Dear Abby by John Prine Lyric and Guitar Chords

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If you are looking for Dear Abby guitar chords, you’ve come to the right place.
You can play Dear Abby by John Prine using guitar or guitar.
This song by John Prine can also be played by that instruments.
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Dear Abby guitar chords has rhythm and included in Sweet Revenge (1973) album.
You can also find another musical genres, including jazz guitar chords, country music guitar chords, pop guitar chords, world music guitar chords, and rock guitar chords here.

Dear Abby by John Prine Guitar Chords


Capo on 4th fret (Key of B)

Strumming pattern:

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 Abby, Dear Abby, my feet are too long
My hair’s falling out and my rights are all wrong
My friends they all tell me that I’ve no friends at all
Won’t you write me a letter, won’t you give me a call?
Siiiiigned Bewildered

Bewildered, Bewildered, you have no complaint
You are what you are and you ain’t what you ain’t
So listen up buster and listen up good
Stop wishin’ for bad luck and knockin’ on wood

(Verse 2)
Dear Abby, Dear Abby, my fountain pen leaks
My wife hollers at me and my kids are all freaks
Every side I get up on is the wrong side of bed
If it weren’t so expensive I’d wish I were dead
Siiiiigned Unhappy

Unhappy, Unhappy, you have no complaint
You are what you are and you ain’t what you ain’t
So listen up buster and listen up good
Stop wishin’ for bad luck and knockin’ on wood

(Verse 3)
Dear Abby, Dear Abby, you won’t believe this
But my stomach makes noises whenever I kiss
My girlfriend tells me it’s all in my head
But my stomach tells me to write you instead
Siiiiigned Noisemaker

Noisemaker, Noisemaker, you have no complaint
You are what you are and you ain’t what you ain’t
So listen up buster and listen up good
Stop wishin’ for bad luck and knockin’ on wood

(Verse 4)
Dear Abby, Dear Abby, well I never thought
That me and my girlfriend would ever get caught
We were sittin’ in the back seat just shootin’ the breeze
With her hair up in curlers and her pants to her knees
Siiiiigned Just Married

Just Married, Just Married, you have no complaint
You are what you are and you ain’t what you ain’t
So listen up buster and listen up good
Stop wishin’ for bad luck and knockin’ on wood
Siiiiigned Dear Abbby

If you want to learn John Prine Dear Abby guitar chords, The 5 chords we’ll look at are the C major, A major, G major, E major, and D major.
The reason we use all major chords is that the minor versions of any of these chords just require tiny adjustments.
Each one of those minor chords is completely based on its major counterpart

The more you practice, the easier guitar will feel to play Dear Abby. Guitar is hard to learn in the beginning, but gets easier the longer you stick with it.

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