D     G
I had nothing to do on this hot afternoon
       A                           D
but to settle down and write you a line
       G
I been meaning to phone ya, but from Minnesota
A                           D
Hell, it's been a very long time
            A
You wear it well
  Em         D/F#          G          A
A little old fashioned but that's all right

D          G
Well, I suppose you're thinking I bet he's sinking
       A                          D
Oh, he wouldn't get in touch with me
    G
For 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       A
There ain't a lady in the land so fine, oh my

D             G
Remember them basement parties, your brother's karate
A                     D
All day rock and roll shows
    G
The homesick blues and the radical views
A                      D
haven't left a mark on you
            A
You wear it well
  Em            D/F#     G       A
A little out of time but I don't mind

[Chorus]
               G                          A
But I ain't forgetting that you were once mine
      G                    A
but I blew it without even trying
        G
Now I'm eating my heart out
A                              D
trying to get a letter through

(Instrumental)

Em                D/F#              G         A
Since you've been gone it's hard to carry on

[Verse]
          D
I want to write about the
G
birthday gown that I bought in town
       A                         D
as you sat down and cried on the stairs
                   G
You knew it didn't 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

   D      G
Anyway my coffee's cold, and I'm gettin' told
       A                 D
that I gotta get back to work
            G
So when the sun goes low and you're home 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

[Chorus]
        D        G                          A
Cause I ain't forgetting that you were once mine
      G                    A
but I blew it without even trying
        G
Now I'm eating my heart out
A                         D
trying to get back to you