(Verse 1)
E
Long were the nights
Asus2
When the days once revolved around you
E
Counting my footsteps,
Asus2
Prayin’ the floor won’t fall through, again
C#m Bsus2
My mother accused me of losing my mind
Asus2
But I swore I was fine
(Verse 2)
E
You paint me a blue sky and go back
Asus2
And turn it to rain
E
And I lived in your chess game
Asus2
But you changed the rules every day
C#m Bsus2
Wonderin which version of you
Asus2
I might get on the phone, tonight,
C#m
Well I stopped pickin’ up
Bsus2 Asus2
And this song is to let you know why
(Chorus)
E
Dear John,
Bsus2
I see it all now that you’re gone.
C#m
Don’t you think I was too young
To be messed with
Bsus2
The girl in the dress
Asus2
Cried the whole way home
I shoulda known.
(Verse 3)
E
Well maybe it’s me
Asus2
And my blind optimism to blame
E
Maybe its you and your sick need
Asus2
To give love then take it away
C#m
And you’ll add my name
Bsus2
To your long list of traitors
Asus2
Who don’t understand
C#m
And I’ll look back in regret
Bsus2
How I ignored when they said
Asus2
Run as fast as you can
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(Chorus)
E
Dear John,
Bsus2
I see it all now that you’re gone.
C#m
Don’t you think I was too young
To be messed with
Bsus2
The girl in the dress
Asus2
Cried the whole way home
E
Dear John,
Bsus2
I see it all now it was wrong
C#m
Don’t you think nineteen’s too young
Bsus2
To be played by your dark twisted games
Asus2
When I loved you so
I shoulda known
E
(Bridge)
C#m
You are an expert at sorry
Bsus2
And keeping lines blurry
Asus2
And never impressed by me
Acing your tests
C#m
All the girls that you run dry
Bsus2
Have tired lifeless eyes
Asus2
Cuz you burned them out
Bsus2
But I took your matches
C#m Bsus2
Before fire could catch me
Asus2
So don’t look now
C#m
I’m shining like fireworks
Bsus2 E
Over your sad empty town
Oh woah oh
(E Bsus2 C#m Bsus2 Asus2)
(Chorus)
E
Dear John,
Bsus2
I see it all now that you’re gone.
C#m
Don’t you think I was too young
To be messed with
Bsus2
The girl in the dress
Asus2
Cried the whole way home
E Bsus2
I see all it now that you’re gone
C#m
Don’t you think I was too young
To be messed with
Bsus2
The girl in the dress
Asus2
Wrote you a song
E
You should’ve known
Asus2
You shoulda known
E Asus2
Don’t you think I was too young
You shoulda known.
E
