Passenger – The Letter (Guitar)
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Chords
Attempt to capture chords for the track from Passenger's new album
One for the Road (Songs from the Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry the Musical)
I used Mike's live stream from 14 Sep 2025 for reference
(even though the audio was glitching during this song).
Starts at approximately 45:50 during the live stream
The C/B is just a passing chord he uses when moving between
C and Am7
[Chords]
Fsus2 1x301x
Am7 x02010
G 3x0003
Gsus4 3x0013
D7 xx0212
Em 022000
C x32010
C/B x20010
[Intro]
Fsus2 F Fsus2 Am7 x2
[Verse 1]
Fsus2 Dear girl in the garage Fsus2 Am7 I owe you the full story Fsus2 Years ago I buried my son Fsus2 I found him hanging where he'd hung Am7 Am7 Himself out like an old pair of jeans Gsus4 G It's the worst thing that I've ever seen Fsus2 Fsus2 And the first thing I see when I dream G So I don't do much sleeping now E I just keep wondering how Am7 D7 I lost the only thing I can't replace Fsus2 Gsus4 G Silently screaming in space
[Verse 2]
N.C. Fsus2 And it destroyed our marriage Fsus2 Fsus2 Am7 Am7 Threw it from the top story Fsus2 Maureen couldn't leave the house Fsus2 She just stood there looking out Am7 Am7 Through curtains like he'd be home soon Gsus4 G And the worst thing was that I knew Fsus2 Fsus2 She'd see him in all that I do Gsus4 G She'd see him in the way I walked E7 And hear him in the words I talked Am7 D7 And catch him in the shadows on my face Fsus2 Gsus4 G We went silently drifting through space
[Chorus]
Fsus2 Then there was Queenie G She said I shouldn't take the blame C C/B Am7 She was soft and warm and all the things I lack Dm E7 She helped me carry the heaviest burden Am7 D7 That a father can have upon his back Fsus2 Gsus4 G And I never thanked her for that
[Verse 3]
Fsus2 But I searched for courage Fsus2 Am7 Am7 Like my father did before me Fsus2 In the bottom of a whiskey glass Fsus2 Spiralling and spinning fast Am7 Am7 And bleeding out with every drink they'd pour me G G It was the worst way to deal with my pain Fsus2 Fsus2 But the first thing that I turned to that didn't turn away G Then one night when I was drunk and hurt E7 I vandalised my place of work Am7 D7 And lay down all broken and disgraced Fsus2 Gsus4 G G5 Wishing I could vanish in to space
[Chorus]
Fsus2 Then there was Queenie G She stood and took the blame C C/B Am7 She was kind and brave and all the things I lack Dm E7 She took the bullet for me, she took the burden Am7 D7 She lost her job and never came back Fsus2 G Oh, and I never thanked her for that
[Instrumental]
C G Gsus4 G5
[Verse 4]
Fsus2 Dear girl in the garage Fsus2 Am7 Now you know the full story Fsus2 Four months ago I left my home Fsus2 To walk to Queenie all alone Am7 Am7 Not for love, I've only ever loved my wife Gsus4 Gsus4 But she helped me long ago and that is why Fsus2 Fsus2 I knew I had to go I had to try Gsus4 Em And I never would've walked if we never had've talked Fsus2 Fsus2 And the sun wouldn't have shone through the cracks Fsus2 Asus2 Am Asus2 A7sus2 Am And I'd just like to thank you for that