| C | % | % | % | [Verse 1] C F C G Everybody was talking to me like I was a child C F C G In their words I could hear them saying; It's just a matter of time D Bb Am G C Anyway it's a long long race been run D Bb Am G C Anyway it's a sad sad song been sung [Chorus] F Dear John goodbye she said C Sometimes it's hard she said F D7 G Dear John I've broken away [Verse 2] C F C G Vanity is hard old lady. You can't read her mind C F C G I'm a fool but I don't fool easy, while you're foolin' around D Bb Am G C Anyway I can hold my own tonight D Bb Am G C I admit I was wrong and you where right [Chorus] F Dear John goodbye she said C Sometimes it's hard she said F D7 G Dear John I've broken away [Chorus] F Dear John goodbye she said C Sometimes it's hard she said F D7 G Dear John I've broken away [Solo] C F C G C F C G D Bb Am G C D Bb Am G C [Chorus] F Dear John goodbye she said C Sometimes it's hard she said F D7 G Dear John I've broken away [Verse 3] C F C G Everybody was talking to me like I was a child C F C G In their words I could hear them saying; It's just a matter of time D Bb Am G C Anyway it's a long long race been run D Bb Am G C Anyway it's a sad sad song been sung [Chorus] F Dear John goodbye she said C Sometimes it's hard she said F D7 G Dear John I've broken away [Chorus] F Dear John goodbye she said C Sometimes it's hard she said F D7 G Dear John I've broken away [Outro] F Dear John goodbye she said C Sometimes ...