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Dear Dolly
Tuning:EADGBe
Capo on 2
Strumming Pattern: Down/up down up/down/up down up/down/up down up/down/up down up
Verse 1
E
Dear Dolly,
A
You don't know me at all
B
I didn't know who to write
E
I didn't know who to call
(do a D/U D U/D/U D U/D/U D U/D D D U pattern)
Verse 2
E
This old guitar I've been holding
A
It's all that's holding me now
B
Keeping me together,
A E
Giving me hope when everyone is tryna bring me down
(this last line A do D/U D U/D/U D U,E do D/U D U/D/U D U/D D D D D U D U)
Chorus
A
Well dear Dolly,
E
Oh, they say it's a men's world
B
It's not that I'm not good enough
(strum D/U D U/D/U D U)
A B A E
But nobody wants to hear little songs from a girl
(A repeat the prior pattern,B strum D/U D U,A strum D/U D U,E strum D D D D D U D U)
A
I keep singing my heart out
C#m A
I won't believe what they tell me
(C#m strum D/U D U/D/U D U,A strum down once)
E
Cause it's what you would do,
(repeat D/U D U/D/U D U pattern)
A
If it were you
(repeat prior pattern)
E
Dear Dolly
(back to strumming pattern)
Verse 3
A
I remember when you said,
B
If you don't like the road you're walking,
(repeat D/U D U/D/U D U)
A E
Well, pave another one instead
(A repeat prior pattern,E do D/U D U/D/U D U/D D D D D U D U
Chorus
A
Well dear Dolly,
E
Oh, they say it's a men's world
B
It's not that I'm not good enough
(strum D/U D U/D/U D U)
A B A E
But nobody wants to hear little songs from a girl
(A repeat the prior pattern,B strum D/U D U,A strum D/U D U,E strum D D D D D U D U)
A
I keep singing my heart out
C#m A
I won't believe what they tell me
(C#m strum D/U D U/D/U D U,A strum down once)
E
Cause it's what you would do,
(repeat D/U D U/D/U D U pattern)
A
If it were you
(repeat prior pattern)
E
Dear Dolly
(back to strumming pattern)
Bridge
A
So any time somebody tries to tell me I can't
(do a D/U D U/D/U D U/D/U D U/D D D U pattern)
E
I know I can
(repeat prior pattern)
A
For showing me how to believe in a dream
(back to strumming pattern)
B A E
I will always love you for that
(B:D/U D U, A:D/U D U, E:D D D D D U D U)
Do a E shape on 8th fret(count from capo 2), but mute ADG strings.
(back to strumming pattern)
And then shift the E shape down to 6th fret
(do D/U D U)
And shift the E shape down to 5th fret, mute A & G strings
(repeat prior pattern)
And then back to E
(do D D D D D U D U)
Final Chorus
A
Well dear Dolly,
(back to strumming pattern)
C#m A
I'll keep singing my heart out
(C#m: D/U D U/D/U D U, A:strum down once
E(pick strings in the following order: E,B,G,e)
Cause it's what you would do,
A(pick strings in the following order: A,B,G,e),and then strum U D U/D
If it were you
E A
Dear Dolly
(E: D/U D U/D/U D U, A: repeat pattern for E)
E A
Dear Dolly
(repeat prior)
E(Strum down once)
Dear Dolly
Tuning:EADGBe
Capo on 2
Strumming Pattern: Down/up down up/down/up down up/down/up down up/down/up down up
Verse 1
E
Dear Dolly,
A
You don't know me at all
B
I didn't know who to write
E
I didn't know who to call
(do a D/U D U/D/U D U/D/U D U/D D D U pattern)
Verse 2
E
This old guitar I've been holding
A
It's all that's holding me now
B
Keeping me together,
A E
Giving me hope when everyone is tryna bring me down
(this last line A do D/U D U/D/U D U,E do D/U D U/D/U D U/D D D D D U D U)
Chorus
A
Well dear Dolly,
E
Oh, they say it's a men's world
B
It's not that I'm not good enough
(strum D/U D U/D/U D U)
A B A E
But nobody wants to hear little songs from a girl
(A repeat the prior pattern,B strum D/U D U,A strum D/U D U,E strum D D D D D U D U)
A
I keep singing my heart out
C#m A
I won't believe what they tell me
(C#m strum D/U D U/D/U D U,A strum down once)
E
Cause it's what you would do,
(repeat D/U D U/D/U D U pattern)
A
If it were you
(repeat prior pattern)
E
Dear Dolly
(back to strumming pattern)
Verse 3
A
I remember when you said,
B
If you don't like the road you're walking,
(repeat D/U D U/D/U D U)
A E
Well, pave another one instead
(A repeat prior pattern,E do D/U D U/D/U D U/D D D D D U D U
Chorus
A
Well dear Dolly,
E
Oh, they say it's a men's world
B
It's not that I'm not good enough
(strum D/U D U/D/U D U)
A B A E
But nobody wants to hear little songs from a girl
(A repeat the prior pattern,B strum D/U D U,A strum D/U D U,E strum D D D D D U D U)
A
I keep singing my heart out
C#m A
I won't believe what they tell me
(C#m strum D/U D U/D/U D U,A strum down once)
E
Cause it's what you would do,
(repeat D/U D U/D/U D U pattern)
A
If it were you
(repeat prior pattern)
E
Dear Dolly
(back to strumming pattern)
Bridge
A
So any time somebody tries to tell me I can't
(do a D/U D U/D/U D U/D/U D U/D D D U pattern)
E
I know I can
(repeat prior pattern)
A
For showing me how to believe in a dream
(back to strumming pattern)
B A E
I will always love you for that
(B:D/U D U, A:D/U D U, E:D D D D D U D U)
Do a E shape on 8th fret(count from capo 2), but mute ADG strings.
(back to strumming pattern)
And then shift the E shape down to 6th fret
(do D/U D U)
And shift the E shape down to 5th fret, mute A & G strings
(repeat prior pattern)
And then back to E
(do D D D D D U D U)
Final Chorus
A
Well dear Dolly,
(back to strumming pattern)
C#m A
I'll keep singing my heart out
(C#m: D/U D U/D/U D U, A:strum down once
E(pick strings in the following order: E,B,G,e)
Cause it's what you would do,
A(pick strings in the following order: A,B,G,e),and then strum U D U/D
If it were you
E A
Dear Dolly
(E: D/U D U/D/U D U, A: repeat pattern for E)
E A
Dear Dolly
(repeat prior)
E(Strum down once)
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