Last Letter

	  		
Intro: Db  Gb 


Bbm               Ab 
I miss, I mi—, I miss you 
Eh, fuck it! 

verse 1 
                           Db 
This might be the hardest song I've ever had to write 
Yeah, I dreamt about you last night 
                       Gb 
I only see you when I close my eyes tight 
Yeah, I wish I told you how I felt before you left 
              Bbm 
But it just never felt right 
        Ab 
Yeah, *crying* 
                    Db 
I wish I told you everything before you left 
I won't forget the day that they found the growth in your chest 
                              Gb 
The cancer took ahold of your body and then it spread 
I talk to you more now than I ever did—I'm a mess 
                                 Bbm 
This song will never capture the pain that I could express 
I learned from you that nothing is perfect, but try your best 
                                            Ab 
I know you had your demons that younger me didn't get 
And out of all our demons, our biggest might be regret 
                                 Db 
Relate more than ever, remember back when I would only see you every other week 
And every other Wednesday, you would take us out to eat 
Gb 
Mom and you had split, so we're living in between 
Looking up the word "divorced" to understand what it could mean 
               Bbm 
But I don't understand, Mom is with another man 
You been drinking heavier, to me it was just another can 
                Ab 
Culture full of broken homes, we were just another fam 
Coulda left like other dads, you, you had another plan 
               Db 
So you stuck around, dealt a life that you probably would never choose 
You bottled it inside and that bottle turned into booze 
       Gb 
The Jäger took ahold and your body took the abuse 
But finally found soberity, cried when I got the news 
 Bbm 
I know, been hurting more than I show 
Inspired by your story, couple things you should know 
              Ab 
I met this girl at my show, teared up by what I was told 
She said, "I'm sober 'cause of you, you do way more than you know" 
And I say— 

 
            Db 
And I say, "Ohh, please grant me the serenity 
     Gb 
To accept everything I cannot change" 
 Bbm                                 Db 
You, you always told me I had to do anything 
             Ab 
To have you back, see you one day 
Db                                Gb 
I, I wonder if you see me when I fall, yeah 
                                 Bbm 
I wonder if you hear me now at all 
Maybe if the world played this through speakers 
        Ab 
I'd be loud enough to reach you, and you'll hear 
My last letter for you 


verse 2 
                             Db 
And I don't understand how you would stay so optimistic 
You started chemo, fought the battle, never quit 
              Gb 
That really left an imprint 
And we would talk about our lives and after this 
              Bbm 
How we would live 'em different 
See, Mom and you would put your differences aside 
 Ab 
Every day she would visit, see the love and your vision 
See the hurt in your smile, your wisdom is what I'm missing the most 
Db 
I'll never be ready to let you go 
I never felt so helpless it's outta both our control 
     Gb 
You told me how you wanted to travel, next year you'll go 
And your body had become fragile, not once did you lose your soul 
Bbm 
We were told, it was progressing and you had less than a week 
True love is every tear when we told you we had to leave 
    Ab 
And how we would converse it, not once did we need to speak 
That one day in late October you passed away in your sleep 
         Db 
I been cryin' when I think about it 
I miss your smile, I miss your laugh, and now I live without it 
                           Gb 
I told you music was my passion, and you never doubt it 
And people tell me they relate, but now I truly doubt it 
                        Bbm 
Remember cryin' on your grave and yellin' up to you, "How did I lose my way?" 
I won't forget that summer was some of my darkest days 
     Ab 
Was asking for a sign, sat in my tears and prayed 
When I saw that sign you sent me, that day was forever changed 
Db 
I know, I know, I should've been a better me 
Oh, blame me when we argue, I said things I didn't mean 
         Gb 
Me and you are who our issues should have always been between 
So I'm sorry for the lack of communication from me 
        Bbm 
I just wish that you were here, so you could watch me win a Grammy 
But more importantly to build a family 
                  Ab 
I hope I make you proud and become everything I can be 
I hope they play it loud and send this letter where I can't reach 
Sincerely, Mark 


            Db 
And I say, "Ohh, please grant me the serenity 
     Gb 
To accept everything I cannot change" 
 Bbm                                 Db 
You, you always told me I had to do anything 
             Ab 
To have you back, see you one day 
Db                                Gb 
I, I wonder if you see me when I fall, yeah 
                                 Bbm 
I wonder if you hear me now at all 
Maybe if the world played this through speakers 
        Ab 
I'd be loud enough to reach you, and you'll hear 
My last letter for you