D
Well I guess it's finally happened
G D
I'm tired of runnin' round
D
I thank you for waitin' on me
A
While I was paintin' the town
D
For years and years you stood by me
G D
Tellin' me I'm ruinin' my life
D
I'm tired of all these honky tonks
A D
And that fly by night life
D
Well, tonight a bottle stands alone
G D
In the Dear John Letter Lounge
D
Waitin' on me for company,
A
But I won't be around
D
Find someone else to take my place
G D
While I rejoin my wife
D
'Cause I'm tired of all these Honky Tonks
A D
And that fly by night life
G
Old Ira's tendin' bar right now
D
Probably wonderin' where I am
D A
Zeke's sharkin' pool, for five a throw
D
And ole Lucy Fay Lorraine's makin'
G D
Side bets on the game
A
And old Pop Fox keeps sayin'
D
he's got to go
D
I'm gonna miss old Jim and all my friends
G D
At the Dear John Lounge downtown
D
I'm gonna miss ole Willie on the Jukebox
A
Playin' songs round after round
D
Gonna miss the face of strangers
G D
And the steady passers by
D
I'm Gonna miss the Dear John Letter Lounge
A D
And that fly by night life
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