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Dear Bobbie

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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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The solo that is performed while Ryan Key´s grandfather speaks (Base guitar: C, Em) is 
by the keyboards, you can do it using the guitar though... It´s something like this:
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|----9---7---5---4-2-4---|
D|------------------------|
A|------------------------|
E|------------------------|
[Intro]
Dear Bobbie,
(C, Em)
Do you remember when you were young and very pretty? I do, I remember pleated skirts,
black and white sattle shoes. Do you remember dancing that night?
I do, I still think of you when we dance, although we cant jitterbug as we did then.
[Verse 1]
CDo you remember Amwhen
How long has it Cbeen?
194Am5 you opened my blue Feyes
To see a whole new Glife
Do you remember Cwhen
I told you this that Amnight,
That if you're by my Cside
When everyday Ambegins
I'll fall for you Fagain
I made a promise Gwhen
I told you this that Cnight
[Chorus]
And I'll be Ffine
Cause when I Cdie, then I Gdie loving Amyou
It's alCright, I'll be Ffine
Cause when I Cdie then I dGie loving yAmou
          F         C(C,Em)
Loving you, loving you
[Spoken]
(C, Em)
Do you remember the times we would give up on eachother and get back together,
then we finally was married in 1949. We drove the yellow convertible all night long.
Do you remember? I do.
[Verse 2]
CLife has led us Amhere
Together all these Cyears
This house that we have Ammade
Holds twenty-thousand Fdays
And memories we've Gsaved
Since life has lead us Chere
[Chorus]
And I'll be Ffine
Cause when I Cdie, then I Gdie loving Amyou
It's alCright, I'll be Ffine
Cause when I Cdie then I dGie loving yAmou
          F         C(C,Em)
Loving you, loving you
[Verse 3]
CI'm coming home to Amyou
Stepping off my Cshoes
Resting in my Amchair
See you standing Fthere
The silver in your Ghair
I'm coming home to Cyou
When I lay Amtonight, when I close my Ceyes
I know the sun will Amrise
Here the next Flife
As long as your still Gmine, then its Calright
[Chorus]
I'll be fineF  
Cause when I Cdie, then I Gdie loving Amyou
It's alCright, I'll be Ffine
Cause when I Cdie then I dGie loving yAmou
          F         C(C,Em)
Loving you, loving you
[Outro]
(C, Em)
You have gray hair now but you're a beautiful women and the years have been good to both 
us.
We walk slow now, but we still have eachother. The glue of love is still bonding us together.
That is what I remember. Do you remember?

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Dear Bobbie

by Yellowcard

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C Em

The solo that is performed while Ryan Key´s grandfather speaks (Base guitar: , ) is

by the keyboards, you can do it using the guitar though... It´s something like this:

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

B|------------------------|

G|----9---7---5---4-2-4---|

D|------------------------|

A|------------------------|

E|------------------------|

[Intro]

Dear Bobbie,

C Em

(, )

Do you remember when you were young and very pretty? I do, I remember pleated skirts,

black and white sattle shoes. Do you remember dancing that night?

I do, I still think of you when we dance, although we cant jitterbug as we did then.

[Verse 1]

C Am

Do you remember when

How long has it been?

Am F

1945 you opened my blue eyes

To see a whole new life

Do you remember when

I told you this that night,

That if you're by my side

When everyday begins

I'll fall for you again

I made a promise when

I told you this that night

[Chorus]

And I'll be fine

C G Am

Cause when I die, then I die loving you

C F

It's alright, I'll be fine

C G Am

Cause when I die then I die loving you

F C C Em

(,)

Loving you, loving you

[Spoken]

C Em

(, )

Do you remember the times we would give up on eachother and get back together,

then we finally was married in 1949. We drove the yellow convertible all night long.

Do you remember? I do.

[Verse 2]

C Am

Life has led us here

Together all these years

This house that we have made

Holds twenty-thousand days

And memories we've saved

Since life has lead us here

[Chorus]

And I'll be fine

C G Am

Cause when I die, then I die loving you

C F

It's alright, I'll be fine

C G Am

Cause when I die then I die loving you

F C C Em

(,)

Loving you, loving you

[Verse 3]

C Am

I'm coming home to you

Stepping off my shoes

Resting in my chair

See you standing there

The silver in your hair

I'm coming home to you

Am C

When I lay tonight, when I close my eyes

I know the sun will rise

Here the next life

G C

As long as your still mine, then its alright

[Chorus]

I'll be fine

C G Am

Cause when I die, then I die loving you

C F

It's alright, I'll be fine

C G Am

Cause when I die then I die loving you

F C C Em

(,)

Loving you, loving you

[Outro]

C Em

(, )

You have gray hair now but you're a beautiful women and the years have been good to both

us.

We walk slow now, but we still have eachother. The glue of love is still bonding us together.

That is what I remember. Do you remember?

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