Dear John

From the Album: Hat Full of Stars


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Dear John
F# (244322@1)     C#What's (x43121@1)wrong? 
G# (xx1114@1)                     Bbm (x13321@1)     F#Why (244322@1)can't you just be anything you want? 
     C# (x43121@1)G (320003@1)   C# (x43121@1) G#Why (xx1114@1)not?   why not? 



F# (244322@1)                      C#I (x43121@1)tried to tell you then. You didn't understand. 
F# (244322@1)                         
They try and pigeonhole you. 
C# (x43121@1)              G# (xx1114@1)Buddy, they don't even know you. 
    F# (244322@1) C#But (x43121@1)hang on 
    F# (244322@1)       C#my (x43121@1)dear, dear, John. 



G# (xx1114@1)                       Bbm (x13321@1)F#Maybe (244322@1)you're not just like everyone, 
  C# (x43121@1) G# (xx1114@1) C# (x43121@1)  G#so (xx1114@1)what, so what.
     F# (244322@1)    C#And (x43121@1)there's more 
    F# (244322@1) C#to (x43121@1)live for, 
G# (xx1114@1)                 Bbm (x13321@1)FX
than some abbreviated encore, 
     C# (x43121@1) G# (xx1114@1)  C# (x43121@1)  G#much (xx1114@1)more, much more. 



F# (244322@1)            
You can't define yourself
C#in (x43121@1)terms of someone else. 
F#You (244322@1)can't say what you're thinking ? 
    C# (x43121@1)                G#But (xx1114@1)I don't know what you've been drinking. 
    F# (244322@1)  C#But (x43121@1)don't cry. 
       F# (244322@1)      C#'Cause (x43121@1)life goes on. 



G# (xx1114@1)                       Bbm (x13321@1)     FX
Dear John, you could be anything you want.
    C# (x43121@1)G (320003@1)    C# (x43121@1)Why not?  Why not ?
G# (xx1114@1)                     Bbm (x13321@1) FWhy (133211@1)you could even be an astronaut,
      C# (x43121@1)G (320003@1)    C#dear (x43121@1)John,  dear John.