Chords for John Prine - Dear Abby (Live) Best Version
Tempo:
93.3 bpm
Chords used:
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E
F#
C#
C
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[C] [N] About three months ago I was in Italy.
I don't know what I was doing there.
I was just there.
[D] [B] [F#] This sandwich one day and they gave me a newspaper with it.
It was the only newspaper they had there that was in English.
They had all the news from all around the world just crammed into four [E] pages.
[N]
They didn't even have any bunnies in there.
Every time you turn a page something just jumps right out at you.
I found an old friend in there and I wrote [B] her a song.
It's for Dear Abby.
Dear Abby, dear Abby, [E] my feet are [B] too long.
My hair is falling [C#] out and my rights [F#] are all wrong.
[B] My friends they all [C#] tell me [E] that I have no [B] friends at all.
Won't you write me a letter, [F#] won't you give me [B] a call?
[E] [C#m] Signed, [B] Bewildered.
Bewildered, [E] bewildered, you have [B] no complaint.
You are what you are [C#] and you ain't what you [F#] ain't.
[B] So listen up [E] buster and listen [B] up good.
Stop wishing for bad [F#] luck and knocking [B] on wood.
[E]
[F#] [B]
Dear Abby, dear Abby, [E] my fountain pen [B] leaks.
My wife hollers at [C#] me and my kids are all [F#] freaks.
[B] Every side I get up [E] on is the wrong [B] side of bed.
If it weren't so [F#] expensive I'd wish [B] I were dead.
[E] [F#m] Signed, [B] Unhappy.
Unhappy, unhappy, [E] you have [B] no complaint.
You are what you are [C#] and you ain't what [F#] you ain't.
[B] So listen [C#] up [E] buster and listen [B] up good.
Stop wishing for [F#] bad luck and knocking [B] on wood.
[E] [F#] [B]
Dear Abby, dear Abby, dear Abby, dear Abby, dear Abby.
Dear Abby, dear Abby, [E] you [B] won't believe this.
But my stomach makes [F#] noises whenever I kiss.
[B] My girlfriend tells [E] me it's all in [B] my head.
But my stomach [F#] tells me to write [B] you instead.
[E] [F#] Signed, [B] Noisemaker.
Noisemaker, noisemaker, [E] you have no [B] complaint.
You are what you [C#] are and you ain't [F#] what you ain't.
[B] So listen up [E] buster and listen [B] up good.
Stop wishing for bad [F#] luck and [B] knocking on wood.
[E]
[F#] [B] Dear Abby, dear Abby, [E] well I [B] never thought
that me and my girlfriend [C#] would ever get caught.
[F#] [B] We were sitting in the back [E] seat just shooting [B] the breeze
with her hair up in [C#] curlers and her pants [B] to her knees.
[E] [F#] Signed, [B] Just Married.
Just Married, just married, [E] you have no [B] complaint.
You are what you [C#] are and you ain't what you [F#] ain't.
[B] So listen up [E] buster and listen [B] up good.
Stop wishing for bad [F#] luck and [B] knocking on wood.
[E] [F#] Signed, [B] Dear Abby.
[N]
I don't know what I was doing there.
I was just there.
[D] [B] [F#] This sandwich one day and they gave me a newspaper with it.
It was the only newspaper they had there that was in English.
They had all the news from all around the world just crammed into four [E] pages.
[N]
They didn't even have any bunnies in there.
Every time you turn a page something just jumps right out at you.
I found an old friend in there and I wrote [B] her a song.
It's for Dear Abby.
Dear Abby, dear Abby, [E] my feet are [B] too long.
My hair is falling [C#] out and my rights [F#] are all wrong.
[B] My friends they all [C#] tell me [E] that I have no [B] friends at all.
Won't you write me a letter, [F#] won't you give me [B] a call?
[E] [C#m] Signed, [B] Bewildered.
Bewildered, [E] bewildered, you have [B] no complaint.
You are what you are [C#] and you ain't what you [F#] ain't.
[B] So listen up [E] buster and listen [B] up good.
Stop wishing for bad [F#] luck and knocking [B] on wood.
