Dear John Chords by Jason Upton
Tempo:
126.55 bpm
Chords used:
C
G
Dm
Am
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Am]
[Dm] [G]
[Em] [Dm]
[Am] [C]
[F]
[C]
[Dm]
[Am] [G]
[F] [B]
[Em]
[Dm]
[Am]
[G] [F]
[Em]
[Dm]
[Am]
Do you [C] remember when our [G] mothers [Em] met?
[D] Mama told me that their [Bm] land [Am]
was there to [G] sign for [F] us, or [C] a sign for [Em] them
And [Dm]
warm berries testified, [E] [F#] [F]
[C] carried [Em] between the earth and [Dm] sky
[Em] [F]
Songs [C] of [Em]
eternity in [Dm]
time
[C] We [G]
were [Am]
born, [G] [C] born of spirit, [Dm] born [C] of water, [G] born [C] of love
[G]
[Am] Born a [G]
[C] child of freedom, [Dm] a [C] child of promise, [G] a [C] child of God
[G]
[Am] Do you [C]
remember [F] what our [Em] fathers spoke?
[Dm] Sirens broke down on our [Bm] knees,
[Am] there was power [C]
in [F] their prayer
[C] Remember what they [Em] said, [Dm] we are the children of their [Em] dreams
[F] Words [Em] of acceptance with the [Dm] sky
[Em]
[F] The visions [Em] of heaven filled our [Dm] eyes
[C] [G] [Bm]
[G] We were [Am] born,
[G] born [C] of spirit,
[D] born [C] of water,
[G] [Am] born of love
[G] Born a child of [C] freedom, a
[Dm] [C] child of promise, [Am]
[G] a [C] child of God
We were [G] born, [Am] born of [G] [C] spirit,
[Dm] [C] born of water,
[G] [Am] born of love
Born [G] a child [C] of freedom, a
[Dm] child [C] of promise,
[G] a [C] child of God
[G] [Am] Do you [C] remember how it made [Em] us feel?
[Dm] Treated for a foolish [B]
[G] life, [Am] that [G] was the [F] song of days
[C] You were the song [Em] that healed,
[Dm] neither song could [Em] satisfy
[F]
Wisdom [Em] was fighting for her [Dm] life
[Em] And [F]
we [Em] were the children of our [Dm] time
[C] [G] Born
[Am]
[G] [C] of spirit,
[Dm] [C] born of water,
[G] [C] born of
[G] [Am] love
Born a
[G] child [C] of freedom, a
[Dm] [C] child of promise, a [G] child [C] of God
[G]
[Am] [G]
[C] We were born, born of spirit, [G]
born [C] of water, [G]
[C] born of love
We were [G] born,
[Am] born [G] a child of [C] freedom, a [Dm]
[C] child of promise, [G] a [C] child of God
[F] [Am] [G]
[F]
[B] [C]
[N]
[Dm] [G]
[Em] [Dm]
[Am] [C]
[F]
[C]
[Dm]
[Am] [G]
[F] [B]
[Em]
[Dm]
[Am]
[G] [F]
[Em]
[Dm]
[Am]
Do you [C] remember when our [G] mothers [Em] met?
[D] Mama told me that their [Bm] land [Am]
was there to [G] sign for [F] us, or [C] a sign for [Em] them
And [Dm]
warm berries testified, [E] [F#] [F]
[C] carried [Em] between the earth and [Dm] sky
[Em] [F]
Songs [C] of [Em]
eternity in [Dm]
time
[C] We [G]
were [Am]
born, [G] [C] born of spirit, [Dm] born [C] of water, [G] born [C] of love
[G]
[Am] Born a [G]
[C] child of freedom, [Dm] a [C] child of promise, [G] a [C] child of God
[G]
[Am] Do you [C]
remember [F] what our [Em] fathers spoke?
