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Telephone

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Tube: OD, Full Spring Rev., (Guitar) Tele/Strat Middle Pick., USES: Gretsch middle on 3way)
Spoken (Telephone Line- RE: Blind Melon, Nico)
I just sit and cry
By the telephone
INTRO: (Med. Organ/Bell Efct.)
RIFF1
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A7You never call my name
On the telephone
You never call my name
On the telephone
EI just sit and cry
By the A7telephone
A7I try and call your phone
But you're never home
I try and call your phone
But you're never home
EYou watch me sit outside
You watch me wait and A7try
RIFF 1 x2
(+Variation) x2
A7And much to my suD7rprise
D7I caught you on the nuA7mber nine
A7You never called D7my name
D7On thEe teA7lephone
A7You never call my name
On the telephone
D7You never call my name
D7On the teleA7phone
A7You make me sick Einside
EYou make me wannA7a die
HOWLLLLLLLL

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Telephone

by The Black Angels

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Tube: OD, Full Spring Rev., (Guitar) Tele/Strat Middle Pick., USES: Gretsch middle on 3way)

Spoken (Telephone Line- RE: Blind Melon, Nico)

I just sit and cry

By the telephone

INTRO: (Med. Organ/Bell Efct.)

RIFF1

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-0-0-3-5-7---|

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-7-7-5-3-0-0-|

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You never call my name

On the telephone

You never call my name

On the telephone

I just sit and cry

By the telephone

I try and call your phone

But you're never home

I try and call your phone

But you're never home

You watch me sit outside

You watch me wait and try

RIFF 1 x2

(+Variation) x2

A7 D7

And much to my surprise

D7 A7

I caught you on the number nine

A7 D7

You never called my name

D7 E A7

On the telephone

You never call my name

On the telephone

You never call my name

D7 A7

On the telephone

A7 E

You make me sick inside

E A7

You make me wanna die

HOWLLLLLLLL

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