I really wanted to know how to play this song so I could cover it as I love it! someone out the chords for me so I thought I would post them here for you as they don't post on here. She plays it in the key of E so there are a couple of barre chords: B & C#m If you to sing it in the key of G, you could transpose the chords so that there would be no barre chords. E -> G A -> C B -> D C#m -> Em Intro E-A-E-A [E] Long were the nights When the days once revolved around [A] you [E] Counting my footsteps, Prayin’ the floor won’t fall [A] through, again My [B] mother accused me of [C#m] losing my [B] mind But I [A] swore I was fine [E] You paint me a blue sky and go back And turn it to [A] rain And I [E] lived in your chess game But you changed the rules every [A] day [B] Wonderin which version of [C#m] you I might [B] get on the [A] phone, tonight, Well I [B] stopped pickin’ up And this [C#m] song is to [B] let you know [A] why Dear [E] John, I see it all now that you’re [A] gone. Don’t you think I was too [C#m] young To be messed with The [B] girl in the dress Cried the [A] whole way home I shoulda [E] known. [A] Well [E] maybe it’s me And my blind optimism to [A] blame Maybe its [E] you and your sick need To give love then take it [A] away And [B] you’ll add my name To your [C#m] long list of [B] traitors Who [A] don’t understand And I’ll look [B] back in regret How I [C#m] ignored when they [B] said Run as [A] fast as you can Dear [E] John, I see all it now that you’re [A] gone Don’t you think I was too [C#m] young To be messed with The [B] girl in the dress Cried the [A] whole way home Dear [E] John, I see it all now it was [A] wrong Don’t you think nineteen’s too [C#m] young To be played by your dark [B] twisted games When I [A] loved you so I shoulda [E] known [A] You are an [C#m] expert at sorry And [B] keeping lines blurry And [A] never impressed by me Acing your tests All the [C#m] girls that you run dry Have [B] tired lifeless eyes Cuz you [A] burned them out But [B] I took your matches Before [C#m] fire could [B] catch me So [A] don’t look now I’m [B] shining like fireworks [A] Over your sad empty [E] town [A] Oh [C#m] woah [B] oh [A] Dear [E] John, I see all it now that you’re [A] gone Don’t you think I was too [C#m] young To be messed with the [B] girl in the dress Cried the [A] whole way home [E] I see all it now that you’re [A] gone Don’t you think I was too [C#m] young To be messed with The [B] girl in the dress Wrote [A] you a song You should’ve [E] known You shoulda [A] known [E] Don’t you think I was too [A] young You shoulda [E] known.