Dear Abby
John Prine - Bruised Orange - 1978
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[C]Dear Abby, Dear Abby, my f[F]eet are too l[C]ong
[C]My hair's falling out and my r[D7]ights are all w[G7]rong
[C]My friends they all tell me, that'a [F]no friends at a[C]ll
[C]Won't you write me a letter, won't you g[G]ive me a c[C]all
[F]Sig[G]ned Be[C]wildered
[C]Bewildered, Bewildered you ha[F]ve no compl[C]aint
You are what you are and you a[D7]in't what you a[G7]in't
So li[C]sten up buster and li[F]sten up g[C]ood
Stop wishin' for bad luck and kn[G]ockin' on w[C]ood
[F] [G] [C]
[C]Dear Abby, Dear Abby, my fo[F]untain pen le[C]aks
My wife hollers at me and my k[D7]ids are all fr[G7]eaks
Every s[C]ide I get up on is the wr[F]ong side of b[C]ed
If it weren't so expensive I'd w[G]ish I were d[C]ead
[F]Sig[G]ned Un[C]happy
[C]Unhappy, Unhappy, you ha[F]ve no compl[C]aint
You are what you are and you a[D7]in't what you a[G7]in't
So li[C]sten up buster and li[F]sten up g[C]ood
Stop wishin' for bad luck and kn[G]ockin' on w[C]ood
[F] [G] [C]
[C]Dear Abby, Dear Abby, you w[F]on't believe t[C]his
But my stomache makes noises whene[D7]ver I k[G7]iss
My gi[C]rlfriend tells me it's a[F]ll in my h[C]ead
But my stomache tells me to wr[G]ite you inst[C]ead
S[F]ign[G]ed Noisem[C]aker.
[C]Noisemaker, Noisemaker, you h[F]ave no compl[C]aint ...
You are what you are and you a[D7]in't what you a[G7]in't
So li[C]sten up buster and li[F]sten up g[C]ood
Stop wishin' for bad luck and kn[G]ockin' on w[C]ood
[F] [G] [C]
[C]Dear Abby, Dear Abby, well I n[F]ever tho[C]ught
That me and my girlfriend would e[D7]ver get ca[G7]ught
We were si[C]ttin' in the back seat just sho[F]otin'
the bre[C]eze
With her hair up in curlers and her p[G]ants to her kn[C]ees
S[F]ign[G]ed Just Mar[C]ried
[C]Just Married, Just Married, you h[F]ave no compl[C]aint ...
You are what you are and you a[D7]in't what you a[G7]in't
So li[C]sten up buster and li[F]sten up g[C]ood
Stop wishin' for bad luck and kn[G]ockin' on w[C]ood
[F]Sig[G]ned Dear A[C]bby
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