Em   A   Bm   Dm   G   D   A
Ooooh.............

[Verse]

A        G
Oh, dear John
Em              A                  Bm      G
 I hate to be the one to break the news
         D                 A
But it’s concerning me and you
F#m            Bm          G               A
 This is the letter no one ever wants to write
F#m7            Bm7
 You may not believe me
             D
But it’s the hardest thing I’ve ever done
F#m                   Bm
 My eyes see other glories
G                 E
 Other dreams and other stories
      C                               A
And I want to live before I die, dear John

[Verse]

D           G   Em
Ten years on
        A                  Bm     G
I still dream and we still hesitate
    D                 A
The passion’s all but gone
D        G
Oh, dear John
Em                  A         Bm    G
Seems we have a bad day every day
          D               A
I want to sleep my life away
F#m              Bm        G               A
 This is the letter no one ever wants to read
F#m7                       Bm7
 And though it hurts like hell
D
It may be what you need to tell you
F#m                Bm
 I never wanted to be cruel
           G                    E7
But I’m so tired of being the strong one
            C
And I don’t always have the energy
        A                          D     G
And you always leave it up to me, John

[Bridge]
Em  A   Bm  G   D   A

[Verse]

F#m            Bm           G
  My eyes have seen the glory
                           E7
There’s more to life than my life story
         C
And I’ll probably never find him
      A
But I have to keep on looking
        C         A      Bm
And I’m very very sorry, dear John