Capo: 4 Tuning:

My uncle would play this when I was growing up, and I learned to play it from him. Other versions I've found are slightly off, so here's the version as John Prine played it on "Sweet Revenge" Capo on 4th fret (Key of B) Strumming pattern: G C G G A7 D7 e|-------3-------3---------------3-------3-------3---------------2---|| B|-------3-------3-------1-------3-------3-------3-------2-------1---|| G|-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------2---|| D|-------0-------0-------2-------0-------0-------0-------2---0-------|| A|-------2-------2---3---3-------2-------2-------2---0---------------|| E|---3---3---3---3-----------3---3---3---3---3---3-------------------|| * * * * * * * * The *'s represent thumb strokes that make up the bass line. This pattern is kept throughout the song. [Verse 1]

Dear ^GAbby, Dear Abby, my ^Cfeet are too ^Glong My ^Ghair's falling out and my ^A7rights are all ^D7wrong My ^Gfriends they all tell me that I've ^Cno friends at ^Gall Won't you ^Gwrite me a letter, won't you ^Dgive me a ^Gcall? ^CSiiii^Digned ^GBewildered

Be^Gwildered, Bewildered, you ^Chave no com^Gplaint You ^Gare what you are and you ^A7ain't what you ^D7ain't So ^Glisten up buster and ^Clisten up ^Ggood Stop ^Gwishin' for bad luck and ^Dknockin' on ^Gwood

C D G [Verse 2]

Dear ^GAbby, Dear Abby, my ^Cfountain pen ^Gleaks My ^Gwife hollers at me and my ^A7kids are all ^D7freaks Every ^Gside I get up on is the ^Cwrong side of ^Gbed If it ^Gweren't so expensive I'd ^Dwish I were ^Gdead ^CSiiii^Digned ^GUnhappy

Un^Ghappy, Unhappy, you ^Chave no com^Gplaint You ^Gare what you are and you ^A7ain't what you ^D7ain't So ^Glisten up buster and ^Clisten up ^Ggood Stop ^Gwishin' for bad luck and ^Dknockin' on ^Gwood

C D G [Verse 3]

Dear ^GAbby, Dear Abby, you ^Cwon't believe ^Gthis But my ^Gstomach makes noises when^A7ever I ^D7kiss My ^Ggirlfriend tells me it's ^Call in my ^Ghead But my ^Gstomach tells me to ^Dwrite you ^Ginstead ^CSiiii^Digned ^GNoisemaker

Noise^Gmaker, Noisemaker, you ^Chave no com^Gplaint You ^Gare what you are and you ^A7ain't what you ^D7ain't So ^Glisten up buster and ^Clisten up ^Ggood Stop ^Gwishin' for bad luck and ^Dknockin' on ^Gwood

C D G [Verse 4]

Dear ^GAbby, Dear Abby, well ^CI never ^Gthought That ^Gme and my girlfriend would ^A7ever get ^D7caught We were ^Gsittin' in the back seat just ^Cshootin' the ^Gbreeze With her ^Ghair up in curlers and her ^Dpants to her ^Gknees ^CSiiii^Digned ^GJust Married

Just ^GMarried, Just Married, you ^Chave no ^Gcomplaint You ^Gare what you are and you ^A7ain't what you ^D7ain't So ^Glisten up buster and ^Clisten up ^Ggood Stop ^Gwishin' for bad luck and ^Dknockin' on ^Gwood ^CSiiii^Digned ^GDear Abbby

John Prine - Dear abby