C FG7 I've been writin' Mary Lou letters every day C D7 G7 But I just found out lately how she throws 'em all away C C7 F Fm She don't even bother to read the words I say C G7 C So I'm gonna write her one last time and I'll begin this way F G7 I'll say oh dear wastebasket care of Mary Lou C D7 G7 If you see her say I need her like I'll always do C C7 F Fm She won't read my letters so I write to you C F C Dear wastebasket care of Mary Lou C7 F Fm She don't even bother to read the words I say C G7 C So I'm gonna write her one last time and I'll begin this way F G7 I'll say oh dear wastebasket care of Mary Lou C D7 G7 If you see her say I need her like I'll always do C C7 F Fm She won't read my letters so I write to you C F G7 C Dear wastebasket care of Mary Lou