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Dear Joan

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e--------(0)1---------1-----------0-----|
b-------3-----3-----1---1-------1---1---|
g-----2-----------2-------2---0-------0-|
d---0-----------3-----------------------|
a---------------------------3-----------|
e---------------------------------------|
basically this is the picking pattern
Dm F C F Dm F C   Dm F C F Dm F C
Dear DmJoanF  C  
I've Falmost forgotDmtenF  C  
FPane in the DmwindowF  C  
Blue Fdress in the DmdoorwayF  C  
Dear DmJoanF  C  
FHelp me reDmmemberF  C  
The Fface I forDmgetF  C  
And the Ftraps that I've DmsprungF  C  
I Fguess I've grown F/Etired
It's Dmjust what's Dm/Cexpected of me
BbTo tear your heart from the Cinside
You Fknow I was F/Ewired
I Dmjust couldn't Dm/Chelp it
The Bbhundred thousand Ctimes i hurt you
Dear FJoan
I F/Ewanted to Dmsay
That I'm Dm/Csorry for the scBbreaming last night
And the Cnights before
Well I've Fwanted F/Emore from DmthisDm/C  
Than Bbanything I've ever Cknown
Dear DmJoanF  C  F  Dm  F  C  
Dear DmJoanF  C  
Your Fface has a DmbrightnessF  C  
That FI've never DmseenF  C  
In the Fyears that I've Dmknown youF  C  
Dear DmJoanF  C  
I Fpick up the DmpeicesF  C  
Some Fscattered too DmfarF  C  
See they Fflew when I Dmkicked tFhemC  
I Fknow you beF/Elieved
When I Dmsaid it was Dm/Cover
You Bbstood by me patiently
CWaiting and brooding
So Fdeeply in F/Elove
With Dmevery Dm/Cface that I've BbshownC  
Dear FJoan
I F/Ewanted to Dmsay
That I'm Dm/Csorry for the scBbreaming last night
And the Cnights before
Well I've Fwanted F/Emore from this
Than Bbanything I've ever Cknown
DmOnce I forCget
BbTwice I'm a Cfool
Three Dmtimes I Cwrap
My Bbhands aCround your DmneckF  C  F  
While you're DmsleepingF  C  
You're Fquietly DmsleepingF  C  
FSleeping and DmdreamingF  C  
Dear DmJoanF  C  
Don't Fwalk out the DmdoorwayF  C  
BeFcause if you DmdidF  C  
I believe I could Fhonestly Dmkill youF  C  
Dear FJoan
I F/Ewanted to Dmsay
That I'm Dm/Csorry for the sBbcreaming last night
And the Cnights before
Well I've Fwanted F/Emore from DmthisDm/C  
Than Bbanything I've ever Cknown
Dear FJoan
I F/Ewanted to Dmsay
That I'm sDm/Corry for the sBbcreaming last night
And the Cnights before
Well I've Fwanted F/Emore from DmthisDm/C  
Than Bbanything I've ever Cknown
Dm

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Dear Joan

by Rob Thomas

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F/E

Dm/C

e--------(0)1---------1-----------0-----|

b-------3-----3-----1---1-------1---1---|

g-----2-----------2-------2---0-------0-|

d---0-----------3-----------------------|

a---------------------------3-----------|

e---------------------------------------|

basically this is the picking pattern

Dm F C F Dm F C Dm F C F Dm F C

Dm F C

Dear Joan

F Dm F C

I've almost forgotten

F Dm F C

Pane in the window

F Dm F C

Blue dress in the doorway

Dm F C

Dear Joan

F Dm F C

Help me remember

F Dm F C

The face I forget

F Dm F C

And the traps that I've sprung

F F/E

I guess I've grown tired

Dm Dm/C

It's just what's expected of me

Bb C

To tear your heart from the inside

F F/E

You know I was wired

Dm Dm/C

I just couldn't help it

Bb C

The hundred thousand times i hurt you

Dear Joan

F/E Dm

I wanted to say

Dm/C Bb

That I'm sorry for the screaming last night

And the nights before

F F/E Dm Dm/C

Well I've wanted more from this

Bb C

Than anything I've ever known

Dm F C F Dm F C

Dear Joan

Dm F C

Dear Joan

F Dm F C

Your face has a brightness

F Dm F C

That I've never seen

F Dm F C

In the years that I've known you

Dm F C

Dear Joan

F Dm F C

I pick up the peices

F Dm F C

Some scattered too far

F Dm F C

See they flew when I kicked them

F F/E

I know you believed

Dm Dm/C

When I said it was over

You stood by me patiently

Waiting and brooding

F F/E

So deeply in love

Dm Dm/C Bb C

With every face that I've shown

Dear Joan

F/E Dm

I wanted to say

Dm/C Bb

That I'm sorry for the screaming last night

And the nights before

F F/E

Well I've wanted more from this

Bb C

Than anything I've ever known

Dm C

Once I forget

Bb C

Twice I'm a fool

Dm C

Three times I wrap

Bb C Dm F C F

My hands around your neck

Dm F C

While you're sleeping

F Dm F C

You're quietly sleeping

F Dm F C

Sleeping and dreaming

Dm F C

Dear Joan

F Dm F C

Don't walk out the doorway

F Dm F C

Because if you did

F Dm F C

I believe I could honestly kill you

Dear Joan

F/E Dm

I wanted to say

Dm/C Bb

That I'm sorry for the screaming last night

And the nights before

F F/E Dm Dm/C

Well I've wanted more from this

Bb C

Than anything I've ever known

Dear Joan

F/E Dm

I wanted to say

Dm/C Bb

That I'm sorry for the screaming last night

And the nights before

F F/E Dm Dm/C

Well I've wanted more from this

Bb C

Than anything I've ever known

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