Letter to the dead (Pearl Jam)

tabbed by John Halfpenny ([email protected])

This was taken from a bootleg, an EV solo. Excellent track, but I suspect he drops the lyrics in a couple of places, hence the patchiness.

Capo on at fret1, I think the tuning is drop D, if you're familiar with drop D do it, but it's only for the open string at one or two notes, and usually I can't be bothered to tune down. O:¬)

Chords used (cut down versions shown to match the arpeggio)

 D x0032x   Dii x542xx   G xx543x   Gii  3200xx  
Bb x1333x     F 133211   C xx2010


Intro (the arpeggio is like this through the verse of the song)
e ---------------------------------
B -------3---------------3---------
G ---2-------2---2---4-------4---4-
D -0---0-------0---5---5-------5---
A ---------------------------------
E ---------------------------------

D              G             D          C
I'm writing my last will and testament

     D              G             D  G
It's not much of an easy thing to do

    D                G                    D               G
You think about everyone you've known and what they meant

    D                G                      D 
You think about everything they've done for you

Gii       Bb             Dii
I started low and I will cry

   Gii                Bb                Dii
To what was there for me all throughout my life

Dii             Gii
I don't want to die

F        Gii
But if I do

    Bb       Gii
I'm leaving

    Bb        Gii
I'm leaving

    Bb             Gii                D
I'm leaving all my everything to the (whoooooooooo)


Please email me with any lyrics corrections! :)