Biography:
The Box Tops were an American band of the 60s that combined soul and rock music into a popular sound epitomized by their famous single "The Letter". The band was fronted by teenaged singer Alex Chilton, and for their studio recordings after "The Letter", consisted solely of Chilton and Memphis studio musicians. For live performances, Chilton was joined by Tom Boggs (drums), Rick Allen (bass), Gary Talley (guitar), and Bill Cunningham (organ). A popular original member before their first hit was Larry Spillman (drums).
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Four years of hard work!
This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!
This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!
[Am] |[F]
Give me a ticket for an aeroplane,
[G] |[D]
ain't got time to take a fast train.
[Am]
Lonely days are gone,
[F]
I'm a goin' home,
[E7] |[Am]
my baby just wrote me a letter.
[Am] |[F]
I don't care how much money I gotta spend,
[G] |[D]
got to get back to my baby again.
[Am]
Lonely days are gone,
[F]
I'm a goin' home,
[E7] |[Am]
my baby just wrote me a letter.
[start chorus]
|[C] |[G]
Well, she wrote me a letter,
|[F] [C] |[G] | [G]
said she couldn't live without me no more.
|[C] [G] |[F] [C] |[G]
Listen, mister, can't you see I got to get back to my baby once more,
|[E7]
anyway.
[end chorus]
[Am] |[F]
Give me a ticket for an aeroplane,
[G] |[D]
ain't got time to take a fast train.
[Am]
Lonely days are gone,
[F]
I'm a goin' home,
[E7] |[Am] |[E7] |[Am] |[Am] |
my baby just wrote me a letter, my baby just wrote me a letter.
Give me a ticket for an aeroplane,
[G] |[D]
ain't got time to take a fast train.
[Am]
Lonely days are gone,
[F]
I'm a goin' home,
[E7] |[Am]
my baby just wrote me a letter.
[Am] |[F]
I don't care how much money I gotta spend,
[G] |[D]
got to get back to my baby again.
[Am]
Lonely days are gone,
[F]
I'm a goin' home,
[E7] |[Am]
my baby just wrote me a letter.
[start chorus]
|[C] |[G]
Well, she wrote me a letter,
|[F] [C] |[G] | [G]
said she couldn't live without me no more.
|[C] [G] |[F] [C] |[G]
Listen, mister, can't you see I got to get back to my baby once more,
|[E7]
anyway.
[end chorus]
[Am] |[F]
Give me a ticket for an aeroplane,
[G] |[D]
ain't got time to take a fast train.
[Am]
Lonely days are gone,
[F]
I'm a goin' home,
[E7] |[Am] |[E7] |[Am] |[Am] |
my baby just wrote me a letter, my baby just wrote me a letter.
