| (verse 1) |
| E | |
| Today I burned your old love letters, |
| B7 | E | |
| I | burned them gently one by | one, |
| E | |
| And as I light the flame I read it, |
| B7 | E | E7 | |
| So | I could see what you had d | one, |
| (chorus) |
| A | E | |
| The | first you wrote me was the s | weetest, |
| E | B7 | |
| The last one broke my heart in | two, |
| E | |
| Our | love now lies among the embers, |
| B7 | E | |
| In the | ashes of your letter, I am | blue, |
(lead chords - E - B7 - E - B7 - E - E7)
| (verse 2 ) |
| E | |
| As I burned your old love letters, |
| B7 | E | |
| It | brough back memories from the | past, |
| E | |
| It told about you and your new love, |
| B7 | E | E7 | |
| A | love I knew could never | last, |
| (chorus) |
| A | E | |
| The | first you wrote me was the s | weetest, |
| E | B7 | |
| The last one broke my heart in | two, |
| E | |
| As I light the flame I read it, |
| B7 | E | |
| For | I can say I still love | you, |
Outro - E - B7 - E - B7 - E - E7