Em                    D          Em
Dana, my darling, I'm writing to you.
G                                       Am         Em
Cause your father passed away, it was a beautiful day
      Am                       Em
And I don't want to bother You anymore,
          G         
I used to hope you'd come back
    D
But not anymore Dana.

Same chords through the verses.

My eyes might have betrayed me, but I have seen
your picture on the cover of a filthy magazine
And I think my heart just cannot handle that
Dana, my darling, would be so bad.

Dana my darling I'm writing to you
Cause your mother passed away it was a really rainy day
And I didn't mean to bother you anymore
Your mother wished: Come visit your father's grave, Dana

Your father disowned you 'cause you have sinned
But he did forgive you in condition he was in
And I hope you won't do those things anymore
Dana My darling I'm waiting for

Em            G        C        D
Little Dana O'Hara oh, Dana my dear,
      Em           G        D
How I wish that my Dana was here
Em            G       C        D
Little Dana O'Hara decided one day
    Em     G     C
to travel away, faraway


Am                         Em
No, you can't surprise me anymore
C                G
I've seen it all before
Am                     Em
But it seems I cannot let you go
D                       Em
Dana, Dana, Dana, Dana

Dm                 C          Bb               Dm
And I think that I told you, I'd wait for you forever
                          C
Now I know someone else's holding you,
            Bb                             Gm
so, for the first time in my life - I must lie
             F
Lie's a sin, mess that I am in,
Bb                      F
Love is not the thing I feel now
Bb               F                          Bb
I promise you: I won't write again 'til the sun sets
F           Gm
behind your grave


Same chords as the verse

Dana, oh, Dana I'm writing to you
I heard you passed away, it was a beautiful day
I'm old and I feel time will come for me
My diary's pages are full of thee

Little Dana O'Hara oh, Dana my dear,
How I wish that my Dana was here
Little Dana O'Hara decided one day
to travel away, faraway

Little Dana O'Hara oh, Dana my dear,
How I wish that my Dana was here
Little Dana O'Hara decided one day
to travel away, faraway

Little Dana O'Hara oh, Dana my dear,
How I wish that my Dana was here
Little Dana O'Hara decided one day
to travel away, faraway