E|------------------------------| Death Letter - Cassandra Wilson ------------------------------
Tabbed by: Evan Swain 
Tuning: Drop C♯/Drop D♭ in standard variation C#ADGBe

C#:0446xx
F#:54465x
G#:76687x
E :32243x


[Intro]

    C#                       
E|----------------------------------------| x 5 Play this riff throughout the song on every C#
B|----------------------------------------|
G|------6---6-6---6-----------------------|
D|------5~--4-4---4---------2-----/4-/4---|
A|------4---------7~----/4----4---/4-/4---|
E|-0-0----0-----0---0---/0--------/5-/5---|

alternatively:

    C#                       
E|--------------------------------------| (How he plays it live)
B|--------------------------------------|
G|------6---6-6---6-------4-4-4-/6-6----|
D|------5~--4-4---4-------2-2-2-/4-4----|
A|------4---------7~------2-4-2-/4-4----|
E|-0-0----0-----0---0-------------------|


[Verse 1]

                           
Riff 1

       C#
I got a letter this mornin, how do-do you reckon it read?
        C#
It said, "Hurry, man, your love is dead."

Riff 2
                               
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----5-5-x-x--5--5---5-5-------------------------------------------|
G|----6-6-x-x--6--6---6-6-------------6---6-6---6-------------------|
D|----4-4-x-x--4--4---4-4-------------5~--4-4---4-----2-----/4-4-4--|
A|----4-4-x-x--4--4---4-4-------------4---------7-----2-----/4-4-4--|
E|--5-5-5-x-x--5--5-5-5-5-5\\0--0-0-----0-----0----0--3--0--/5-5-5--|

        F#                                            C#
I got a letter this mornin, how do you reckon it read?
  
Riff 3
                                 
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----7-7-x-x--7---5---5-5------------------------------------------|
G|----8-8-x-x--8---6---6-6------------6---6-6---6-------------------|
D|----6-6-x-x--6---4---4-5------------5~--4-4---4-----2-----/4-4-4--|
A|----6-6-x-x--6---4---4-4------------4---------7-----2-----/4-4-4--|
E|--7-7-7-x-x--7\--5-5-5-5-5\\0--0-0----0-----0----0--3--0--/5-5-5--|

               G#                 F#                                     C#                   
You know, it said, "Hurry, hurry, only problem the man you love is dead?"


[Verse 2]
C#
Well, I grabbed up my suitcase, and took off down the road
C#                                               F#
When I got there he was layin on the coolin board
F#                                                                  C#
  I grabbed up my suitcase, and I took off down the road
G#                                        F#                 C#
But when I got there you were layin, layin on the coolin board

[Verse 3]
C#
Well, I walked up right close, looked down in his face
C#                                                F#
Good ole boy got to lay here til the Judgment Day --
F#                    C#
--ayyyy yes, hmmm well I looked down in his face
       G#                   F#                       C#
Well good ole boy, I'll lay here til the Judgment Day

[Verse 4]
C#
Looked like it was 10,000 people standin round the buryin ground
C#                                               F#
I didn't know I loved him until they laid him down
F#                                             C#
Looked like 10,000 people were standin round the buryin ground
        G#                    F#                           C#
Well I didn't know I loved him til they laid him down

[Verse 5]
C#
Well I got up this mornin'; The break of day
C#                                            F#
Just huggin' the pillows where he used to lay
F#                                           C#
I said soon as smoke, cast in the break of day
  G#                          F#                           C#
I knew I was huggin the pillow where my sweet man used to lay

[Outro]
C#
Oh hush! Thought I heard him call my name
C#                                 F#
Once so loud so, so nice and plain
F#         C#
yeaaah  mmm
G#        F#      C#
mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
C#
C#
C#
G# F# C#

Any suggestions please let me know in the comments.



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| ~  Vibrato
| h  Hammer-on
| p  Pull-off
| /  Slide up