Intro F# C# F# C# Dear John, F# C# What's wrong? G# Bbm F# Why can't you just be anything you want? C# G# C# G# Why not? Why not? F# C# I tried to tell you then. You didn't understand. F# They try and pigeonhole you. C# G# Buddy, they don't even know you. F# C# But hang on F# C# my dear, dear, John. G# Bbm F# Maybe you're not just like everyone, C# G# C# G# so what, so what. Bridge - Verse and Chorus instrumental F# C# And there's more F# C# to live for, G# Bbm F# Than some abbreviated encore, C# G# C# G# much more, much more. F# C# You can't define yourself in terms of someone else. F# You can't say what you're thinking? C# G# But I don't know what you've been drinking. F# C# But don't cry. F# C# 'Cause life goes on. G# Bbm F# Dear John, you could be anything you want. C# G# C# G# Why not? Why not? G# Bbm F# Why you could even be an astronaut, C# G# C# Dear John, dear John.