{"id":2747,"date":"2021-10-06T02:40:03","date_gmt":"2021-10-06T02:40:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/?p=2747"},"modified":"2026-01-04T18:17:04","modified_gmt":"2026-01-04T18:17:04","slug":"write-myself-a-letter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/write-myself-a-letter\/","title":{"rendered":"Sit Right Down … Write … Letter"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’m gonna [G] sit right down and write myself a [Bm] letter, a<\/span>nd [G] make believe it [B7] came from [C] you [ E Am ] <\/span>I’m gonna [C] write words oh, so [Am] sweet. <\/span>They’re gonna [G] knock me off of my [E] feet. <\/span>A lot of [A] kisses on the [A7] bottom – [D] I’ll be glad I [Am] got ’em [D]
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I’m gonna [G] smile and say “I hope you’re feeling [Bm] better”<\/span>
\nAnd [G] close with love, the [B7] way you [C] do [ E Am ] <\/span>
\nI’m gonna [C] sit right down and [Cm] write myself a [G] letter [E] <\/span>
\nAnd [A7] make believe that it [D] came from [G] you [D7]
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I’m gonna [A7] make believe that it [D] came from [G] you [ C G ]
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I\u2019m Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself A Letter - Dean Martin (circa 1965)\r\nWatch it on You-Tube -  https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=n17sWo-gmDs\r\n \r\n[Intro]\r\nC<\/span>   Dm7<\/span>  G7<\/span>\r\n \r\n[Verse 1]\r\n\r\nG7<\/span>        C<\/span>         Am<\/span>       C<\/span>       Am7<\/span>    Cmaj7<\/span>\r\nI'm gonna sit right down and write myself a letter, \r\n       C7<\/span>     C<\/span>        Cmaj7<\/span>     F<\/span>\r\nOh and make believe it came from you. \r\n          Dm7<\/span>                 G7<\/span>\r\nI'm gonna write words, oh, so sweet, \r\n              C<\/span>        C7<\/span>     Am7<\/span>\r\nThey're gonna knock me off my feet. \r\n         D<\/span>             D7<\/span>         Dm7<\/span>               G7<\/span>\r\nA lotta kisses at the bottom, and I'll be glad I've got 'em. \r\n \r\n{ CHORUS }\r\n    G7<\/span>    C<\/span>         Am<\/span>      C<\/span>           Am7<\/span>     Cmaj7<\/span>\r\nI'm gonna smile and say, 'I hope you're feelin' better,'\r\n    C7<\/span>          C<\/span>         Cmaj7<\/span> C<\/span>   F<\/span>\r\nand close 'With love' the way   you do...\r\n          F<\/span>                  Fm<\/span>      A#7<\/span>    C<\/span>       A7<\/span>\r\nI'm gonna sit right down and write myself a letter, \r\n    F<\/span>               G<\/span>         C<\/span>     Dm7<\/span>  G7<\/span>\r\nand make believe it came from you... \r\n \r\n[Verse 2]\r\n(up 1 semitone)\r\n    G#7<\/span>   C#<\/span>        A#m<\/span>      C#<\/span>    A#m7<\/span>     C#maj7<\/span>\r\nI'm gonna sit right down and write myself a letter..\r\n       C#7<\/span>    C#<\/span>       C#maj7<\/span>    F#<\/span>\r\nOh And make believe it came from you.\r\n          D#m7<\/span>                G#7<\/span>\r\nI'm gonna write words, oh, so sweet,\r\n              C#<\/span>       C#7<\/span>    A#m7<\/span>\r\nThey're gonna knock me off my feet.\r\n        D#<\/span>            D#7<\/span>        D#m7<\/span>              G#7<\/span>\r\nA lotta kisses at the bottom and I'll be glad I've got 'em.\r\n \r\n{ CHORUS }\r\n(up 1 more semitone)\r\n    A7    D         Bm      D           Bm7     Dmaj7\r\nI'm gonna smile and say, 'I hope you're feelin' better,'\r\n    D7          D         Dmaj7 D   G\r\nand close 'With love' the way   you do...\r\n          G                  Gm      C7     D    B7\r\nI'm gonna sit right down and write myself a let..ter,\r\n    G               A         D     Em7  A7\r\nand make believe it came from you...\r\n \r\n[Outro]\r\n     F                       Fm      A#7     C      A7\r\nI'm gonna sit right down and write myself a letter, \r\n    F                G    E               F7\r\nAnd make believe it came, make believe it came\r\n    F               G         C       F C G7 C\r\nAnd make believe it came from you... \r\n