[Dm] Sirens broke down on our [Bm] knees,
[Am] there was power [C]
in [F] their prayer
[C] Remember what they [Em] said, [Dm] we are the children of their [Em] dreams
[F] Words [Em] of acceptance with the [Dm] sky
[Em]
[F] The visions [Em] of heaven filled our [Dm] eyes
[C] [G] [Bm]
[G] We were [Am] born,
[G] born [C] of spirit,
[D] born [C] of water,
[G] [Am] born of love
[G] Born a child of [C] freedom, a
[Dm] [C] child of promise, [Am]
[G] a [C] child of God
We were [G] born, [Am] born of [G] [C] spirit,
[Dm] [C] born of water,
[G] [Am] born of love
Born [G] a child [C] of freedom, a
[Dm] child [C] of promise,
[G] a [C] child of God
[G] [Am] Do you [C] remember how it made [Em] us feel?
[Dm] Treated for a foolish [B]
[G] life, [Am] that [G] was the [F] song of days
[C] You were the song [Em] that healed,
[Dm] neither song could [Em] satisfy
[F]
Wisdom [Em] was fighting for her [Dm] life
[Em] And [F]
we [Em] were the children of our [Dm] time
[C] [G] Born
[Am]
[G] [C] of spirit,
[Dm] [C] born of water,
[G] [C] born of
[G] [Am] love
Born a
[G] child [C] of freedom, a
[Dm] [C] child of promise, a [G] child [C] of God
[G]
[Am] [G]
[C] We were born, born of spirit, [G]
born [C] of water, [G]
[C] born of love
We were [G] born,
[Am] born [G] a child of [C] freedom, a [Dm]
[C] child of promise, [G] a [C] child of God
[F] [Am] [G]
[F]
[B] [C]
[N]
Key:
C
G
Dm
Am
Em
C
G
Dm
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[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
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_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
Do you [C] remember when _ our _ [G] mothers [Em] met? _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] Mama told me that their [Bm] land _ _ [Am] _ _
_ was there to [G] sign for [F] us, _ _ or [C] a sign for [Em] them
_ _ _ _ And [Dm] _
warm berries testified, _ [E] _ [F#] _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ [C] carried _ [Em] between the earth and [Dm] sky
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [F]
Songs _ _ [C] _ _ of [Em]
eternity _ _ _ _ in [Dm]
time
_ _ _ _ [C] We [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ were [Am]
born, _ _ _ _ [G] _ [C] born of spirit, _ _ _ _ [Dm] born [C] of water, _ _ _ [G] born [C] of love
_ _ [G] _ _
[Am] _ Born a _ [G] _
[C] child of freedom, _ _ _ [Dm] a [C] child of promise, _ _ _ [G] a [C] child of God
_ _ _ [G] _
[Am] _ _ _ _ Do you [C]
remember [F] what our _ _ [Em] fathers spoke? _ _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ Sirens broke down on our [Bm] knees, _
_ [Am] _ _ _ there was power [C]
in [F] their prayer
_ _ [C] Remember what they [Em] _ said, _ _ _ _ [Dm] we are the children of their [Em] dreams
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ Words [Em] of _ acceptance with the [Dm] sky
_ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ [F] _ _ The _ visions [Em] of heaven _ _ filled our [Dm] eyes _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [G] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
[G] We were [Am] born, _ _ _ _ _
[G] born [C] of spirit, _ _ _ _
[D] born [C] of _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ water, _ _
[G] _ _ [Am] _ born of love
[G] Born a child of [C] freedom, a _
[Dm] _ [C] child of promise, _ [Am] _
[G] a [C] child of God
We were [G] born, _ [Am] _ born _ of [G] _ _ [C] spirit, _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ [C] born of _ _ _ _ _ water, _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [Am] born _ of love
Born [G] a child [C] of freedom, a _ _
[Dm] child [C] of promise, _ _ _
[G] a [C] child of God _
[G] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ Do you [C] remember how _ _ _ it made [Em] us feel? _ _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ Treated for a foolish [B]
[G] life, _ [Am] _ _ _ _ that [G] was the [F] song of days
[C] You were the song [Em] that healed, _ _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] neither song could [Em] satisfy
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
Wisdom [Em] was fighting _ for her [Dm] life
