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Dear John by Taylor Swift
Dear John
Chords:
E Asus2 B C#m A
e|-----0--------0--------2--------4--------0---------|
B|-----0--------0--------4--------5--------2---------|
G|-----1--------2--------4--------6--------2---------|
D|-----2--------2--------4--------6--------2---------|
A|-----2--------0--------2--------4--------0---------|
E|-----0---------------------------------------------|
E Asus2 (2x)
E Asus2
Long were the nights when my days once revolved around you
E Asus2
Counting my footsteps, prayin' the floor won't fall through, again
B C#m B
My mother accused me of losing my mind
Asus2
But I swore I was fine
E Asus2
You paint me a blue sky and go back and turn it to rain
E Asus2
And I lived in your chess game but you changed the rules every day
B C#m B Asus2
Wonderin' which version of you I might get on the phone, tonight.
B C#m B Asus2
Well I stopped pickin' up and this song is to let you know why
E A
Dear John, I see it all now that you're gone.
C#m
Don't you think I was too young to be messed with?
B A
The girl in the dress cried the whole way home.
E Asus2
I shoulda known.
E Asus2
Well maybe it's me and my blind optimism to blame.
E Asus2
Maybe it's you and your sick need to give love then take it away.
B C#m B
And you'll add my name to your long list of traitors
Asus2
Who don't understand.
B C#m B
And I'll look back in regret how I ignored when they said
Asus2
"Run as fast as you can."
E A
Dear John, I see it all now that you're gone.
C#m
Don't you think I was too young to be messed with?
B A
The girl in the dress cried the whole way home.
E A
Dear John, I see it all now it was wrong.
C#m B
Don't you think nineteen's too young to be played by your dark twisted games
A
When I loved you so?
E Asus2
I shoulda known.
C#m
You are an expert at sorry
B
And keeping lines blurry
A
And never impressed by me acing your tests
C#m
All the girls that you run dry
B
Have tired lifeless eyes
A
'Cause you burned them out
B
But I took your matches
C#m B
Before fire could catch me
Asus2
So don't look now
B
I'm shining like fireworks
A E Asus2 C#m B A
Over your sad empty town
E A
Dear John, I see it all now that you're gone.
C#m
Don't you think I was too young to be messed with?
B A
The girl in the dress cried the whole way home.
E A
I see it all now that you're gone.
C#m
Don't you think I was too young to be messed with?
B Asus2
The girl in the dress wrote you a song.
E
You shoulda known.
Asus2
You shoulda known.
E Asus2
Don't you think I was too young?
E
You shoulda known.
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version 2
tunning-capo on second fret
Intro-D G D G
D G
Long were the nights when my days once revolved around you
D G
Counting my footsteps praying the floor won't fall through again
A D A
And my mother accused me of losing my mind
G
But I swore I was fine
D G
You paint me a blue sky and go back and turn it to rain
D
And I lived in your chess game
G
But you changed the rules everyday
A D A G
Wondering which version of you I might get on the phone
Tonight
A D A G
Well I stopped picking up and this song is to let you know why
D G
Dear John, I see it all now that you're gone
Bm
Don't you think I was too young to be messed with
A G (STOP)
The girl in the dress cried the whole way home
D
I should've known
G
D G
Well maybe it's me and my blind optimism to blame
D G
Or maybe it's you and your sick need to give love then take it away
A D A G
And you'll add my name to your long list of traitors who don't understand
A D A
And I'll look back and regret how I ignored when they said
G
Run as fast as you can
D G
Dear John, I see it all now that you're gone
BM
Don't you think I was too young to be messed with
A G
The girl in the dress cried the whole way home
D G
Dear John, I see it all now it was wrong
BM
Don't you think 19's too young to be played by
A G
Your dark twisted games when I loved you so
D
I should've known
D G
BM
You are an expert at sorry
A
And keeping lines blurry
G
Never impressed by me acing your tests
BM
All the girls that you've run dry
A
Have tired, lifeless eyes
G
Cause you burned them out
A D A
But I took your matches before fire could catch me
G
So don't look now
A
I'm shining like fireworks
G D
Over your sad empty town
G BM A G
D G
Dear John, I see it all now that you're gone
BM
Don't you think I was too young to be messed with
A G
The girl in the dress cried the whole way home D
G
I see it all now that you're gone
BM
Don't you think I was too young to be messed with
A G
The girl in the dress wrote you a song
D
You should've known
G
You should've known.................(D)
G
Don't you think I was too young
D
You should've known
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version 3
She plays it in the key of E so there are a couple of barre chords: B & C#m If you
to sing it in the key of G, you could transpose the chords so that there would be no barre chords.
