Chords with lyrics
Taylor Swift plays Dear John in the key of 
E MajorE so there are a couple of barre chords: 
BB & 
C# minorC#m If you
to sing it in the key of G, you could transpose the chords so that there would be no barre chords.
E MajorE -> 
G+G
A augmentedA -> 
C majorC
BB -> 
D MajorD
C# minorC#m -> 
E minorEm
Intro: E-A-E-A
[E MajorE] Long were the nights
When the days once revolved around [A augmentedA] you
[E MajorE] Counting my footsteps,
Prayin’ the floor won’t fall [A augmentedA] through, again
My [BB] mother accused me of [C# minorC#m] losing my [BB] mind
But I [A augmentedA] swore I was fine
[E MajorE] You paint me a blue sky and go back
And turn it to [A augmentedA] rain
And I [E MajorE] lived in your chess game
But you changed the rules every [A augmentedA] day
[BB] Wonderin which version of [C# minorC#m] you
I might [BB] get on the [A augmentedA] phone, tonight,
Well I [BB] stopped pickin’ up
And this [C# minorC#m] song is to [BB] let you know [A augmentedA] why
Dear [E MajorE] John,
I see it all now that you’re [A augmentedA] gone.
Don’t you think I was too [C# minorC#m] young
To be messed with
The [BB] girl in the dress
Cried the [A augmentedA] whole way home
I shoulda [E MajorE] known. [A augmentedA]
Well [E MajorE] maybe it’s me
And my blind optimism to [A augmentedA] blame
Maybe its [E MajorE] you and your sick need
To give love then take it [A augmentedA] away
And [BB] you’ll add my name
To your [C# minorC#m] long list of [BB] traitors
Who [A augmentedA] don’t understand
And I’ll look [BB] back in regret
How I [C# minorC#m] ignored when they [BB] said
Run as [A augmentedA] fast as you can
Dear [E MajorE] John,
I see all it now that you’re [A augmentedA] gone
Don’t you think I was too [C# minorC#m] young
To be messed with
The [BB] girl in the dress
Cried the [A augmentedA] whole way home
Dear [E MajorE] John,
I see it all now it was [A augmentedA] wrong
Don’t you think nineteen’s too [C# minorC#m] young
To be played by your dark [BB] twisted games
When I [A augmentedA] loved you so
I shoulda [E MajorE] known [A augmentedA]
You are an [C# minorC#m] expert at sorry
And [BB] keeping lines blurry
And [A augmentedA] never impressed by me
Acing your tests
All the [C# minorC#m] girls that you run dry
Have [BB] tired lifeless eyes
Cuz you [A augmentedA] burned them out
But [BB] I took your matches
Before [C# minorC#m] fire could [BB] catch me
So [A augmentedA] don’t look now
I’m [BB] shining like fireworks
[A augmentedA] Over your sad empty [E MajorE] town [A augmentedA]
Oh [C# minorC#m] woah [BB] oh [A augmentedA]
Dear [E MajorE] John,
I see all it now that you’re [A augmentedA] gone
Don’t you think I was too [C# minorC#m] young
To be messed with the [BB] girl in the dress
Cried the [A augmentedA] whole way home
[E MajorE] I see all it now that you’re [A augmentedA] gone
Don’t you think I was too [C# minorC#m] young
To be messed with
The [BB] girl in the dress
Wrote [A augmentedA] you a song
You should’ve [E MajorE] known
You shoulda [A augmentedA] known
[E MajorE] Don’t you think I was too [A augmentedA] young
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