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Your Daughter John by Donovan Woods

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Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Difficulty: Novice

Intro:

A Bm G A X2

Verse 1:

A           Bm          G               A
 Now lay me down on the warehouse ground.
A      Bm          G            A
 Later on, I don't go there now.
A        Bm        G          A
 On and on, I know what to say.
A                 Bm             G          A
 She's never been taught but she knows the way.


Pre-Chorus:

A       D           G      A
 I was kidding love, I was kidding.
A                 D                          G  A
 But you just weren't smart enough to know it.
       A     D               G    A
 I was lying love, they were lying,
A                       D                       G  A
 when they said "If you love someone, let 'em go."


Chorus:

      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 G A
 But I miss your daughter, John.
                         A  Bm G A
 I miss your daughter, John.


Verse 2:

A              Bm            G            A
 Now there she lay, with her nose in place.
A       Bm                         G    A
 Broken wrist, just the picture of grace.
A           Bm           G          A
 And on and on, what her father says,
A                     Bm                           G  A
 Well he's never been shown but he knows what it is.


Pre-Chorus:

       A       D           G     A
 I was kidding love, I was kidding.
A                  D                         G   A
 And you just weren't smart enough to know it.
       A     D               G    A
 I was lying love, they were lying,
A                       D                        G   A
 When they said "If you love someone let 'em know."


Bridge:

D                          Bm                     G  A
 Now, what if I stayed and did that thing for you?
D                     Bm                   F#m  E  D  A
 What if I stayed and did that thing that's always true.
A*
 What's a man to do?

A Bm G A


Chorus:

      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  E
 But I miss your daughter John.
      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 G A
 But I miss your daughter John.
                       A   Bm G A
 I miss your daughter John





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Your Daughter John Chords Info

Last Updated: March 3, 2026

Chords: E, A, D, G, B, Bm, F#m