Intro: A Bm G A (x2)
verse 1
A D A
Now lay me down on the warehouse ground.
D A D A
Later on, I don't go there now.
A D A D
On and on, I know what to say.
D A D A
She's never been taught but she knows the way.
Bridge:
A D G A
I was kidding love, I was kidding.
D G A
But you just weren't smart enough to know it.
A D A
I was lying love, they were lying
D G A
when they said "if you love someone, let them go."
A E D A
Dear John, I know we got along.
F#m E D A
I was right, sir, you were wrong.
A E D A
She will marry some self-made man.
F#m E
I still write songs,
A Bm D A
but I miss your daughter John.
A D A Bm D A
I miss your daughter John
verse 2
A Bm
Now there she lay,
D A
with her nose in place,
Bm G A
broken wrist, just the picture of grace.
A Bm G A
And on and on, what her father says
D G A
Well he's never been shown but he knows what it is.
A Bm G A
I was kidding love, I was kidding.
D A
But you just weren't smart enough to know it.
D A
I was lying love, they were lying
D G A
when they said "if you love someone let 'em know."
D G A
Now, what if I stayed and did that thing for you?
D F#m/E D A
What if I stayed and did that thing that's always true.
A
What's a man to do?
F#m E D A
Dear John, I know we got along.
F#m E D A
I was right, sir, you were wrong.
F#m E D A
She will marry some self-made man.
F#m E D A
I still write songs, but I miss your daughter, John.
F#m E D A
Dear John, I know we got along.
F#m E D A
I was right, sir, you were wrong.
F#m E D A
She will marry some self-made man.
F#m E
I still write songs,
E A Bm D A
But I miss your daughter, John.
A Bm D A
I miss your daughter, John.