Dear Abby John Prine
Capo on 4th fret (Key of B)
Strumming pattern:
[G] [C] [G] [G] [A7] [D7]
e|-------3-------3---------------3-------3-------3---------------2---|| B|-------3-------3-------1-------3-------3-------3-------2-------1---|| G|-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------2---|| D|-------0-------0-------2-------0-------0-------0-------2---0-------|| A|-------2-------2---3---3-------2-------2-------2---0---------------|| E|---3---3---3---3-----------3---3---3---3---3---3-------------------||
* * * * * * * *
The *'s represent thumb strokes that make up the bass line.
This pattern is kept throughout the song.
(Verse 1)
Dear [G]Abby, Dear Abby, my [C]feet are too [G]long
My [G]hair's falling out and my [A7]rights are all [D7]wrong
My [G]friends they all tell me that I've [C]no friends at [G]all
Won't you [G]write me a letter, won't you [D]give me a [G]call?
[C]Siiii[D]igned [G]Bewildered
Be[G]wildered, Bewildered, you [C]have no com[G]plaint
You [G]are what you are and you [A7]ain't what you [D7]ain't
So [G]listen up buster and [C]listen up [G]good
Stop [G]wishin' for bad luck and [D]knockin' on [G]wood
[C] [D] [G]
(Verse 2)
Dear [G]Abby, Dear Abby, my [C]fountain pen [G]leaks
My [G]wife hollers at me and my [A7]kids are all [D7]freaks
Every [G]side I get up on is the [C]wrong side of [G]bed
If it [G]weren't so expensive I'd [D]wish I were [G]dead
[C]Siiii[D]igned [G]Unhappy
Un[G]happy, Unhappy, you [C]have no com[G]plaint
You [G]are what you are and you [A7]ain't what you [D7]ain't
So [G]listen up buster and [C]listen up [G]good
Stop [G]wishin' for bad luck and [D]knockin' on [G]wood
[C] [D] [G]
(Verse 3)
Dear [G]Abby, Dear Abby, you [C]won't believe [G]this
But my [G]stomach makes noises when[A7]ever I [D7]kiss
My [G]girlfriend tells me it's [C]all in my [G]head
But my [G]stomach tells me to [D]write you [G]instead
[C]Siiii[D]igned [G]Noisemaker
Noise[G]maker, Noisemaker, you [C]have no com[G]plaint
You [G]are what you are and you [A7]ain't what you [D7]ain't
So [G]listen up buster and [C]listen up [G]good
Stop [G]wishin' for bad luck and [D]knockin' on [G]wood
[C] [D] [G]
(Verse 4)
Dear [G]Abby, Dear Abby, well [C]I never [G]thought
That [G]me and my girlfriend would [A7]ever get [D7]caught
We were [G]sittin' in the back seat just [C]shootin' the [G]breeze
With her [G]hair up in curlers and her [D]pants to her [G]knees
[C]Siiii[D]igned [G]Just Married
Just [G]Married, Just Married, you [C]have no [G]complaint
You [G]are what you are and you [A7]ain't what you [D7]ain't
So [G]listen up buster and [C]listen up [G]good
Stop [G]wishin' for bad luck and [D]knockin' on [G]wood
[C]Siiii[D]igned [G]Dear Abbby
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