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Dear Abby Chords

Music by: John Prine · 1973
Genre Folk / World Views 281
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Guitar

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[Verse 1]
Dear [G]Abby, dear Abby
My [C]feet are too [G]long
My hair's falling out
and my [A]rights are all [D]wrong
My [G]friends they all tell me
that I've [C]no friends at [G]all
Won't you write me a letter,
won't you [D]give me a [G]call?
[C]Signed [D]bewil[G]dered[G]

[Chorus 1]
Be[G]wildered, bewildered
You [C]have no com[G]plaint
You are what you are
and you [A]ain't what you [D]ain't
So [G]listen up, buster, and [C]listen up [G]good
Stop wishing for bad luck
and [D]knocking on [G]wood
[C][D][G][G]

[Verse 2]
Dear [G]Abby, dear Abby
My [C]fountain pen [G]leaks
My wife hollers at me
and my [A]kids are all [D]freaks
Every [G]side I get up on
is the [C]wrong side of [G]bed
If weren't so expensive I'd [D]wish I were [G]dead
[C]Signed [D]unhap[G]py[G]

[Chorus 2]
Un[G]happy, unhappy
You [C]have no com[G]plaint
You are what you are
and you [A]ain't what you [D]ain't
So [G]listen up, buster, and [C]listen up [G]good
Stop wishing for bad luck
and [D]knocking on [G]wood
[C][D][G][G]
Dear Abby, dear Abby
Dear Abby, dear Abby

[Verse 3]
Dear [G]Abby, dear Abby
You [C]won't believe [G]this
But my stomach makes noises
when[A]ever I [D]kiss
My [G]girlfriend tells me it's [C]all in my [G]head
But my stomach tells me to [D]write you in[G]stead
[C]Signed [D]noisemak[G]er[G]

[Chorus 3]
Noise[G]maker, noise-maker
You [C]have no com[G]plaint
You are what you are
and you [A]ain't what you [D]ain't
So [G]listen up, buster, and [C]listen up [G]good
Stop wishing for bad luck
and [D]knocking on [G]wood
[C][D][G][G]

[Verse 4]
Dear [G]Abby, dear Abby
Well [C]I never t[G]hought
That me and my girlfriend
would [A]ever get [D]caught
We were [G]sitting in the back seat
just [C]shooting the [G]breeze
With her hair up in curlers
and her [D]pants to her [G]knees
[C]Signed [D]just mar[G]ried[G]

[Chorus 4]
Just [G]married just married
You [C]have no com[G]plaint
You are what you are
and you [A]ain't what you [D]ain't
So [G]listen up, buster, and [C]listen up [G]good
Stop wishing for bad luck
and [D]knocking on [G]wood
[C]Signed [D]dear Abb[G]y
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