_ _ [Em] And _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
we [Em] were the children _ of _ our [Dm] time _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ [G] _ Born _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ [C] of spirit, _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ [C] born of water, _ _
[G] _ [C] born of _ _ _
[G] _ [Am] love
Born a _
[G] child [C] of freedom, _ a _
[Dm] _ [C] child of _ promise, a [G] child [C] of God
_ _ _ _ [G] _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
[C] We were born, born of spirit, _ _ _ _ [G]
born [C] of water, _ _ _ [G] _
[C] born of love
We were [G] born, _
_ [Am] _ born _ [G] a child of [C] freedom, a _ [Dm] _
[C] child of promise, _ _ _ [G] a [C] child of God _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
Do you [C] remember when _ our _ [G] mothers [Em] met? _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] Mama told me that their [Bm] land _ _ [Am] _ _
_ was there to [G] sign for [F] us, _ _ or [C] a sign for [Em] them
_ _ _ _ And [Dm] _
warm berries testified, _ [E] _ [F#] _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ [C] carried _ [Em] between the earth and [Dm] sky
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [F]
Songs _ _ [C] _ _ of [Em]
eternity _ _ _ _ in [Dm]
time
_ _ _ _ [C] We [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ were [Am]
born, _ _ _ _ [G] _ [C] born of spirit, _ _ _ _ [Dm] born [C] of water, _ _ _ [G] born [C] of love
_ _ [G] _ _
[Am] _ Born a _ [G] _
[C] child of freedom, _ _ _ [Dm] a [C] child of promise, _ _ _ [G] a [C] child of God
_ _ _ [G] _
[Am] _ _ _ _ Do you [C]
remember [F] what our _ _ [Em] fathers spoke? _ _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ Sirens broke down on our [Bm] knees, _
_ [Am] _ _ _ there was power [C]
in [F] their prayer
_ _ [C] Remember what they [Em] _ said, _ _ _ _ [Dm] we are the children of their [Em] dreams
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ Words [Em] of _ acceptance with the [Dm] sky
_ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ [F] _ _ The _ visions [Em] of heaven _ _ filled our [Dm] eyes _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [G] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
[G] We were [Am] born, _ _ _ _ _
[G] born [C] of spirit, _ _ _ _
[D] born [C] of _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ water, _ _
[G] _ _ [Am] _ born of love
[G] Born a child of [C] freedom, a _
[Dm] _ [C] child of promise, _ [Am] _
[G] a [C] child of God
We were [G] born, _ [Am] _ born _ of [G] _ _ [C] spirit, _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ [C] born of _ _ _ _ _ water, _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [Am] born _ of love
Born [G] a child [C] of freedom, a _ _
[Dm] child [C] of promise, _ _ _
[G] a [C] child of God _
[G] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ Do you [C] remember how _ _ _ it made [Em] us feel? _ _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ Treated for a foolish [B]
[G] life, _ [Am] _ _ _ _ that [G] was the [F] song of days
[C] You were the song [Em] that healed, _ _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] neither song could [Em] satisfy
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
Wisdom [Em] was fighting _ for her [Dm] life
_ _ [Em] And _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
we [Em] were the children _ of _ our [Dm] time _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ [G] _ Born _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ [C] of spirit, _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ [C] born of water, _ _
[G] _ [C] born of _ _ _
[G] _ [Am] love
Born a _
[G] child [C] of freedom, _ a _
[Dm] _ [C] child of _ promise, a [G] child [C] of God
_ _ _ _ [G] _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
[C] We were born, born of spirit, _ _ _ _ [G]
born [C] of water, _ _ _ [G] _
[C] born of love
We were [G] born, _
_ [Am] _ born _ [G] a child of [C] freedom, a _ [Dm] _
[C] child of promise, _ _ _ [G] a [C] child of God _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _