Dear Abby Chords by John Prine
Tempo:
186.95 bpm
Chords used:
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Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[B] This is for Dear Abby.
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Dear Abby, Dear Abby, [E] My fountain pen [B] leaks.
My wife hollers at me [C#] and my kids are all [F#] freaks.
[B] Every side I get up [E] on is the wrong side [B] of bed.
If it weren't so expensive [F#] I'd wish I were [B] dead.
[E] [F#] Signed, [B] unhappy, unhappy, unhappy, [E] you have no [B] complaint.
You are what you are and [C#] you ain't what [F#] you ain't.
[B] So listen up buster [E]
and listen [B] up good.
Stop wishing for bad luck [F#] and knock on [B] wood.
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Dear Abby, Dear Abby, Dear Abby, Dear Abby, Dear Abby, Dear Abby, Dear Abby, Dear Abby,
[E] you won't [B] believe this, but my stomach makes noises [C#] whenever I [F#] kiss.
My [B] girlfriend tells [E] me it's all in [B] my head, but my stomach tells [F#] me to write you [B] instead.
[E] [F#]
Signed, [B] noise maker, noise maker, noise maker, [E] you have no [B] complaint.
You are what you are and [C#] you ain't what [F#] you ain't.
[B] So listen up buster [E] and listen [B] up good.
Stop wishing for bad [F#] luck and knock on [B] wood.
[E] [F#] [B]
Dear Abby, Dear Abby, [E] Well I never [B] thought that me and my girlfriend [C#] would ever get [F#] caught.
We [B] were sitting in the back [C#] seat [E] just shooting the [B] breeze, with her hair up in curlers [F#] and her pants to [B] her knees.
[E] [F#] Signed,
[B] just married, just married, just married, [E] you have no [B] complaint.
You are what you are [C#] and you ain't what you
[F#] ain't.
So [B] listen up [C#] buster [E] and listen [B] up good.
Stop wishing for bad luck [F#] and knock on [B] wood.
[E]
[F#] Signed, [B] Dear Abby.
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Dear Abby, Dear Abby, [E] My fountain pen [B] leaks.
My wife hollers at me [C#] and my kids are all [F#] freaks.
[B] Every side I get up [E] on is the wrong side [B] of bed.
If it weren't so expensive [F#] I'd wish I were [B] dead.
[E] [F#] Signed, [B] unhappy, unhappy, unhappy, [E] you have no [B] complaint.
You are what you are and [C#] you ain't what [F#] you ain't.
[B] So listen up buster [E]
and listen [B] up good.
Stop wishing for bad luck [F#] and knock on [B] wood.
[E] [F#]
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Dear Abby, Dear Abby, Dear Abby, Dear Abby, Dear Abby, Dear Abby, Dear Abby, Dear Abby,
[E] you won't [B] believe this, but my stomach makes noises [C#] whenever I [F#] kiss.
My [B] girlfriend tells [E] me it's all in [B] my head, but my stomach tells [F#] me to write you [B] instead.
[E] [F#]
Signed, [B] noise maker, noise maker, noise maker, [E] you have no [B] complaint.
You are what you are and [C#] you ain't what [F#] you ain't.
[B] So listen up buster [E] and listen [B] up good.
Stop wishing for bad [F#] luck and knock on [B] wood.
[E] [F#] [B]
Dear Abby, Dear Abby, [E] Well I never [B] thought that me and my girlfriend [C#] would ever get [F#] caught.
We [B] were sitting in the back [C#] seat [E] just shooting the [B] breeze, with her hair up in curlers [F#] and her pants to [B] her knees.
[E] [F#] Signed,
[B] just married, just married, just married, [E] you have no [B] complaint.
You are what you are [C#] and you ain't what you
[F#] ain't.
So [B] listen up [C#] buster [E] and listen [B] up good.
Stop wishing for bad luck [F#] and knock on [B] wood.
[E]
[F#] Signed, [B] Dear Abby.
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[B] This is for _ Dear Abby.
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_ _ Dear Abby, Dear Abby, [E] My fountain pen [B] leaks.
My wife hollers at me [C#] and my kids are all [F#] freaks. _ _ _
[B] Every side I get up [E] on is the wrong side [B] of bed.
If it weren't so _ expensive [F#] I'd wish I were [B] dead.
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ Signed, [B] unhappy, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ unhappy, _ unhappy, [E] you have no [B] complaint.
_ You are what you are and [C#] you ain't what [F#] you ain't. _ _ _
[B] So listen up buster [E]
and listen [B] up good.
Stop wishing for bad luck [F#] and knock on [B] wood.
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_ _ _ _ _ Dear Abby, Dear Abby, _ _ _ _ Dear Abby, Dear Abby, _ _ _ _ Dear _ _ Abby, Dear Abby, Dear Abby, Dear Abby,
[E] you won't [B] believe this, but my stomach makes noises [C#] whenever I [F#] kiss. _ _
My [B] girlfriend _ tells [E] me it's all in [B] my head, but my stomach _ tells [F#] me to write you [B] instead.
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [F#]
Signed, _ _ _ [B] noise maker, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ noise maker, noise maker, [E] you have no [B] complaint.
You are what you are and [C#] you ain't what [F#] you ain't.
_ _ _ [B] So listen up buster [E] and listen [B] up good.
Stop wishing for bad [F#] luck and knock on [B] wood. _
[E] _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ [B] _ _
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_ _ Dear Abby, Dear Abby, [E] Well I never [B] thought that me and my girlfriend [C#] would ever get [F#] caught.
_ _ We [B] were sitting in the back [C#] seat [E] just shooting the [B] breeze, with her hair up in curlers [F#] and her pants to [B] her knees.
[E] _ _ _ [F#] Signed, _ _
_ _ _ [B] just married, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
just married, just married, [E] you have no [B] complaint.
You are what you are [C#] and you ain't what you _
[F#] ain't.
_ So [B] listen up [C#] buster [E] and listen [B] up good.
Stop wishing for bad luck [F#] and knock on [B] _ wood.
[E] _ _
_ _ [F#] _ Signed, [B] Dear Abby.
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_ _ Dear Abby, Dear Abby, [E] My fountain pen [B] leaks.
My wife hollers at me [C#] and my kids are all [F#] freaks. _ _ _
[B] Every side I get up [E] on is the wrong side [B] of bed.
If it weren't so _ expensive [F#] I'd wish I were [B] dead.
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ Signed, [B] unhappy, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ unhappy, _ unhappy, [E] you have no [B] complaint.
_ You are what you are and [C#] you ain't what [F#] you ain't. _ _ _
[B] So listen up buster [E]
and listen [B] up good.
Stop wishing for bad luck [F#] and knock on [B] wood.
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_ _ _ _ _ Dear Abby, Dear Abby, _ _ _ _ Dear Abby, Dear Abby, _ _ _ _ Dear _ _ Abby, Dear Abby, Dear Abby, Dear Abby,
[E] you won't [B] believe this, but my stomach makes noises [C#] whenever I [F#] kiss. _ _
My [B] girlfriend _ tells [E] me it's all in [B] my head, but my stomach _ tells [F#] me to write you [B] instead.
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [F#]
Signed, _ _ _ [B] noise maker, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ noise maker, noise maker, [E] you have no [B] complaint.
You are what you are and [C#] you ain't what [F#] you ain't.
_ _ _ [B] So listen up buster [E] and listen [B] up good.
Stop wishing for bad [F#] luck and knock on [B] wood. _
[E] _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ [B] _ _
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_ _ Dear Abby, Dear Abby, [E] Well I never [B] thought that me and my girlfriend [C#] would ever get [F#] caught.
_ _ We [B] were sitting in the back [C#] seat [E] just shooting the [B] breeze, with her hair up in curlers [F#] and her pants to [B] her knees.
[E] _ _ _ [F#] Signed, _ _
_ _ _ [B] just married, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
just married, just married, [E] you have no [B] complaint.
You are what you are [C#] and you ain't what you _
[F#] ain't.
_ So [B] listen up [C#] buster [E] and listen [B] up good.
Stop wishing for bad luck [F#] and knock on [B] _ wood.
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_ _ [F#] _ Signed, [B] Dear Abby.
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