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Dear Isabelle

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1/6

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 6Position: 1

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Tuning: standard 
e|-G3---G53---Em0---C0---D2---F1--|
B|-3---3---0---1---3---1--|
G|-0---0---0---0---2---2--|
D|-0---0---2---2---0---3--|
A|-2---X---2---3---X---3--|
E|-3---X---0---0---X---1--|
Capo 6th fret
beginning:  G   G5   Em   C   Em  D  
 Gfound this G5faded picture Emof you and me Con Lake Michigan 
Emyou were smiling, the wind was blowing in your Dhair 
GI think G5it's been around 5 years, 
Emand everything and nothing's changed C  
God, I wish that you were Dhere 
I know I should have Emcalled 
I know I should have Cstayed 
I should have said a Glot of things 
I G5hope it's not too Dlate 
CDear DIsabelle, Gbeen thinkin' Emabout you 
CDear DIsabelle, Emso lonely Fwithout you 
CI Dpretended I was Gdoing Emwell, 
but without Cyou, it's been Dhell, Dear Isabelle G  
GSometimes I'm not Emgood with words, 
Cbut you knew that so I wrote this verse 
Emin hopes that it would someday reach your Dears 
Gand I still wonder Emwhere you are , 
but it doesn't matter cause it's still too far C  
The lake has never looked so Dclear 
I know I should have Emcalled 
I know I should have Cstayed 
I should have said a Glot of things 
I G5hope it's not too Dlate 
CDear DIsabelle, Gbeen thinkin' Emabout you 
CDear DIsabelle, Emso lonely Fwithout you 
CI pretended I was Ddoing Emwell, 
but without Cyou, it's been Dhell, Dear Isabelle G  
It's Fhard for me to write this, 
Is it Chard for you to know that I Gstill care? 
Would it Fkill you to forgive me? 
Come Con, Isabelle, I know that you're out Dthere 
I know I should have Emcalled 
I know I should have Cstayed 
I should have said a Glot of things 
I hope it's not too Dlate 
CDear DIsabelle, Gbeen thinkin' Emabout you 
CDear DIsabelle, Emso lonely Fwithout you 
CI Dpretended I was Gdoing Emwell, 
            C              D
but without you, it's been hell, Dear Isabelle G  

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Dear Isabelle

by Lee DeWyze

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 6 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

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Tuning: standard

G G5 Em C D F

e|-3---3---0---0---2---1--|

B|-3---3---0---1---3---1--|

G|-0---0---0---0---2---2--|

D|-0---0---2---2---0---3--|

A|-2---X---2---3---X---3--|

E|-3---X---0---0---X---1--|

Capo 6th fret

G G5 Em C Em D

beginning:

G G5 Em C

found this faded picture of you and me on Lake Michigan

Em D

you were smiling, the wind was blowing in your hair

G G5

I think it's been around 5 years,

Em C

and everything and nothing's changed

God, I wish that you were here

I know I should have called

I know I should have stayed

I should have said a lot of things

G5 D

I hope it's not too late

C D G Em

Dear Isabelle, been thinkin' about you

C D Em F

Dear Isabelle, so lonely without you

C D G Em

I pretended I was doing well,

C D G

but without you, it's been hell, Dear Isabelle

G Em

Sometimes I'm not good with words,

but you knew that so I wrote this verse

Em D

in hopes that it would someday reach your ears

G Em

and I still wonder where you are ,

but it doesn't matter cause it's still too far

The lake has never looked so clear

I know I should have called

I know I should have stayed

I should have said a lot of things

G5 D

I hope it's not too late

C D G Em

Dear Isabelle, been thinkin' about you

C D Em F

Dear Isabelle, so lonely without you

C D Em

I pretended I was doing well,

C D G

but without you, it's been hell, Dear Isabelle

It's hard for me to write this,

C G

Is it hard for you to know that I still care?

Would it kill you to forgive me?

C D

Come on, Isabelle, I know that you're out there

I know I should have called

I know I should have stayed

I should have said a lot of things

I hope it's not too late

C D G Em

Dear Isabelle, been thinkin' about you

C D Em F

Dear Isabelle, so lonely without you

C D G Em

I pretended I was doing well,

C D

but without you, it's been hell, Dear Isabelle

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