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Dear Diary chords by
Tom Paxton
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Key: Bb major•
Verse 1
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D

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I got I got a strange envelope

in the mail

not too long ago
G
G

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it was a weird looking thing
D
D

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G

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was very old crinkly kind of
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D

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manila paper

and writing on it was very faded

almost illegible ink
G
G

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and when I opened this package
D
D

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G

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a dust blew into my face and I
D
D

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G

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I found inside this package

a cassette in incredibly decrepit,

ancient condition,
D
D

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G

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so dried that it was almost impossible to play.

It was only by some heroic

reclamation efforts

by some technicians

that we were able to play

this cassette at all,

and then we had to get it translated,

and what I'd like to do for you now

is simply a translation
D
D

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G

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of what I found on that cassette.

Dear Diary,

Dear Diary,
C
C

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I'm writing these lines
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D

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G

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the 1st of September 1939.
C
C

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Had lunch with Ava, went to the zoo,
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D

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and oh, by the way,
G
G

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Gm
Gm
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D
D

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started World War II a good day.
G
G

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La la la, and so to bed.

Dear diary, dear diary,
C
C

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another day gone,
D
D

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Went bowling with
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G

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Goring and watered the lawn,
C
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Went to the opera, went to a dance,
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Bombed London, bombed Coventry,
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G

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D

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Rolled across France, a good day,
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G

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La la la, on Sault -D' -Ebel.

Dear diary, dear diary,
C
C

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to Moscow we go
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D

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The children all tell me that
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G

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we shall have snow

The hills will be covered,
C
C

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the children will play
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D

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We're sure to take Stalingrad
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G

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most any day
Gm
Gm
3

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D

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A good day, la, la, la,
G
G

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once or t 'better

Dear diary, dear diary,
C
C

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the hour is late,
D
D

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The Russians are bombing
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G

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the Chancellery gate,

The rate things are going,
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C

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they're sure to break in,
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Hello Buenos Aires, Wiedersehen Berlin,
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D

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Good day, ta ta ta, und so Tibet,
Outro 1

Gute Nacht!
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Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
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  • G

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  • C

  • Gm

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Capo: 3

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The original key of Dear Diary by Tom Paxton is Bb major.

The primary chords used in Dear Diary are Bb, F, Eb, Bbm.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 3 fret.

Yes, this version uses open chords like Bb, F, Eb, Bbm, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of Dear Diary is approximately 94 beats per minute.

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