Pat Boone Lyrics

Album: Unknown

Chains Of Love Lyrics

Dear John

-Artist: Pat Boone from "Pat Boone's Greatest Hits"-Dot DLP 25455

-peak Billboard position # 44 in 1960

-previously a # 1 country hit for Jean Shepard and Ferlin Husky in 1953

-Words and Music by Billy Barton, Fuzzy Owen, and Lewis A. Talley


CHORUS

Dear John (Dear John)

Oh, how I hate to write

Dear John (Dear John)

I must let you know tonight

That my love for you has gone

There's no reason to go on

For tonight I wed another, dear John

SPOKEN: I was overseas in battle when the postman came to me. And he handed 

me a letter. Aww, I was happy as I could be. You see, the fighting was all over and 

the battles, they'd all been won. Then I, I opened up the letter and it started "Dear

John."

CHORUS

(Dear John)

SPOKEN: Will you please send back my picture? You see, my husband wants it 

now. When I tell you who I'm wedding you won't care, dear, anyhow. Now the 

ceremony has started and I'll wed your brother Don. Please wish us happiness 

forever, dear John.


Transcribed by Robin Hood

These lyrics were transcribed from the specific recording mentioned above

and do not necessarily correspond with lyrics from other recordings, sheet

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