[Intro] G  C9  G  C9

G
Long were the nights
                                  C9
When my days once revolved around you
G
Counting my footsteps
                              C9
Praying the floor won't fall through again
       D/F#                  Em7      D/F#
And my mother accused me of losing my mind
      C9
But I swore I was fine

    G
You paint me a blue sky
                          C9
And go back and turn it to rain
      G
And I lived in your chess game
                            C9
But you changed the rules every day
D/F#                       Em7
Wondering which version of you
        D/F#        C9
I might get on the phone tonight
        D/F#
Well, I stopped picking up
         Em7        D/F#         C9
And this song is to let you know why

G
Dear John
                             C9
I see it all now that you're gone
                          Em7
Don't you think I was too young to be messed with?
    D/F#                        C9
The girl in the dress cried the whole way home
            G     C9
I should've known

      G
Well, maybe it's me
                      C9
And my blind optimism to blame
              G
Or maybe it's you and your sick need
                        C9
To give love then take it away
    D/F#
And you'll add my name
        Em7          D/F#         C9
To your long list of traitors who don't understand
              D/F#
And I'll look back in regret
      Em7               D/F#
How I ignored when they said
        C9
"Run as fast as you can"

G
Dear John
                             C9
I see it all now that you're gone
                          Em7
Don't you think I was too young to be messed with?
    D/F#                        C9
The girl in the dress cried the whole way home

G
Dear John
                         C9
I see it all now, it was wrong
                                Em7
Don't you think nineteen's too young to be played
        D/F#                      C9
By your dark twisted games when I loved you so?
        G         C9
I should've known

            Em7                 D/F#
You are an expert at sorry and keeping lines blurry
C9
Never impressed by me acing your tests
         Em7                            D/F#
All the girls that you've run dry have tired, lifeless eyes
           C9
'Cause you burned them out
      D/F#               Em7               D/F#
But I took your matches before fire could catch me
    C9
So don't look now
     D/F#                   C9                   G
I'm shining like fireworks over your sad, empty town

( C9  Em7  D/F#  C9 )

     G
Dear John
                             C9
I see it all now that you're gone
                         Em7
Don't you think I was too young to be messed with?
    D/F#                         C9            G
The girl in the dress cried the whole way home

                             C9
I see it all now that you're gone
                         Em7
Don't you think I was too young to be messed with?
    D/F#                     C9
The girl in the dress wrote you a song
               G
You should've known

          C9        G
You should've known
                        C9
Don't you think I was too young?
                G
You should've known