Intro : F C G

       Dm   F    C    G
Cotton candy was king
       Dm     F    C      G
On the midway that spring
       Dm     F       C    Bb     Dm
When I saw you in the ring on the lawn
     C Bb Dm
Dear John
         C         Bb           Dm                F C G G4 G         
Throwing kisses so Richmond's unfortunates can go on
        Dm      F  C    G
Oh, the lectures I gave
        Dm        F  C    G
So the girls would behave
          Dm         F         C Bb     Dm
While the band played all your favorite songs
     C Bb Dm
Dear John
         C         Bb           Dm                F C G G4 G        
Throwing kisses so Richmond's unfortunates can go on
    A            Dm            Bb          F
But numbers come up and you're left to the fates
       A           Dm            Bb          F
Though I always thought you were one of the greats
     A        Dm             Bb     F
Once somebody stationed in Kuala Lumpur
        Bb               F           Bb          A    
Said he thought you went out, but he couldn't be sure

guitar solo 
( Dm F C G/    )

        Dm    F  C    G
And the midway I knew
          Dm     F   C    G
Where the sky was so blue
         Dm    F   C Bb   Dm
With the memory of you is gone
     C Bb Dm
Dear John
         C         Bb           Dm                F       
Throwing kisses so Richmond's unfortunates can go on
         C         Bb           Dm                F        
Throwing kisses so Richmond's unfortunates can go on
         C         Bb           Dm                F        
Throwing kisses so Richmond's unfortunates can go on
         C         Bb           Dm                F        
Throwing kisses so Richmond's unfortunates can go on
         C         Bb           Dm                F  C G C      
Throwing kisses so Richmond's unfortunates can go on