[E]
[F#] [B]
Dear Abby, dear Abby, [E] my fountain pen [B] leaks.
My wife hollers at [C#] me and my kids are all [F#] freaks.
[B] Every side I get up [E] on is the wrong [B] side of bed.
If it weren't so [F#] expensive I'd wish [B] I were dead.
[E] [F#m] Signed, [B] Unhappy.
Unhappy, unhappy, [E] you have [B] no complaint.
You are what you are [C#] and you ain't what [F#] you ain't.
[B] So listen [C#] up [E] buster and listen [B] up good.
Stop wishing for [F#] bad luck and knocking [B] on wood.
[E] [F#] [B]
Dear Abby, dear Abby, dear Abby, dear Abby, dear Abby.
Dear Abby, dear Abby, [E] you [B] won't believe this.
But my stomach makes [F#] noises whenever I kiss.
[B] My girlfriend tells [E] me it's all in [B] my head.
But my stomach [F#] tells me to write [B] you instead.
[E] [F#] Signed, [B] Noisemaker.
Noisemaker, noisemaker, [E] you have no [B] complaint.
You are what you [C#] are and you ain't [F#] what you ain't.
[B] So listen up [E] buster and listen [B] up good.
Stop wishing for bad [F#] luck and [B] knocking on wood.
[E]
[F#] [B] Dear Abby, dear Abby, [E] well I [B] never thought
that me and my girlfriend [C#] would ever get caught.
[F#] [B] We were sitting in the back [E] seat just shooting [B] the breeze
with her hair up in [C#] curlers and her pants [B] to her knees.
[E] [F#] Signed, [B] Just Married.
Just Married, just married, [E] you have no [B] complaint.
You are what you [C#] are and you ain't what you [F#] ain't.
[B] So listen up [E] buster and listen [B] up good.
Stop wishing for bad [F#] luck and [B] knocking on wood.
[E] [F#] Signed, [B] Dear Abby.
[N]
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[C] _ [N] _ About three months ago I was _ in _ _ Italy. _ _ _ _
_ I don't know what I was doing there.
I was just there. _ _
[D] _ [B] _ [F#] This sandwich one day and they gave me a newspaper with it.
It was the only newspaper they had there that was in English.
They had all the news from all around the world just crammed into four [E] pages.
[N] _
_ _ They didn't even have any bunnies in there.
Every time you turn a page something just jumps right out at you. _ _ _ _
I found an old friend in there and I wrote [B] her a song. _
_ _ It's for Dear Abby. _ _
_ Dear _ _ Abby, dear Abby, [E] my feet are [B] too long.
My hair is falling [C#] out and my rights [F#] are all wrong.
[B] My friends they all [C#] tell me [E] that I have no [B] friends at all.
Won't you write me a letter, [F#] won't you give me [B] a call?
[E] _ _ [C#m] Signed, [B] Bewildered. _
_ _ _ Bewildered, [E] bewildered, you have [B] no complaint.
You are what you are [C#] and you ain't what you [F#] ain't.
[B] So listen up [E] buster and listen [B] up good.
Stop wishing for bad [F#] luck and knocking [B] on wood.
[E] _ _
[F#] _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
Dear Abby, dear Abby, [E] my fountain pen [B] leaks.
My wife hollers at [C#] me and my kids are all [F#] freaks.
[B] Every side I get up [E] on is the wrong [B] side of bed.
If it weren't so [F#] expensive I'd wish [B] I were dead.
[E] _ [F#m] Signed, [B] Unhappy.
_ _ _ _ Unhappy, unhappy, [E] you have [B] no complaint.
You are what you are [C#] and you ain't what [F#] you ain't.
[B] So listen [C#] up [E] buster and listen [B] up good.
Stop wishing for [F#] bad luck and knocking [B] on wood.
[E] _ [F#] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
Dear Abby, dear Abby, _ dear Abby, dear Abby, dear Abby.
_ Dear Abby, dear Abby, [E] you [B] won't believe this.
But my stomach makes [F#] noises whenever I kiss.
_ [B] My girlfriend tells [E] me it's all in [B] my head.
But my stomach [F#] tells me to write [B] you instead.
