David Bowie - Letter to Hermione: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Letter to Hermione" 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.

    D7                                      Cmaj7      G
The hand that wrote this letter sweeps the pillow clean
D7                            Cmaj7         G
So rest your head and read a treasured dream
E7sus4                     Cmaj7
I care for no one else but you
                             Am7
I tear my soul to cease the pain
                            E7sus4
I think maybe you feel the same.
            Asus2
What can we do?
Cmaj7                           E7sus4
I'm not quite sure what we're supposed to do
A7                            Cmaj7 E7sus4
So I've been writing just for you

They say your life is going very well
They say you sparkle like a different girl
But something tells me that you hide
When all the world is warm and tired
You cry a little in the dark, well so do I
I'm not quite sure
What you're supposed to say
But I can see it's not okay

He makes you laugh, he brings you out in style
He treats you well
And makes you up real fine
And when he's strong
He's strong for you
And when you kiss
It's something new
But did you ever call my name
Just by mistake?
I'm not quite sure what
I'm supposed to do
So, I'll just write some love to you

E7sus4        Cmaj7
Doo doo Doooo do
E7sus4               Fmaj7
do dah dah dah do do wah oo wah oh ahh...


You can simplify chords by removing barre

Transpose

Reset

Font Size

Reset

Simplify chords by removing barre

Guitar Chord Diagrams

Am

Guitar chord Am

A7

Guitar chord A7

Am7

Guitar chord Am7

Cm

Guitar chord Cm

Cmaj7

Guitar chord Cmaj7

Cmaj

Guitar chord Cmaj

D7

Guitar chord D7

E7

Guitar chord E7

E7sus4

Guitar chord E7sus4

Fm

Guitar chord Fm

Fmaj7

Guitar chord Fmaj7

Fmaj

Guitar chord Fmaj

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 Hermione" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Letter to Hermione" by David Bowie.

David Bowie Song List