INTRO: G A D G D

CHORUS:
D                               A    C  A
Dear John (Dear John) oh, how I hate to write.
     A                                      D
Dear John (Dear John) I must let you know tonight.
D                              Gbm        G
That my love for you has gone, there's no reason 

to go on.
    Gbm  Em          A             D   G D
For to---night I wed another, dear John.


SPOKEN:
Bm D                                   A
.....I was overseas in battle when the postman 

came to me. 
              E    A                   D
And he handed me a letter..awww, I was happy as I 

could be. 
             D                             G
You see, the fighting was all over and the battles, 

they'd all been won. 
          A      Em     A                            D.....Bb
Then I, I opened up the letter and it started, 'Dear John.'

CHORUS:
Gm7  Eb                         Bb
Dear John (Dear John) oh, how I hate to write.
Bb                                          Eb
Dear John (Dear John) I must let you know tonight.
Eb                             Abm7       Ab
That my love for you has gone, there's no reason 

to go on.
      Bb      Fm  Bb            Eb   Ab Eb
For tonight I wed another, dear John.


SPOKEN:
 Eb
(Dear John) Will you please send back my picture? 
            Bb
You see, my husband wants it now.
Bb                                              Eb
When I tell you who I'm wedding you won't care, dear, anyhow.
                      G                Ab
Now, the ceremony has started and I'll wed your brother, Don.
Bb      Fm      Bb                      Eb
Please, wish us happiness forever, dear John.

OUTRO:
 Ab           Eb
(Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa)..(Fade.)