Dear One

F (Dear One, dear one, dear one) #1. F C When the mailman came to my house this mornin'. F I was waitin' right there for him at the door. Bb But when I opened up and read your last letter. C F Then I knew that I would wait for him no more. F Cause you said, dear one, there's somethin' that C I have to tell you. C F Dear one, there's somethin' that I have to say, yay-yay. F C Dear one, he's tall, dark, well, you know how it is. C F And dear one, he stole my heart away. #2. C Aww, please don't cry, (please don't cry) try not to F be sad (try not to be sad) C I tried and I tried (I tried and I tried) not to hurt F you bad (not to hurt you bad) Bb F I tried so hard (I tried so hard) not to give in (not to give in) C But I lost my head and I lost my heart and I lost your F love to him. INTERLUDE: F C F C F F Cause you said, dear one, there's somethin' that C I have to tell you. C F Dear one, there's somethin' that I have to say, yay-yay. F C Dear one, he's tall, dark, well, you know how it is. C F And dear one, he stole my heart away. C F Said, dear one, he stole my heart away. C F Kept sayin', dear one, he stole my heart away..(Fade.)