(Gustafson/Macauley)

verse:
C              F
Everybody was talking to me
 C             G
Like I was a child
C                       F
In their words I could hear them saying
      C                G
It's just a matter of time
D               Bb  Am   G         C
Anyway it's a long long race been run
D              Bb  Am  G         C   
Anyway it's a sad sad song been sung


chorus:
 F
Dear John goodbye she said
 C
Sometimes it's hard she said
 F               D7     Gsus G
Dear John I've broken away

verse:
Vanity is hard old lady
You can't read her mind
I'm a fool but I don't fool easy
While you're foolin' around
Anyway I can hold my own tonight
I admit I was wrong and you where right

chorus:
Dear John Goodbye she said
Sometimes it's hard she said
Dear John I've broken away

chorus:
Dear John goodbye she said
Sometimes it's hard she said
Dear John I've broken away


  guitar solo:
         C               F         C
E|---------------------------------8----8----8----8----|
B|---------------------6-6-6p5-----8b10-8b10-8b10-8b10-|
G|-----5-5-5h7p5---5-7---------7-----------------------|
D|-5-8-----------7-------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|

         G                      C        
E|-8-8-8------------------------15----15----15----15-|
B|-8-6-8-8b10-8b10-8-8-6-6-5-5--15b17-15b17-15b17r15-|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|

         F                                   C
E|-15-15-15----15----15----15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-|
B|-13-15-15b17-15b17-15b17r15-13-13-13-12-13-13-12-|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|

               G        D            Bb Am G
E|-15-15------------------12-11-10--15b17r15b17--|
B|-13-13-13-12-10--8-9-10------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|

            C                D            Bb Am G       
E|-12h13p12---------------------12-11-10--15b17r15b17-|
B|----------13-13--------8-9-10-----------------------|
G|----------------14p12-------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|

               C
E|-15b17r15-------15-------15-------15-------------|
B|----------13-13----13-13----13-13----13-13-------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|


chorus:
Dear John goodbye she said
Sometimes it's hard she said
Dear John I've broken away

verse:
Everybody was talking to me
Like I was a child
In their words I could hear them saying
It's just a matter of time
Anyway it's a long long race been run
Anyway it's a sad sad song been sung

chorus:
Dear John goodbye she said
Sometimes it's hard she said
Dear John I've broken away

chorus:
Dear John goodbye she said
Sometimes it's hard she said
Dear John I've broken away

chorus:
Dear John goodbye she said
Sometimes..