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Dear John

Taylor Swift
Version1
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Chords in this song

Strum
D-DU-UDU
Chords:
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---------------------------------------------|
Long  were the nights when my days once revolved around you
Counting  my footsteps, prayin' the floor won't fall through,  again
My  mother accused me of losing  my mind
 But I swore  I was fine
You  paint me a blue sky and go back and turn it to rain
 And I lived  in your chess game but you changed the rules every day
Wonderin'  which version of you  I might get  on the phone,  tonight.
 Well I stopped  pickin' up and this song  is to let  you know why
 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 shoulda known.
 Well maybe  it's me and my blind optimism to blame.
 Maybe it's you  and your sick need to give love then take it away.
 And you'll  add my name to your long  list of traitors
 Who don't  understand.
 And I'll look back  in 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 it was wrong.
 Don't you think nineteen's too young  to be played by your dark  twisted games
 When I loved  you so?
 I shoulda known.
 You are an expert  at sorry
 And keeping  lines blurry
 And never  impressed by me acing your tests
 All the girls  that you run dry
 Have tired  lifeless eyes
 'Cause you burned  them out
 But I  took your matches
 Before  fire could catch  me
 So don't  look now
 I'm shining  like fireworks
Over  your sad empty town
 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 shoulda known.
 You shoulda known.
 Don't you think I was too young?
 You shoulda known.

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Readable chord sheet for Dear John by Taylor Swift

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]

[E]Long were the nights when my days once revolved around [Asus2]you
[E]Counting my footsteps, prayin' the floor won't fall [Asus2]through, again
[B]My mother accused me of [C#m]losing my [B]mind
But I [Asus2]swore I was fine

[E]You paint me a blue sky and go back and turn it to [Asus2]rain
And I [E]lived in your chess game but you changed the rules every [Asus2]day
[B]Wonderin' which version of [C#m]you I might [B]get on the [Asus2]phone, tonight.
Well I [B]stopped pickin' up and this [C#m]song is to [B]let you know [Asus2]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. [Asus2]

Well [E]maybe it's me and my blind optimism to [Asus2]blame.
Maybe it's [E]you and your sick need to give love then take it [Asus2]away.
And [B]you'll add my name to your [C#m]long list of [B]traitors
Who [Asus2]don't understand.
And I'll look [B]back in regret how I [C#m]ignored when they [B]said
"Run as [Asus2]fast as you can."

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.

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 [B]dark twisted games
When I [A]loved you so?
I shoulda [E]known.[Asus2]

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
'Cause you [A]burned them out
But [B]I took your matches
Be[C#m]fore fire could [B]catch me
So [Asus2]don't look now
I'm [B]shining like fireworks
[A]Over your sad empty [E]town  [Asus2]           [C#m]                  [B]                       [A]

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.

[E]    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 wrote [Asus2]you a song.

You shoulda [E]known.
You shoulda [Asus2]known.
[E]     Don't you think I was too [Asus2]young?
You shoulda known. [E]

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