Dear John

INTRO: G A D G D

CHORUS:
D                               A
Dear John (Dear John) oh, how I 
    C  A
hate to write.
     A                             
Dear John (Dear John) I must let 
         D
you know tonight.
D                              
That my love for you has gone, 
Gbm        G
there's no reason

to go on.
    Gbm  Em          A            
For to---night I wed another, dear
 D   G D
 John.


SPOKEN:
Bm D                             
.....I was overseas in battle 
      A
when the postman

came to me.
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              E    A              
And he handed me a letter..awww, I
     D
 was happy as I

could be.
             D                     
You see, the fighting was all over 
        G
and the battles,

they'd all been won.
          A      Em     A        
Then I, I opened up the letter 
                    D.....Bb
and it started, 'Dear John.'

CHORUS:
Gm7  Eb                         
Dear John (Dear John) oh, how I hate
Bb
 to write.
Bb                                
Dear John (Dear John) I must let 
          Eb
you know tonight.
Eb                             
That my love for you has gone, 
Abm7       Ab
there's no reason

to go on.
      Bb      Fm  Bb            
For tonight I wed another, dear 
Eb   Ab Eb
John.


SPOKEN:
 Eb
(Dear John) Will you please send 
back my picture?
            Bb
You see, my husband wants it now.
Bb                                
When I tell you who I'm wedding 
              Eb
you won't care, dear, anyhow.
                      G          
Now, the ceremony has started and 
      Ab
I'll wed your brother, Don.
Bb      Fm      Bb              
Please, wish us happiness 
        Eb
forever, dear John.

OUTRO:
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(Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa)..(Fade.)