These are Send My Love To John chords by Rina Sawayama on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.
[Intro]
Gm A# F Gm 2x
[Verse 1]
Gm A#
Cross the border in the
F Gm
summer of '73
A#
Left my mother to go after
F Gm
the American Dream
A# F Gm
Ooh, threw away my name
A# F
Ooh, it's easier when it
Gm
sounds the same
[Verse 2]
A# F
All I ever wanted was for you
Gm
to have a better chance
A#
Go to college, find a good girl
F Gm
that you take to a dance
Dm Cm
Ooh
Gm
Pictured you with her
Dm Cm
Ooh
Gm G#
But that was never who you were
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[Chorus]
D# A#/D F
And I'm sorry for the things
Gm
I've done
D# A#/D F Gm
A misguided love to my only son
D# A#/D
Trying to protect you, but
F D/F# Gm
I guess I was wrong
D# D#m
So send my love, send my
Gm A# F Gm
love to John
[Instrumental]
Gm A# F Gm Gm
[Verse 3]
Gm A#
Saw the way the kids treated
F Gm
you every day at school
A#
I should've blamed them, but
F Gm
instead I hid behind the Bible's rules
Dm Cm
Ooh
Gm
Prayed to God above
Dm Cm
Ooh
Gm G#
But all you needed was my love
[Chorus]
D# A#/D F Gm
And I'm sorry for the things I've done
D# A#/D F Gm
A misguided love to my only son
D# A#/D
We had both had to leave our mothers
F D/F# Gm
to get the things we want
D# D#m
So send my love, send my
Dm Cm Gm
love to John,
Dm Cm Gm
Ooh, John
[Bridge]
Cm
And I see that he takes care
Dm
of you from the food he makes
D#
He's there for you in all
F
the ways I never was, ooh
[Chorus]
D# A#/D F Gm
And I'm sorry for the things I've done
D# A#/D F Gm
A misguided love to my only son
D# A#/D
But I love to see you happy and
F D/F# Gm
right where you belong
D# D#m D#
So send my love, oh, send my love,
D#m Gm A# F Gm
send my love to John
[Ending]
Gm A# F Gm