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Key: E Major
๐ธ Intro:
E B A B
๐ธ Verse:
E B A
Hey, Dorothea, do you ever stop and think about me?
B E
When we were younger down in the park
B A B
Honey, making a lark of the misery
E B
You got shiny friends since you left town
A B
A tiny screen's the only place I see you now
E B A B
And I got nothing but well-wishes for ya
๐ธ Pre-chorus:
F#m C#m E B
Ooh, this place is the same as it ever was
F#m C#m E B
Ooh, but you don't like it that way
๐ธ Chorus:
E Emaj7
It's never too late to come back to my side
A B
The stars in your eyes shined brighter in Tupelo
E B A
And if you're ever tired of bะตing known for who you know
A B F#m C#m E B
You know, you'll always know me, Dorothea (Uh-uh)
F#m C#m E B
Dorothea (Ah-ah)
๐ธ Post-chorus:
F#m C#m E B
Ooh, you'rะต a queen sellin' dreams, sellin' makeup and magazines
F#m C#m E B
Ooh, from you I'd buy anything
๐ธ Verse:
E B A
Hey, Dorothea, do you ever stop and think about me?
B E
When it was calmer, skipping the prom
B A B
just to piss off your mom and her pageant schemes
E B
And damn, Dorothea, they all wanna be ya
A B
But are you still the same soul I met under the bleachers? Well .
๐ธ Pre-chorus:
F#m C#m E B
Ooh, I guess I'll never know
F#m C#m E B
Ooh, and you'll go on with the show
๐ธ Chorus:
F#m C#m
But it's never too late to come back to my side
E B
The stars in your eyes shined brighter in Tupelo
F#m C#m
And if you're ever tired of being known for who you know
E B E B A B
You know, you'll always know me, Dorothea (Uh-uh)
E B A B
Dorothea (Ah-ah)
๐ธ Outro:
F#m C#m
Ooh, ooh
E B
Ooh-woo-ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
F#m C#m
Ooh, ooh
E B
Ooh-woo-ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh
Dorothea (Ah-ah-ah)
Ah-ah
Ooh
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- Dorothea (Chords)
Song History
Published: October 14, 2025
Last Updated: February 8, 2026