Dear john
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e--------(0)1---------1-----------0-----|
b-------3-----3-----1---1-------1---1---|
g-----2-----------2-------2---0-------0-|
d---0-----------3-----------------------|
a---------------------------3-----------|
e---------------------------------------|
basically this is the picking pattern
Dm F C F Dm F C Dm F C F Dm F C
Dm F C
Dear Joan
F Dm F C
I've almost forgotten
F Dm F C
Pane in the window
F Dm F C
Blue dress in the doorway
Dm F C
Dear Joan
F Dm F C
Help me remember
F Dm F C
The face I forget
F Dm F C
And the traps that I've sprung
F F/E
I guess I've grown tired
Dm Dm/C
It's just what's expected of me
Bb C
To tear your heart from the inside
To the outside
F F/E
You know I was wired
Dm Dm/C
I just couldn't help it
Bb C
The hundred thousand times i hurt you
F
Dear Joan
F/E Dm
I wanted to say
Dm/C Bb
That I'm sorry for the screaming last night
C
And the nights before
F F/E Dm Dm/C
Well I've wanted more from this
Bb C
Than anything I've ever known
Dm F C F Dm F C
Dear Joan
Dm F C
Dear Joan
F Dm F C
Your face has a brightness
F Dm F C
That I've never seen
F Dm F C
In the years that I've known you
Dm F C
Dear Joan
F Dm F C
I pick up the peices
F Dm F C
Some scattered too far
F Dm F C
See they flew when I kicked them
F F/E
I know you believed
Dm Dm/C
When I said it was over
Bb
You stood by me patiently
C
Waiting and brooding
F F/E
So deeply in love
Dm Dm/C Bb C
With every face that I've shown
F
Dear Joan
F/E Dm
I wanted to say
Dm/C Bb
That I'm sorry for the screaming last night
C
And the nights before
F F/E
Well I've wanted more from this
Bb C
Than anything I've ever known
Dm C
Once I forget
Bb C
Twice I'm a fool
Dm C
Three times I wrap
Bb C Dm F C F
My hands around your neck
Dm F C
While you're sleeping
F Dm F C
You're quietly sleeping
F Dm F C
Sleeping and dreaming
Dm F C
Dear Joan
F Dm F C
Don't walk out the doorway
F Dm F C
Because if you did
F Dm F C
I believe I could honestly kill you
F
Dear Joan
F/E Dm
I wanted to say
Dm/C Bb
That I'm sorry for the screaming last night
C
And the nights before
F F/E Dm Dm/C
Well I've wanted more from this
Bb C
Than anything I've ever known
F
Dear Joan
F/E Dm
I wanted to say
Dm/C Bb
That I'm sorry for the screaming last night
C
And the nights before
F F/E Dm Dm/C
Well I've wanted more from this
Bb C
Than anything I've ever known
Dear Joan
How to play Dear john
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is Dm. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.