Dear Abby

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DEAR ABBY by John Prine
G C G
Dear Abby, Dear Abby, my feet are too long
G A D
My hair's falling out and my rights are all wrong
G C G
My friends they all tell me, they're no friends at all
G D G
Won't you write me a letter, won't you give me a call
C D G
Signed Bewildered
G C G
Bewildered, Bewildered you have no complaint
G A D
You are what you are and you ain't what you ain't
G C G
So listen up buster listen up good
G D G
Stop wishin' for bad luck and knockin' on wood
G C G
Dear Abby, Dear Abby, my fountain pen leaks
G A D
My wife hollers at me and my kids are all freaks
G C G
Every side I get up on is the wrong side of bed
G D G
If it weren't so expensive I'd wish I were dead
C D G
Signed Unhappy
G C G
Unhappy, Unhappy, you have no complaint ...
G A D
You are what you are and you ain't what you ain't
G C G
So listen up buster listen up good
G D G
Stop wishin' for bad luck and knockin' on wood
G C G
Dear Abby, Dear Abby, you won't believe this
G A D
But my stomach makes noises whenever I kiss
G C G
My girlfriend tells me it's all in my head
G D G
But my stomach tells me to write you instead
C D G
Signed Noisemaker.
G C G
Noisemaker, Noisemaker, you have no complaint ...
G A D
You are what you are and you ain't what you ain't
G C G
So listen up buster listen up good
G D G
Stop wishin' for bad luck and knockin' on wood
G C G
Dear Abby, Dear Abby, well I never thought
G A D
That me and my girlfriend would ever get caught
G C G
We were sittin' in the back seat just shootin' the breeze
G D G
With her hair up in curlers and her pants to her knees
C D G
Signed Just Married
G C G
Just Married, Just Married, you have no complaint ...
G A D
You are what you are and you ain't what you ain't
G C G
So listen up buster listen up good
G D G
Stop wishin' for bad luck and knockin' on wood

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This is one of my favorite songs.  The work here is just an extension of daveb672 hard work love the version.
I have typed out the whole song to help using the teleprompter (The auto scroll on the iPhone app).
DEAR ABBY by John Prine

Dear Abby Chords by John Prine

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