[E] _ [F#] Signed, _ [B] Noisemaker. _ _
_ _ _ Noisemaker, noisemaker, [E] you have no [B] complaint.
You are what you [C#] are and you ain't [F#] what you ain't.
[B] So listen up [E] buster and listen [B] up good.
Stop wishing for bad [F#] luck and [B] knocking on wood.
[E] _ _
[F#] _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ Dear Abby, dear Abby, [E] well I [B] never thought
that me and my girlfriend [C#] would ever get caught.
[F#] _ [B] We were sitting in the back [E] seat just shooting [B] the breeze
with her hair up in [C#] curlers and her pants [B] to her knees.
[E] [F#] Signed, _ _ [B] Just Married.
_ _ _ Just Married, just married, [E] you have no [B] complaint.
You are what you [C#] are and you ain't what you [F#] ain't.
[B] So listen up [E] buster and listen [B] up good.
Stop wishing for bad [F#] luck and [B] knocking on wood.
[E] _ _ [F#] Signed, [B] Dear Abby. _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ I don't know what I was doing there.
I was just there. _ _
[D] _ [B] _ [F#] This sandwich one day and they gave me a newspaper with it.
It was the only newspaper they had there that was in English.
They had all the news from all around the world just crammed into four [E] pages.
[N] _
_ _ They didn't even have any bunnies in there.
Every time you turn a page something just jumps right out at you. _ _ _ _
I found an old friend in there and I wrote [B] her a song. _
_ _ It's for Dear Abby. _ _
_ Dear _ _ Abby, dear Abby, [E] my feet are [B] too long.
My hair is falling [C#] out and my rights [F#] are all wrong.
[B] My friends they all [C#] tell me [E] that I have no [B] friends at all.
Won't you write me a letter, [F#] won't you give me [B] a call?
[E] _ _ [C#m] Signed, [B] Bewildered. _
_ _ _ Bewildered, [E] bewildered, you have [B] no complaint.
You are what you are [C#] and you ain't what you [F#] ain't.
[B] So listen up [E] buster and listen [B] up good.
Stop wishing for bad [F#] luck and knocking [B] on wood.
[E] _ _
[F#] _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
Dear Abby, dear Abby, [E] my fountain pen [B] leaks.
My wife hollers at [C#] me and my kids are all [F#] freaks.
[B] Every side I get up [E] on is the wrong [B] side of bed.
If it weren't so [F#] expensive I'd wish [B] I were dead.
[E] _ [F#m] Signed, [B] Unhappy.
_ _ _ _ Unhappy, unhappy, [E] you have [B] no complaint.
You are what you are [C#] and you ain't what [F#] you ain't.
[B] So listen [C#] up [E] buster and listen [B] up good.
Stop wishing for [F#] bad luck and knocking [B] on wood.
[E] _ [F#] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
Dear Abby, dear Abby, _ dear Abby, dear Abby, dear Abby.
_ Dear Abby, dear Abby, [E] you [B] won't believe this.
But my stomach makes [F#] noises whenever I kiss.
_ [B] My girlfriend tells [E] me it's all in [B] my head.
But my stomach [F#] tells me to write [B] you instead.
[E] _ [F#] Signed, _ [B] Noisemaker. _ _
_ _ _ Noisemaker, noisemaker, [E] you have no [B] complaint.
You are what you [C#] are and you ain't [F#] what you ain't.
[B] So listen up [E] buster and listen [B] up good.
Stop wishing for bad [F#] luck and [B] knocking on wood.
[E] _ _
[F#] _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ Dear Abby, dear Abby, [E] well I [B] never thought
that me and my girlfriend [C#] would ever get caught.
[F#] _ [B] We were sitting in the back [E] seat just shooting [B] the breeze
with her hair up in [C#] curlers and her pants [B] to her knees.
[E] [F#] Signed, _ _ [B] Just Married.
_ _ _ Just Married, just married, [E] you have no [B] complaint.
You are what you [C#] are and you ain't what you [F#] ain't.
[B] So listen up [E] buster and listen [B] up good.
Stop wishing for bad [F#] luck and [B] knocking on wood.
[E] _ _ [F#] Signed, [B] Dear Abby. _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _
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