[Intro]
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[Strophe]
D  D   G 
I had nothing to do on this hot
 afternoon 
I had nothing to do on this hot afternoon 
        A                         
But to settle down and write you a
  D 
 line 
But to settle down and write you a line 
           G 
I've been meaning to phone you but
 from Minnesota 
I've been meaning to phone you but from Minnesota 
 A                          D 
Hell it's been a very long time      
             
Hell it's been a very long time                   
             A 
You wear it well                     
           
You wear it well                                
   Em         D/F#           G* 
A little old fashioned but that's all
 ->     A 
 right 
A little old fashioned but that's all right 
     G*-> A  
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 B -------2--
 G -------2--
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[Strophe]
 D   D  G 
Well I suppose you're thinking I bet
 he's sinking 
Well I suppose you're thinking I bet he's sinking 
       A                         D 
Or he wouldn't get in touch with me 
   G 
Oh I ain't begging or losing my head
 
Oh I ain't begging or losing my head 
   A                   D 
I sure do want you to know  
                  A 
That you wear it well 
 Em           D/F#         *G    
There ain't a lady in the land so
  A 
 fine, oh my
There ain't a lady in the land so fine, oh my
[Strophe]
 D        D    G 
Remember them basement parties,  
  
Your brother's karate 
     A                      D 
The all day rock and roll shows 
      G 
Them homesick blues and radical views
 
Them homesick blues and radical views 
 A                      D 
Haven't left a mark on you,  
             A 
You wear it well 
   Em           D/F#    *G      
A little out of time but I don't
  A 
 mind
A little out of time but I don't mind
[Interlude]
    D  D        G                   
But I ain't forgetting that you were
       D 
 once mine 
But I ain't forgetting that you were once mine 
       G                    D 
But I blew it without even tryin' 
         G 
Now I'm eatin' my heart out 
 A                        D     D 
Tryin' to get a letter through
[Instrumentale]
A   A      Em  D/F#  *G   A     D D  Em
 Em               D/F#             
Since you've been gone it's hard to
 *G    A 
 carry on
Since you've been gone it's hard to carry on
[Strophe]
             D    D        G 
I'm gonna write about the birthday
 gown that I bought in town 
I'm gonna write about the birthday gown that I bought in town 
          A                       
When you sat down and cried on the
   D 
 stairs 
When you sat down and cried on the stairs 
                     G 
You knew it did not cost the earth,
 but for what it's worth 
You knew it did not cost the earth, but for what it's worth 
     A                    D 
You made me feel a millionaire  
                 A 
And you wear it well 
  Em    D/F#       *G          A 
Madame Onassis got nothing on you, no
 no
Madame Onassis got nothing on you, no no
[Strophe]
    D   D   G 
Anyway, my coffee's cold and I'm
 getting told 
Anyway, my coffee's cold and I'm getting told 
        A                 D 
That I gotta get back to work 
             G 
So when the sun goes low and you're
 home all alone 
So when the sun goes low and you're home all alone 
  A                          D 
Think of me and try not to laugh  
               A 
And I wear it well 
Em      D/F#          *G       A 
I don't object if you call collect
[Interlude]
        D     D  G                   
'Cos I ain't forgetting that you were
       D 
 once mine 
'Cos I ain't forgetting that you were once mine 
        G                   D 
but I blew it without even tryin' 
         G                   A       
Now I'm eatin' my heart out tryin' to
             D 
 get back to you
Now I'm eatin' my heart out tryin' to get back to you
[Outro]
D      Em Em   Em  D/F# *G  A 
  
D  Em                                
     I love ya, I love ya, I love ya,
           Em  D/F# *G  A 
 I love ya            
     I love ya, I love ya, I love ya, I love ya            
        
Oh yeah 
 D      Em Em   Em  D/F# *G  A 
 
Oh yeah  
 D                                 
After all the years I hope it's the
  Em           Em  D/F# *G  A 
 same address  
After all the years I hope it's the same address  
 D                                 
Since you've been gone it's hard to
  Em       Em  D/F# *G  A 
 carry on
Since you've been gone it's hard to carry on