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|%   |: Repeat the previous Chord and Measure of 4-counts.
nc    : No Chord
/     : Break
                 nc
INTRO (Spoken): "Hello Johnny."
VERSE 1:
nc                 |D     |
Yes it's me and I'm lonely.
%                         |%    |
  I had to call you on the phone.
%       |      G|%    |
  Woh-oh-oh now, baby,
                     /
                   A|A7  
don't leave me all a-lone.
VERSE 2:
nc                    |D      |
Don't you know I got a feelin'.
%                 |%    |
  I wanna hold you tight.
%       |      G|%    |
  Woh-oh-oh now, baby,
                    A7|    D|
really gonna treat you right.
CHORUS:
                 G7|%           |
  I had to call you on the phone.
                D|%
Come on over, I'm all alone.
      |E7  
When I look into your eyes,
     |E7  
baby, then I realize,
  /     /         /     /
      D|        E7      D|E7  
I get a thrill, I get a chill,
  /     /        /
      D|      E7|A7  
I get a mm...mm, yeah.
VERSE 3:
nc                         |D     |
Don't you know I'm blue and lonely.
%                      |%    |
  I need your lovin' al-ways.
%       |      G|%
  Woh-oh-oh now, baby,
   |                      A7|    D|
I'm yours for the rest of my days.
INTERMEZZO: |    D|%    |%    |%    |    G|%      |
            |    D|%    |   A7|   G7|    D|  D    D7|
CHORUS:
                  G|%           |
  I had to call you on the phone.
                D|%
Come on over, I'm all alone.
      |E7  
When I look into your eyes,
     |E7  
baby, then I realize,
  /     /         /     /
      D|        E7      D|E7  
I get a thrill, I get a chill,
  /     /        /
      D|      E7|A7  
I get a mm...mm, yeah.
VERSE 4:
nc                         |D     |
Don't you know I'm blue and lonely.
%                      |%    |
  I need your lovin' al-ways.
%       |      G|%
  Woh-oh-oh now, baby,
   |                      A7|    D|
I'm yours for the rest of my days.
OUTRO:
   |                      A7|    D|
I'm yours for the rest of my days.
                                      /    /
   |             G|          A|    A7|    D  D|
I'm yours, for the rest, of my da  -  ys.
(Spoken):
 nc
"Okay Johnny, I'll call you again tomorrow, bye."
"Bye baby."

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Telephone Baby

by Johnny Otis

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

|% |: Repeat the previous Chord and Measure of 4-counts.

nc : No Chord

/ : Break

INTRO (Spoken): "Hello Johnny."

VERSE 1:

nc |D |

Yes it's me and I'm lonely.

% |% |

I had to call you on the phone.

% | |% |

Woh-oh-oh now, baby,

A A7

don't leave me all a-lone.

VERSE 2:

nc |D |

Don't you know I got a feelin'.

% |% |

I wanna hold you tight.

% | |% |

Woh-oh-oh now, baby,

A7 D

| |

really gonna treat you right.

CHORUS:

|% |

I had to call you on the phone.

Come on over, I'm all alone.

When I look into your eyes,

baby, then I realize,

/ / / /

D E7 D E7

| |

I get a thrill, I get a chill,

/ / /

D E7 A7

| |

I get a mm...mm, yeah.

VERSE 3:

nc |D |

Don't you know I'm blue and lonely.

% |% |

I need your lovin' al-ways.

% | |%

Woh-oh-oh now, baby,

A7 D

| | |

I'm yours for the rest of my days.

D G

INTERMEZZO: | |% |% |% | |% |

D A7 G7 D D D7

| |% | | | | |

CHORUS:

|% |

I had to call you on the phone.

Come on over, I'm all alone.

When I look into your eyes,

baby, then I realize,

/ / / /

D E7 D E7

| |

I get a thrill, I get a chill,

/ / /

D E7 A7

| |

I get a mm...mm, yeah.

VERSE 4:

nc |D |

Don't you know I'm blue and lonely.

% |% |

I need your lovin' al-ways.

% | |%

Woh-oh-oh now, baby,

A7 D

| | |

I'm yours for the rest of my days.

OUTRO:

A7 D

| | |

I'm yours for the rest of my days.

/ /

G A A7 D D

| | | | |

I'm yours, for the rest, of my da - ys.

(Spoken):

"Okay Johnny, I'll call you again tomorrow, bye."

"Bye baby."

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