Dear
John
Music
by Elton John
Lyrics by Gary Osborne
Available on the Album Jump Up
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I got home today
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Took a look around
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Bm
Trying to find that girl of mine
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She could not be found
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All her things were gone
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She just left a note
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It don't take no mastermind
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D
To figure what she wrote
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And she said dear John I'm moving on
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By this time I'm gonna be long gone
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Dear John c'est la vie
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Dear John so long
You've seen the last of me
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I don't want her back
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I won't even try
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This time ain't just au revoir
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This time it's goodbye
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We could not go on
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Living like we were
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I was just about to write
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D
A Dear John note to her
I was gonna say
Dear John I'm mov-ing on
By this time I'm gonna be long gone
Dear John c'est la vie
Dear John so long
You've seen the last of me
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