Hoobastank - The Letter: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "The Letter" 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.

Em                C
Meet me there at midnight,
      Am              B
same place we always go
    Em          C               B7
I'm absolutely sure he doesn't know
      Em                  C
Those words jump off the letter
        Am               B
that I found behind our bed
Em               C           D           B
Haunting me they echo in my head, in my head

Chorus:
      Em  Am       G              D
It's too late to try and work it out
        Em  Am     G                D
There's no way to turn this thing around
     Em    C           G                D
It's all there in the letter that I've found
      B7
I've memorized it line for line
Too bad that letter isn't mine
Em Am7  G D
      no

When can I next see you
I've been counting down the days
I promise you our secret will be safe
No, I just can't continue
Reading through my tears
The meaning of the letter is so clear
So clear

Chorus:
It's too late to try and work it out
There's no way to turn this thing around
It's all there in the letter that I found
I've memorized it line for line
Too bad that letter isn't mine

Em                C                       D
You wanted me to find it, never tried to hide it
               A7/C#                 C        B
Running never fades those words are here to stay

I hope you find this letter
I'm writing you today
These would be the last words that I say

Chorus:
It's too late to try and work it out
There's no way to turn this thing around
It's all here in this letter that you found

It's too late to try and work it out
(It's too late)
There's no way to turn this thing around
(There's no way)
It's all here in this letter that you found
So memorize it line for line
I won't be there to say goodbye


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A7

Guitar chord A7

Am

Guitar chord Am

Am7

Guitar chord Am7

B

Guitar chord B

B7

Guitar chord B7

C

Guitar chord C

C#

Guitar chord C#

D

Guitar chord D

Em

Guitar chord Em

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 "The Letter" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "The Letter" by Hoobastank.