Chords for John Prine - Dear Abby (Old Grey Whistle 1973)

Tempo:
54.8 bpm
Chords used:

B

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E

C#

C#m

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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John Prine    -   Dear Abby  (Old Grey Whistle 1973) chords
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[B] [C#] [B]
Dear Abby, dear Abby, [E] my feet are [B] too long.
My hair's falling out, [C#] my rights are [F#] all wrong.
[B] My friends, they all tell [E] me, they're no [B] friends at all.
Won't you write me a letter?
[F#] Won't you [B] give me a call?
[E] [F#] Sign [B] Be wilder
Be wildered, be [E] wildered.
You [B] have no complaint.
You are what you [C#] are and you [F#] ain't
you ain't
[B] So listen up, [E] buster.
Listen up [B] good.
Stop wishing for [F#] bad luck and [B] knock on wood.
[F#] [B] Dear Abby, dear [E] Abby, my [B] fountain pen leaks.
My wife hollers [C#m] at me and [F#] my kids are all freaks.
[B] Every side I get [E] up on is the wrong side of [B] bed.
If it weren't so expensive,
[F#] I'd wish I [B] were dead.
[E] [F#] [B] Signed Unhappy
Unhappy, unhappy.
[E] You have [B] no complaint.
You are what you are [C#] and you ain't [F#] what you ain't.
[B] So listen up, [E] kiddo, and listen [B] up good.
Stop wishing for bad [F#] luck and [B] knock on [E] wood.
[F#] [B] Dear Abby, dear Abby, [E] you won't [B] believe this, but my stomach makes [C#] noises
whenever I [F#] kiss.
[B] My girlfriend [E] tells me it's [B] all in my head, but my stomach
[F#] tells me to [B] write you [E] instead.
[F#] Signed [B] Noisemaker
Noisemaker, noisemaker.
[E] You have no [B] complaint.
You are what you are [C#] and you ain't what [F#] you ain't.
[B] So listen [E] up, buster.
Listen [B] up good.
Stop wishing for bad [F#] luck and knock [B] on wood.
[E] [F#] [B] Dear Abby, dear Abby, [E] well, I [B] never thought that me and my [C#] girlfriend would [F#] ever get caught.
[B] We were sitting in the [E] backseat just [B] shooting the breeze
with her hair up in [F#] curlers and [B] her pants to her [E] knees.
[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 [F#] you ain't.
[B] So listen [E] up, buster.
Listen [B] up good.
Stop wishing for bad [F#] luck and knock [B] on [E] wood.
[F#] [B] Signed Dear Abby.
[N]
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To learn John Prine - Dear Abby chords, these are the chords to practise in sequence: E, F#, B, F#, B, E, B and C#. To build a solid grasp, start slowly at 27 BPM and then match the original tempo of 55 BPM. Given the song's key of B Major, adjust the capo to align with your vocal range and chord preference.

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_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [C#] _ [B] _
Dear Abby, dear Abby, [E] my feet are [B] too long.
My hair's falling out, [C#] my rights are [F#] all wrong.
[B] My friends, they all tell [E] me, they're no [B] friends at all.
Won't you write me a letter?
[F#] Won't you [B] give me a call?
[E] [F#] Sign [B] Be wilder _
Be wildered, be [E] wildered.
You [B] have no complaint.
You are what you [C#] are and you [F#] ain't
you ain't
[B] So listen up, [E] buster.
Listen up [B] good.
Stop wishing for [F#] bad luck and [B] knock on wood.
[F#] _ [B] _ _ _ Dear Abby, dear [E] Abby, my [B] fountain pen leaks.
My wife hollers [C#m] at me and [F#] my kids are all freaks.
[B] Every side I get [E] up on is the wrong side of [B] bed.
If it weren't so expensive,
[F#] I'd wish I [B] were dead.
[E] _ [F#] [B] Signed Unhappy
_ _ Unhappy, unhappy.
[E] You have [B] no complaint.
You are what you are [C#] and you ain't [F#] what you ain't.
[B] So listen up, [E] kiddo, and listen [B] up good.
Stop wishing for bad [F#] luck and [B] knock on [E] wood.
[F#] _ [B] _ _ _ Dear Abby, dear Abby, [E] you won't [B] believe this, but my stomach makes [C#] noises
whenever I [F#] kiss.
[B] My girlfriend [E] tells me it's [B] all in my head, but my stomach
[F#] tells me to [B] write you [E] instead.
_ [F#] Signed [B] Noisemaker
_ _ Noisemaker, noisemaker.
[E] You have no [B] complaint.
You are what you are [C#] and you ain't what [F#] you ain't.
[B] So listen [E] up, buster.
Listen [B] up good.
Stop wishing for bad [F#] luck and knock [B] on wood.
[E] _ [F#] _ [B] _ _ _ Dear Abby, dear Abby, [E] well, I [B] never thought that me and my [C#] girlfriend would [F#] ever get caught.
[B] We were sitting in the [E] backseat just [B] shooting the breeze
with her hair up in [F#] curlers and [B] her pants to her [E] knees.
_ [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 [F#] you ain't.
[B] So listen [E] up, buster.
Listen [B] up good.
Stop wishing for bad [F#] luck and knock [B] on [E] wood.
[F#] [B] Signed Dear Abby.
_ _ _ [N] _

Facts about this song

This song finds its place within the Live At The Music Inn 1973 album.

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