boygenius - Letter To An Old Poet: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Letter To An Old Poet" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

                        C
I said I think you're special
                      F
You told me once that I'm selfish
                  G
And I kissed you hard
                      F
In the dark, in the closet
                      C
You said my music is mellow
                  F
Maybe I'm just exhausted
                         G
You think you're a good person
                                    F
Because you won't punch me in the stomach

    F  C      G
And I love you
               F
I don't know why
         Am  Em   F
I just do, oh, but

Chorus:
             C             G
You're not special, you're evil
F                      Am         Em
You don't get to tell me to calm down
F                 C      G
You made me feel like an equal
F                   Am
But I'm better than you
                 Em          F
And you should know that by now
          C              G
When you fell down the stairs
F                  Am         Em
It looked like it hurt and I wasn't sorry
F              C        G
I should have left you right there
F               Am      Em           F
With your hostages, my heart and my car keys
C           G
You don't know me

F           C
I wanna be happy
         F                 C/E          G
I'm ready to walk into my room without lookin'
     Dm
for you
      F            C          G
I'll go up to the top of our building
Dm     F         Am        Em               F
And remember my dog when I see the full moon

F        C   G  F
I can't feel it yet
    C     G   F
But I am waiting


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

Am

Guitar chord Am

C

Guitar chord C

Dm

Guitar chord Dm

E

Guitar chord E

Em

Guitar chord Em

F

Guitar chord F

G

Guitar chord G

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Letter To An Old Poet" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Letter To An Old Poet" by boygenius.