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Intro
B G#m B G#m E F#
B Bmaj7
Somebody, please, if somebody will
E C#
Let them take a letter to my girl Lucille
F#
Let them tell her, Lord, how I'm missing her still
B F#
I think about her constantly
B Bmaj7
Somebody, please, if somebody can
E C#
Let them take a letter from this lonely man
F#
All I ask is Lord, make her understand
B E
I'll die if she don't wait for me
Verse 1:
B D#m
I heard a rumor from the guys in cell
A
G#m
You've served your time and you are
C#
Leaving today
B F#
Well, there is something you can do
E F# B
For me to help your old friend
B7
Help me, please
C#
'Cause I've got seven years in this
F#
Old pen
B F#
Till I'm home again
B Bmaj7
Somebody, please, if somebody will
E C#
Let them take a letter to my girl Lucille
F#
Let them tell her, Lord, how I'm missing her still
B F#
I think about her constantly
B Bmaj7
Somebody, please, if somebody can
E C#
Let them take a letter from this lonely man
F#
All I ask is Lord, make her understand
B E F#
I'll die if she don't wait for me
Verse 2:
B D#m
To hear you tell it, you're all innocent men
G#m C#
But I was guilty, and I'd do it all again
B F# E
Just to hold her for a minute or two
F# B B7
I'd steal a king's crown, yes, I would
C# F#
If I don't reach that girl some way I know
B F#
There'll be another man around
B Bmaj7
Somebody, please, if somebody will
E C#
Let them take a letter to my girl Lucille
F#
Let them tell her, Lord, how I'm missing her still
B F#
I think about her constantly ugh
B Bmaj7
Somebody, please, if somebody can
E C#
Let them take a letter from this lonely man
F#
All I ask is Lord why don't you make her understand
B F#
Because I'll die if she don't wait for me oooh
B Bmaj7
Somebody, please, if somebody will
E C#
Let them take a letter to my girl Lucille
F#
Let them tell her, Lord, how I'm missing her still
B F#
I think about her constantly
Written by Tony Macaulay