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Dear John

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[Chords]
Dmxx0231
F133211
G320033
Bbx13331
Cx32010
F/Ax33211
A/C#x4222x
[Intro]
Dm F G Bb F
[Verse 1]
DmGot a house full of Fwalls
And uGtility bills, every Bbmonday the Fcompany calls
DmGot a nice bed to Fsleep on,
And a Gchest of drawers, where BbI keep those Fjewels of yours
[Chorus]
C'Cause you're always Bbmine to Fkeep when you're Bbgone
CTwo silver Bbrings, one's on my Ffinger and the Bbother one's gone
It went Cunderground Bbwith you
Oh FJoBbhnC  
[Verse 2]
DmTen years pFass, I Gended up with a Bbhouse full of Fcats
DmBut most of them went Fmissing
Through that Gwindow you never fixed
The dBboor you never Flatched
BbYou were on your way out the last time
[Chorus]
C'Cause you're always Bbmine to Fkeep when you're Bbgone
CTwo silver Bbrings, one's on my Ffinger and the Bbother one's gone
It went Cunderground Bbwith you
Oh FJoBbhnC  
Oh FJoBbhnF/C  A/C#  
[Verse 3]
DmKnew what you were Fdoing that Gsummer
When BbCandie came aFround
DmBut I had too much hurt to Fbother you
When we Glost our first child, a little Bbpayment was Foverdue
And I Bbwanted you so bad
[Chorus]
C'Cause you're always Bbmine to Fkeep when you're Bbgone
CTwo silver Bbrings, one's on my Ffinger and the Bbother one's gone
It went Cunderground Bbwith you
Oh FJoBbhnC  
Oh FJoBbhnC  
Oh FJoBbhnC  
[Outro]
Oh DmJohnBb  C  
I Dmmiss you (oh JohFn)G  Bb  F  
I Dmmiss youF  G  Bb  
Oh FJohn
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