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Dear John

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Song

Dear John

(Gustafson/Macauley)

verse:

C F

Everybody was talking to me

C G

Like I was a child

C F

In their words I could hear them saying

C G

It's just a matter of time

D Bb Am G C

Anyway it's a long long race been run

D Bb Am G C

Anyway it's a sad sad song been sung

chorus:

F

Dear John goodbye she said

C

Sometimes it's hard she said

F D7 Gsus-G

Dear John I've broken away

verse:

Vanity is hard old lady

You can't read her mind

I'm a fool but I don't fool easy

While you're foolin' around

Anyway I can hold my own tonight

I admit I was wrong and you where right

chorus:

Dear John Goodbye she said

Sometimes it's hard she said

Dear John I've broken away

chorus:

Dear John goodbye she said

Sometimes it's hard she said

Dear John I've broken away

guitar solo:

C F C

E|---------------------------------8----8----8----8----|
B|---------------------6-6-6p5-----8b10-8b10-8b10-8b10-|
G|-----5-5-5h7p5---5-7---------7-----------------------|
D|-5-8-----------7-------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|

G C

E|-8-8-8------------------------15----15----15----15-|
B|-8-6-8-8b10-8b10-8-8-6-6-5-5--15b17-15b17-15b17r15-|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|

F C

E|-15-15-15----15----15----15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-|
B|-13-15-15b17-15b17-15b17r15-13-13-13-12-13-13-12-|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|

G D Bb Am G

E|-15-15------------------12-11-10--15b17r15b17--|
B|-13-13-13-12-10--8-9-10------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|

C D Bb Am G

E|-12h13p12---------------------12-11-10--15b17r15b17-|
B|----------13-13--------8-9-10-----------------------|
G|----------------14p12-------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|

C

E|-15b17r15-------15-------15-------15-------------|
B|----------13-13----13-13----13-13----13-13-------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|

chorus:

Dear John goodbye she said

Sometimes it's hard she said

Dear John I've broken away

verse:

Everybody was talking to me

Like I was a child

In their words I could hear them saying

It's just a matter of time

Anyway it's a long long race been run

Anyway it's a sad sad song been sung

chorus:

Dear John goodbye she said

Sometimes it's hard she said

Dear John I've broken away

chorus:

Dear John goodbye she said

Sometimes it's hard she said

Dear John I've broken away

chorus:

Dear John goodbye she said

Sometimes..

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