John Prine - Dear Abby

dear abby by john prine

C F C
dear abby , dear abby , my feet are too long
C D G
my hair’s falling out and my rights are all wrong
C F C
my friends they all tell me , they’re no friends at all
C F C
won’t you write me a letter , won’t you give me a call
G F C
signed bewildered

chorus :
C F C
bewildered , bewildered you have no complaint
C D G
you are what you are and you ain’t what you ain’t
C F C
so listen up buster listen up good
C F C
stop wishin’ for bad luck and knockin’ on wood
G F C
signed dear abby

C F C
dear abby , dear abby , my fountain pen leaks
C D G
my wife hollers at me and my kids are all freaks
C F C
every side i get up on is the wrong side of bed
C F C
if it weren’t so expensive i’d wish i were dead
G F C
signed unhappy

chorus : ( unhappy )

C F C
dear abby , dear abby , you won’t believe this
C D G
but my stomache makes noises whenever i kiss
C F C
my girlfriend tells me it’s all in my head
C F C
but my stomache tells me to write you instead
G F C
signed noisemaker .

chorus : ( noisemaker )

C F C
dear abby , dear abby , well i never thought
C D G
that me and my girlfriend would ever get caught
C F C
we were sittin’ in the back seat just shootin’ the breeze
C F C
with her hair up in curlers and her pants to her knees
G F C
signed just married

chorus : ( just married )

end