E -> G
A -> C
B -> D
C#m -> Em
Intro E-A-E-A
[E] Long were the nights
When the days once revolved around [A] you
[E] Counting my footsteps,
Prayin’ the floor won’t fall [A] through, again
My [B] mother accused me of [C#m] losing my [B] mind
But I [A] swore I was fine
[E] You paint me a blue sky and go back
And turn it to [A] rain
And I [E] lived in your chess game
But you changed the rules every [A] day
[B] Wonderin which version of [C#m] you
I might [B] get on the [A] phone, tonight,
Well I [B] stopped pickin’ up
And this [C#m] song is to [B] let you know [A] why
Dear [E] John,
I see it all now that you’re [A] gone.
Don’t you think I was too [C#m] young
To be messed with
The [B] girl in the dress
Cried the [A] whole way home
I shoulda [E] known. [A]
Well [E] maybe it’s me
And my blind optimism to [A] blame
Maybe its [E] you and your sick need
To give love then take it [A] away
And [B] you’ll add my name
To your [C#m] long list of [B] traitors
Who [A] don’t understand
And I’ll look [B] back in regret
How I [C#m] ignored when they [B] said
Run as [A] fast as you can
Dear [E] John,
I see all it now that you’re [A] gone
Don’t you think I was too [C#m] young
To be messed with
The [B] girl in the dress
Cried the [A] whole way home
Dear [E] John,
I see it all now it was [A] wrong
Don’t you think nineteen’s too [C#m] young
To be played by your dark [B] twisted games
When I [A] loved you so
I shoulda [E] known [A]
You are an [C#m] expert at sorry
And [B] keeping lines blurry
And [A] never impressed by me
Acing your tests
All the [C#m] girls that you run dry
Have [B] tired lifeless eyes
Cuz you [A] burned them out
But [B] I took your matches
Before [C#m] fire could [B] catch me
So [A] don’t look now
I’m [B] shining like fireworks
[A] Over your sad empty [E] town [A]
Oh [C#m] woah [B] oh [A]
Dear [E] John,
I see all it now that you’re [A] gone
Don’t you think I was too [C#m] young
To be messed with the [B] girl in the dress
Cried the [A] whole way home
[E] I see all it now that you’re [A] gone
Don’t you think I was too [C#m] young
To be messed with
The [B] girl in the dress
Wrote [A] you a song
You should’ve [E] known
You shoulda [A] known
[E] Don’t you think I was too [A] young
You shoulda [E] known.
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version 4
(Verse 1)
E
Long were the nights
Asus2
When the days once revolved around you
E
Counting my footsteps,
Asus2
Prayin’ the floor won’t fall through, again
C#m Bsus2
My mother accused me of losing my mind
Asus2
But I swore I was fine
(Verse 2)
E
You paint me a blue sky and go back
Asus2
And turn it to rain
E
And I lived in your chess game
Asus2
But you changed the rules every day
C#m Bsus2
Wonderin which version of you
Asus2
I might get on the phone, tonight,
C#m
Well I stopped pickin’ up
Bsus2 Asus2
And this song is to let you know why
(Chorus)
E
Dear John,
Bsus2
I see it all now that you’re gone.
C#m
Don’t you think I was too young
To be messed with
Bsus2
The girl in the dress
Asus2
Cried the whole way home
I shoulda known.
