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|---------------------------------------------------|
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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..
