{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1804885,"song":"Dear John","artist":"Pat Boone","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11397735-dear-john-chords-by-pat-boone/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1804885?type=chord","rating":0.18066,"votes":0,"content":"Dear John:Pat Boone.\r\n#44 on BB Hot 100 on DOT Records\r\nin 1960.\r\n\r\n\r\nINTRO: [ch]G[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\n\r\nCHORUS:\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                               [ch]A[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]\r\nDear John (Dear John) oh, how I hate to write.[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]A[/ch]                                      [ch]D[/ch]\r\nDear John (Dear John) I must let you know tonight.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                              [ch]Gbm[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThat my love for you has gone, there's no reason [/tab]\r\n\r\nto go on.\r\n[tab]    [ch]Gbm[/ch]  [ch]Em[/ch]          [ch]A[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nFor to---night I wed another, dear John.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\nSPOKEN:\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]                                   [ch]A[/ch]\r\n.....I was overseas in battle when the postman [/tab]\r\n\r\ncame to me. \r\n[tab]              [ch]E[/ch]    [ch]A[/ch]                   [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd he handed me a letter..awww, I was happy as I [/tab]\r\n\r\ncould be. \r\n[tab]             [ch]D[/ch]                             [ch]G[/ch]\r\nYou see, the fighting was all over and the battles, [/tab]\r\n\r\nthey'd all been won. \r\n[tab]          [ch]A[/ch]      [ch]Em[/ch]     [ch]A[/ch]                            D.....Bb\r\nThen I, I opened up the letter and it started, 'Dear John.'[/tab]\r\n\r\nCHORUS:\r\n[tab][ch]Gm7[/ch]  [ch]Eb[/ch]                         [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nDear John (Dear John) oh, how I hate to write.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bb[/ch]                                          [ch]Eb[/ch]\r\nDear John (Dear John) I must let you know tonight.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Eb[/ch]                             [ch]Abm7[/ch]       [ch]Ab[/ch]\r\nThat my love for you has gone, there's no reason [/tab]\r\n\r\nto go on.\r\n[tab]      [ch]Bb[/ch]      [ch]Fm[/ch]  [ch]Bb[/ch]            [ch]Eb[/ch]   [ch]Ab[/ch] [ch]Eb[/ch]\r\nFor tonight I wed another, dear John.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\nSPOKEN:\r\n[tab] [ch]Eb[/ch]\r\n(Dear John) Will you please send back my picture? [/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nYou see, my husband wants it now.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bb[/ch]                                              [ch]Eb[/ch]\r\nWhen I tell you who I'm wedding you won't care, dear, anyhow.[/tab]\r\n[tab]                      [ch]G[/ch]                [ch]Ab[/ch]\r\nNow, the ceremony has started and I'll wed your brother, Don.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bb[/ch]      [ch]Fm[/ch]      [ch]Bb[/ch]                      [ch]Eb[/ch]\r\nPlease, wish us happiness forever, dear John.[/tab]\r\n\r\nOUTRO:\r\n[tab] [ch]Ab[/ch]           [ch]Eb[/ch]\r\n(Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa)..(Fade.)[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nA sixties smash from Kraziekhat.","plain_text":"Dear John:Pat Boone.\n#44 on BB Hot 100 on DOT Records\nin 1960.\n\n\nINTRO: G A D G D\n\nCHORUS:\n\n\n\n\nto go on.\n\n\n\nSPOKEN:\n\n\ncame to me. \n\n\ncould be. \n\n\nthey'd all been won. \n\n\nCHORUS:\n\n\n\n\nto go on.\n\n\n\nSPOKEN:\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOUTRO:\n\n\n\n\nA sixties smash from Kraziekhat.","chords":["G","A","D","C","Gbm","Em","Bm","E","Bb","Gm7","Eb","Abm7","Ab","Fm"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"Bm":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,3,4,2,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,3,2]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"Fm":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,1,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,1,1,1]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]},"Gm7":{"barres":[3],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,1,1,1,1],"frets":[3,5,3,3,3,3]}}}