(Verse 3)
E
Well maybe it’s me
Asus2
And my blind optimism to blame
E
Maybe its you and your sick need
Asus2
To give love then take it away
C#m
And you’ll add my name
Bsus2
To your long list of traitors
Asus2
Who don’t understand
C#m
And I’ll look back in regret
Bsus2
How I ignored when they said
Asus2
Run as fast as you can
(Chorus)
E
Dear John,
Bsus2
I see it all now that you’re gone.
C#m
Don’t you think I was too young
To be messed with
Bsus2
The girl in the dress
Asus2
Cried the whole way home
E
Dear John,
Bsus2
I see it all now it was wrong
C#m
Don’t you think nineteen’s too young
Bsus2
To be played by your dark twisted games
Asus2
When I loved you so
I shoulda known
E
(Bridge)
C#m
You are an expert at sorry
Bsus2
And keeping lines blurry
Asus2
And never impressed by me
Acing your tests
C#m
All the girls that you run dry
Bsus2
Have tired lifeless eyes
Asus2
Cuz you burned them out
Bsus2
But I took your matches
C#m Bsus2
Before fire could catch me
Asus2
So don’t look now
C#m
I’m shining like fireworks
Bsus2 E
Over your sad empty town
Oh woah oh
(E Bsus2 C#m Bsus2 Asus2)
(Chorus)
E
Dear John,
Bsus2
I see it all now that you’re gone.
C#m
Don’t you think I was too young
To be messed with
Bsus2
The girl in the dress
Asus2
Cried the whole way home
E Bsus2
I see all it now that you’re gone
C#m
Don’t you think I was too young
To be messed with
Bsus2
The girl in the dress
Asus2
Wrote you a song
E
You should’ve known
Asus2
You shoulda known
E Asus2
Don’t you think I was too young
You shoulda known.
E
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version 5
Standard Tuning EADGBE
Capo 4
C F C F
C F F
Long were the nights when my days once revolved around you
C F Fmaj7
Counting the footsteps, praying the floor wont fall through. Again.
Am G
And my mother accused me of losing my mind
F
But I swore I was fine
C
You paint me a blue sky
F F
And go back and turn it to rain
C F F
And I lived in your chess game but you changed the rules everyday
Am G F Fmaj7
Wonderin' which version of you I might get on the phone. Tonight.
Am G F
Well I stopped picking up and this song is to let you know why.
Chorus
C F
Dear john I see it all now that you're gone
Am
Don't you think I was too young to be messed with?
G F Fmaj7
The girl in the dress cried the whole way home
C F
I should have known
*Then you repeat the chords all over again according to the lyrics below :)
Well maybe it's me and my blind optimism to blame
Maybe it's you and you're sick need to give love and take it away
And you'll add my name to your long list of traitors who don't understand
And I'll look back and regret how I ignored when they said run as fast as you can
Dear john I see it all now that you're gone
Don't you think I was too young to be messed with?
The girl in the dress, cried the whole way home
Dear john, I see it all now that was wrong
Don't you think nineteens too young to be played by your dark twisted games
When I loved you so
I should have known
Am
You are an expert at sorry
G
And keeping lines blurry
F
Never impressed by me acing your tests
Am G
All the girls that you've run dry with tired, lifeless eyes
F Fmaj7
Cause you burned them out
Am G
But I took your matches before fire could catch me;
F Fmaj7
So don't look now
Am G C
I'm shining like fireworks over your sad empty town.
C F Am G F
*And repeat the chorus
Dear john I see it all now that you're gone
Don't you think I was too young to be messed with?
The girl in the dress, cried the whole way home
I see it all now that you're gone
Don't you think I was too young to be messed with?
The girl in the dress wrote you a song
You should have known
You should have known
C F
Don't you think I was too young?
C
You should have known...
*let the C ring out
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version 6
Electric guitar parts.
intro
e-7s9s7s9s7s9s7|
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G--------------|
D--------------|
A--------------|
E--------------|
e-----------------------------|
B-5-7-7s9-9---9-10-9-4---5-2--|
G-----------------------------|
D-----------------------------|
A-----------------------------|
E-----------------------------|
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