A DEAR JOHN LETTER ~ Jean Shepard & Ferlin Husky (1953) Chords
Tempo:
57.725 bpm
Chords used:
C
G
Em
F
Dm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Dm] [Em] [Em] [G] [C] [Eb]
[Em] [C] Dear John, oh how [G] I hate to write.
Dear John, I must let you [C] know tonight that my love for you has died away [F] like [Fm] [F] a moon
[Bbm] [G] along and tonight I'll wait another.
[C] Dear John, I was overseas in battle when [G] the postman came to me and he handed me a letter.
[Em]
[Dm] I was as [C] happy as I could be for the fighting was [Em] all over and [C] the [F] battle had been won.
Then [G] I opened up the letter and it [C] started, Dear John.
Dear John, [Em] oh how I hate to [G] write.
Dear John, I must let you [C] know tonight [C] that my love for you has died [F] away like a moon
along [Gm] and [G] tonight I'll wait another.
[C] Dear John.
[Em] [C] Dear [Eb] John, will you [C] please send back my picture?
[G] [G] My husband wants it now.
When I tell you who I'm wedding, you won't [C] care dear anyhow.
Now the ceremony has started [Gm] and [F] I'll wed your brother, Don.
[G] Will you wish us happiness forever, [C] dear John?
[Em] [C] Dear John, oh how [G] I hate to write.
Dear John, I must let you [C] know tonight that my love for you has died away [F] like [Fm] [F] a moon
[Bbm] [G] along and tonight I'll wait another.
[C] Dear John, I was overseas in battle when [G] the postman came to me and he handed me a letter.
[Em]
[Dm] I was as [C] happy as I could be for the fighting was [Em] all over and [C] the [F] battle had been won.
Then [G] I opened up the letter and it [C] started, Dear John.
Dear John, [Em] oh how I hate to [G] write.
Dear John, I must let you [C] know tonight [C] that my love for you has died [F] away like a moon
along [Gm] and [G] tonight I'll wait another.
[C] Dear John.
[Em] [C] Dear [Eb] John, will you [C] please send back my picture?
[G] [G] My husband wants it now.
When I tell you who I'm wedding, you won't [C] care dear anyhow.
Now the ceremony has started [Gm] and [F] I'll wed your brother, Don.
[G] Will you wish us happiness forever, [C] dear John?
Key:
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[Dm] _ [Em] _ [Em] _ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ [Eb] _
[Em] _ [C] _ Dear John, oh how [G] I hate to write.
Dear John, I must let you [C] know tonight that my love for you has died away [F] like [Fm] [F] a moon
[Bbm] [G] along and tonight I'll wait another.
[C] Dear John, _ I was overseas in battle when [G] the postman came to me and he handed me a letter.
[Em]
[Dm] I was as [C] happy as I could be for the fighting was [Em] all over and [C] the [F] battle had been won.
Then [G] I opened up the letter and it [C] started, Dear John.
Dear John, [Em] oh how I hate to [G] write.
_ Dear John, I must let you [C] know tonight [C] _ that my love for you has died [F] away like a moon
along [Gm] and [G] tonight I'll wait another.
[C] Dear John.
[Em] _ [C] Dear [Eb] John, will you [C] please send back my picture?
[G] _ [G] My husband wants it now. _
When I tell you who I'm wedding, you won't [C] care dear anyhow. _
Now the ceremony has started [Gm] and [F] I'll wed your brother, Don.
[G] Will you wish us happiness forever, [C] dear John? _
[Em] _ [C] _ Dear John, oh how [G] I hate to write.
Dear John, I must let you [C] know tonight that my love for you has died away [F] like [Fm] [F] a moon
[Bbm] [G] along and tonight I'll wait another.
[C] Dear John, _ I was overseas in battle when [G] the postman came to me and he handed me a letter.
[Em]
[Dm] I was as [C] happy as I could be for the fighting was [Em] all over and [C] the [F] battle had been won.
Then [G] I opened up the letter and it [C] started, Dear John.
Dear John, [Em] oh how I hate to [G] write.
_ Dear John, I must let you [C] know tonight [C] _ that my love for you has died [F] away like a moon
along [Gm] and [G] tonight I'll wait another.
[C] Dear John.
[Em] _ [C] Dear [Eb] John, will you [C] please send back my picture?
[G] _ [G] My husband wants it now. _
When I tell you who I'm wedding, you won't [C] care dear anyhow. _
Now the ceremony has started [Gm] and [F] I'll wed your brother, Don.
[G] Will you wish us happiness forever, [C] dear John? _
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