re bringing problems back
Em
You know the way I feel
G
There’s nothing wrong with that
Cadd9
You gotta new man
G
But I can’t help with that
Em
I just hope you find yourself
G
Before you hit me back

[Pre-Chorus]
Cadd9
Like uh oh,
G Em7
Can you tell me, where’d the love go
G Cadd9
Is my heart on my sleeve or in your coat?
G Em7 G
I just wanna know baby, where’d the love go

[Verse 3]
Cadd9 G
Well hey I spent some time by myself
Em G
Realize I don’t need nobody else, yea
Cadd9 G Em
I’m just tryna find the love inside of me
G
Can you please just let me die in peace
Cadd9 G Em
They say if you love her then you let her go
G
And you want the best from me yes, I know
Cadd9 G Em
I just need to take a step back and grow
G
But you deserve the world I hope you know

[Pre-Chorus]
Cadd9 G
I guess you really found yourself
Em7 G
Now that you’re happy with somebody else
Cadd9 G
You said you love me but you love yourself
Cadd9 G
Yea, so here’s a love letter to myself

How to play Love Letter: key, chords and progression

Love Letter by payton is built around G major (one sharp: F♯), with 5 chords in all: Cadd9, G, Em, Em7 and D.

Most of the song cycles through Cadd9 – G – Em – G (IVadd9 – I – vi – I in G major). In solfa, that is fah – doh – lah – doh. Get these 4 changes smooth and the rest comes quickly.

Beginner-friendly: every chord here is an open shape on guitar: no capo, no barre chords needed.