Dear John

Pat Boone

cavaco intermediate

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Dear John

Key: G

Dear John Key DD

Dear John Key D#D#

Dear John Key EE

Dear John Key FF(one step down)

Dear John Key F#F#(half step down)

Dear John Key GG(original key)

Dear John Key G#G#(half step up)

Dear John Key AA(one step up)

Dear John Key A#A#

Dear John Key BB

Dear John Key CC

Dear John Key C#C#

	  		
Intro: G A D G D 

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

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


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

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

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

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

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

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


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

OUTRO: 
 Ab           Eb 
(Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa)..(Fade.)

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