A Dear John And Marsha Letter chords by Stan Freberg

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Verse 1
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Dear John,
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oh how I hate to write
I didn't know you could
Dear John, I must let you
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know tonight
That my love for you
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has died away like grass upon the lawn
Has died away like grass upon the lawn,
now there's a dandy line
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And tonight I'll wed another
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dear gee -ow -an -an -an.
Take it, John.
I was overseas in battle when
the dandelion,
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uh, when the postman come to me.
I get it. Lawn dandelion.
Look, laughing girl,
will you try and control yourself?
I just figured out that joke.
So what do you want, a medal?
Where was I?
Oh, yeah.
G 
I was overseas in battle when...
D 
Wait a minute. Hold it. Now what?
Sound more hillbilly.
More what?
More husky in the furland.
Oh, oh, yeah.
When the postman come to me
That's got it
And he handed me this letter.
G 
I was as happy as I could be
For the fighting was all over
C 
and the bottle at battle had been won
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Then I opened up the cotton -picking letter
G 
and started out John,
did I ask you to sing in the background?
No.
Well, then do me a favor. Yes?
Keep your dad's blame mouth shut.
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Oh, John, you used to say
such nice things to me.
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Remember? John Marshall.
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John Marshall. John!
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Hee hee hee hee hee hee hee! Marcia!
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Oh, John, remember?
Marcia, I remember.
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I'll do anything for you.
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I'll buy you a can of fish and worms.
No.
D 
I'll get you that new set of teeth.
Uh -uh.
G 
Come on to my house.
D 
G 
I'll give you a pomegranate. No.
D 
Then what do you want?
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Let me sing in the background.
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G 
All right, but sing way in the background.
Get further back, I can still hear you,
that's better,
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now where was I, oh yeah.
Will you please send back
my autographed picture of Roy Acuff,
my husband wants it now.
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When you find out who I'm wedding,
you won't care dear, anyhow.
I've always been your best girl
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but today I wed another.
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I couldn't wait so I have
married your father.
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That's all for now, love, mother.