| D | A7 | |
| Dear Joan; I have read your | letter through |
| D | |
| Dear Joan; I just can't believe it's | true |
| D7 | |
| Ev'ry day since you've been | gone |
| G | |
| I have | prayed you'd find someone |
| A7 | D | |
| 'Cause | I also love another; Dear | Joan. |
| Narration: (Chorus melody played in background) |
| D | |
| You remember when I used to |
| A7 | |
| Go out with your sister | Sue? |
| And then one night - why! we had a quarrel |
| D | |
| And then I - I married | you |
| D7 | |
| But I never could stop loving | her |
| G | |
| And then she | said she still loved me |
| A7 | |
| But I was | afraid I'd break your heart |
| D | |
| If I asked you to set me | free. |
| Dear Joan; I'm so happy now for you |
| Dear Joan; 'Cause you solved my problem, too |
| Every day since I've been gone |
| I have prayed you'd find someone |
| 'Cause I also love another; Dear Joan. |
| Narration: |
| So many nights I laid awake |
| And tried to find a way |
| To tell you without hurtin' you |
| The words I just couldn't say |
| But now, since I've got your letter |
| Why, my heart's free at last |
| And I do wish you all the happiness |
| In the world; Dear Joan. |