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I\u2019m Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself A Letter - Dean Martin (circa 1965)\r\nWatch it on You-Tube -  https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=n17sWo-gmDs\r\n \r\n[Intro]\r\nF<\/span>   Gm7<\/span>  C7<\/span>\r\n \r\n[Verse 1]\r\n\r\nC7<\/span>        F<\/span>         Dm<\/span>       F<\/span>       Dm7<\/span>    Fmaj7<\/span>\r\nI'm gonna sit right down and write myself a letter, \r\n       F7<\/span>     F<\/span>        Fmaj7<\/span>     A#<\/span>\r\nOh and make believe it came from you. \r\n          Gm7<\/span>                 C7<\/span>\r\nI'm gonna write words, oh, so sweet, \r\n              F<\/span>        F7<\/span>     Dm7<\/span>\r\nThey're gonna knock me off my feet. \r\n         G<\/span>             G7<\/span>         Gm7<\/span>               C7<\/span>\r\nA lotta kisses at the bottom, and I'll be glad I've got 'em. \r\n \r\n{ CHORUS }\r\n    C7<\/span>    F<\/span>         Dm<\/span>      F<\/span>           Dm7<\/span>     Fmaj7<\/span>\r\nI'm gonna smile and say, 'I hope you're feelin' better,'\r\n    F7<\/span>          F<\/span>         Fmaj7<\/span> F<\/span>   A#<\/span>\r\nand close 'With love' the way   you do...\r\n          A#<\/span>                 A#m<\/span>     D#7<\/span>    F<\/span>       D7<\/span>\r\nI'm gonna sit right down and write myself a letter, \r\n    A#<\/span>              C<\/span>         F<\/span>     Gm7<\/span>  C7<\/span>\r\nand make believe it came from you... \r\n \r\n[Verse 2]\r\n(up 1 semitone)\r\n    C#7<\/span>   F#<\/span>        D#m<\/span>      F#<\/span>    D#m7<\/span>     F#maj7<\/span>\r\nI'm gonna sit right down and write myself a letter..\r\n       F#7<\/span>    F#<\/span>       F#maj7<\/span>    B<\/span>\r\nOh And make believe it came from you.\r\n          G#m7<\/span>                C#7<\/span>\r\nI'm gonna write words, oh, so sweet,\r\n              F#<\/span>       F#7<\/span>    D#m7<\/span>\r\nThey're gonna knock me off my feet.\r\n        G#<\/span>            G#7<\/span>        G#m7<\/span>              C#7<\/span>\r\nA lotta kisses at the bottom and I'll be glad I've got 'em.\r\n \r\n{ CHORUS }\r\n(up 1 more semitone)\r\n    D7    G         Em      G           Em7     Gmaj7\r\nI'm gonna smile and say, 'I hope you're feelin' better,'\r\n    G7          G         Gmaj7 G   C\r\nand close 'With love' the way   you do...\r\n          C                  Cm      F7     G    E7\r\nI'm gonna sit right down and write myself a let..ter,\r\n    C               D         G     Am7  D7\r\nand make believe it came from you...\r\n \r\n[Outro]\r\n     A#                      A#m     D#7     F      D7\r\nI'm gonna sit right down and write myself a letter, \r\n    A#               C    A               A#7\r\nAnd make believe it came, make believe it came\r\n    A#              C         F       A# F C7 F\r\nAnd make believe it came from you... \r\n
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I’m gonna [G] sit right down and write myself a [Bm] letter, and [G] make believe it [B7] came from [C] you [ E Am ] I’m gonna [C] write words oh, so [Am] sweet. They’re gonna [G] knock me off of my [E] feet. A lot of [A] kisses … CLICK TO VIEW SONGSit Right Down … Write … Letter<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13,116,117],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2747","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-x-bill-chase","category-live-baritone","category-live-piano"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2747","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2747"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2747\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":28259,"href":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2747\/revisions\/28259"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2747"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2747"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2747"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}