A Letter To Michelle
The Cog Is DeadVersion1
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Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
|x2
It was spring of 1890
Thomas Livingston had built a new machine
And he planned to see the world
Flying everywhere to places yet unseen
When the day to set sail finally arrived
He hugged his son and he kissed his wife
And set off on the journey through the sky
And the first few months went just as planned
They were leaving Rome for Amsterdam
When a pirate vessel caught them by surprise
Well, panic broke out
On that ship
Cannons fired and bullets ripped
Though Thomas stood firm
In the fight,
He feared he'd have to write:
"Dear Michelle, I won't be coming home
I'm drifting out across the clouds
Into the great unknown
"There's no way I'll ever make it back
It's vast out here, and I have veered
So very far off track
"Please look after Jim
And take good care of him
Oh, Michelle, I know you will raise him well
"I wish I could return
But now you'll have to learn
To carry on when your family man is gone"
As the pirates waged their war
Thomas tried to fight and counter their attacks
But the fiends had them outnumbered
And a gunman shot his first mate in the back
Well they picked off his men, one by one
There was nothing they could do, and there was nowhere to run
And it wouldn't be long 'til the scoundrels shot them all
Then with one final blast that shook the ship
Thomas Livingston's vessel took a critical hit
And down his mighty craft began to fall
And Thomas then thought of his miss
He couldn't let her know he went down like this
He wrote a letter to Michelle,
As down his airship fell:
"Dear Michelle, I won't be coming home
I'm drifting out across the clouds
Into the great unknown
"There's no way I'll ever make it back
It's vast out here, and I have veered
So very far off track
"Please look after Jim
And take good care of him
Oh Michelle, I know you will raise him well
"I wish I could return
But now you'll have to learn
To carry on when your family man is gone
"Please look after Jim
And take good care of him
Oh Michelle, I know you will raise him well
"I wish I could return
But now you'll have to learn
To carry on when your family man is gone"
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Readable chord sheet for A Letter To Michelle by The Cog Is Dead
[C] [E] [Am] [F] |x2 [C]It was spring of 189[F]0 Thomas Li[Am]vingston had built a new m[G]achine [C]And he planned to see the [F]world Flying e[Am]verywhere to places yet uns[G]een When the d[Am]ay to set sail finally arrived He h[F]ugged his son and he kissed his wife And s[C]et off on the journey through the sk[G]y And the f[Am]irst few months went just as planned The[F]y were leaving Rome for Amsterdam When a pirate v[C]essel caught them by surpri[G]se Well, p[Am]anic broke out [E]On that ship C[F]annons fired and b[C]ullets ripped Though T[Am]homas stood firm [E]In the fight, He [F]feared he'd have to w[G]rite: [C]"Dear Michelle, I won't be co[E]ming home I'm dri[Am]fting out across the clouds In[F]to the great unknown [C]"There's no way I'll ever [E]make it back It's v[Am]ast out here, and I have veered So [F]very far off track "Please look after Jim And take good care of him Oh, Michelle, I know you will raise him well "I wish I could return But now you'll have to learn To carry on when your family man is gone" As the pirates waged their war Thomas tried to fight and counter their attacks But the fiends had them outnumbered And a gunman shot his first mate in the back Well they picked off his men, one by one There was nothing they could do, and there was nowhere to run And it wouldn't be long 'til the scoundrels shot them all Then with one final blast that shook the ship Thomas Livingston's vessel took a critical hit And down his mighty craft began to fall And Thomas then thought of his miss He couldn't let her know he went down like this He wrote a letter to Michelle, As down his airship fell: "Dear Michelle, I won't be coming home I'm drifting out across the clouds Into the great unknown "There's no way I'll ever make it back It's vast out here, and I have veered So very far off track "Please look after Jim And take good care of him Oh Michelle, I know you will raise him well "I wish I could return But now you'll have to learn To carry on when your family man is gone "Please look after Jim And take good care of him Oh Michelle, I know you will raise him well "I wish I could return But now you'll have to learn To carry on when your family man is gone"