Johnny Cash - Letters From Home: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Letters From Home" 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.

G                       C
I want to thank you for all of the letters
G                 D          G D
That you’ve been sending to me
G                               C
For it’s good to lean on the strength of my family
    A7                        D
To help me get through every day

Chorus:
               G            B7      C       Cm
Without these letters from home to carry me on
 G             Em      A   D
My life would fall to pieces
       G           B7          C         Cm
Every word that I read brings comfort to me
G          D            G
I love my letters from home

And it’s good to hear from the woman who raised me
Some things in life never change
When I was in trouble, she was always praying
And sending her blessings my way, thank you, ma

Chorus

And the next time you write,
maybe you could send a picture of yourself
It would really be
another ray of light in this miserable place
And be great to see your face every day

Chorus


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

A7

Guitar chord A7

C

Guitar chord C

Cm

Guitar chord Cm

D

Guitar chord D

Em

Guitar chord Em

G

Guitar chord G

B7

Guitar chord B7

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 "Letters From Home" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Letters From Home" by Johnny Cash.

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