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If A Man Answers - Bobby Darin
#24 in UK and #32 on BB Hot 100 on CAPITOL Records in 1962
[Intro]
G
[Verse 1]
If a Gman answers your phone when I Dcall  ooh  there's gonna 
be some screamin' and that ain't Gall
Cause if G7I'm here callin' you, then who's the Cwho I'm talkin' C#dimto?
Why any Gfool could Emsee, that for Gsure it ain't Emme  so, if a Gman 
Emanswers your Cphone, then, Dhoney we're Gthrough!C  G  
[Bridge]
Now, Deverything between us used to be Gfine  till I Abecame a third 
                     DN.C.
party, where there ain't no party line  ya hear me talkin'??
[Verse 2]
Gonna Ghang this phone up now and dial aDgain  ooh  and there better 
be a soprano on the other Gend
Cause if the G7voice is baritone, when you Ctold me you'd be home aC#dimlone.
well, then I'm Gwastin' my Emtime  not to Gmention my Emdime
So, if a Gman Emanswers your Cphone, then, Dhoney I'm Ggone!C  G  
[Instrumental]
|  G|  G|  D|  D|  D|  D|  G|  G|  G7|  G7|
|  C|  C#dim|  G|  Em7|  G|  Em7|  G   Em|  C   D|  G   C| G  
[Bridge]
Now, Deverything between us used to be Gfine  till I beAcame a third 
                     DN.C.
party, where there ain't no party line  ya hear me talkin'?
[Verse 3]
Gonna Ghang this phone up now and dial aDgain  ooh  and there better 
be a soprano on the other Gend
Cause if the G7voice is baritone, when you Ctold me you'd be home aC#dimlone.
well, then I'm Gwastin' my Emtime  not to Gmention my Emdime
So, if a Gman Emanswers your Cphone, then, Dhoney I'm Ggone!C7  G  
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

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If A Man Answers

by Bobby Darin

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Chords in this song · guitar

C#dim

Em7

If A Man Answers - Bobby Darin

#24 in UK and #32 on BB Hot 100 on CAPITOL Records in 1962

[Intro]

[Verse 1]

G D

If a man answers your phone when I call ooh there's gonna

be some screamin' and that ain't all

G7 C C#dim

Cause if I'm here callin' you, then who's the who I'm talkin' to?

G Em G Em G

Why any fool could see, that for sure it ain't me so, if a man

Em C D G C G

answers your phone, then, honey we're through!

[Bridge]

D G A

Now, everything between us used to be fine till I became a third

N.C.

party, where there ain't no party line ya hear me talkin'??

[Verse 2]

G D

Gonna hang this phone up now and dial again ooh and there better

be a soprano on the other end

G7 C C#dim

Cause if the voice is baritone, when you told me you'd be home alone.

G Em G Em

well, then I'm wastin' my time not to mention my dime

G Em C D G C G

So, if a man answers your phone, then, honey I'm gone!

[Instrumental]

G G D D D D G G G7 G7

| | | | | | | | | | |

C C#dim G Em7 G Em7 G Em C D G C G

| | | | | | | | | |

[Bridge]

D G A

Now, everything between us used to be fine till I became a third

N.C.

party, where there ain't no party line ya hear me talkin'?

[Verse 3]

G D

Gonna hang this phone up now and dial again ooh and there better

be a soprano on the other end

G7 C C#dim

Cause if the voice is baritone, when you told me you'd be home alone.

G Em G Em

well, then I'm wastin' my time not to mention my dime

G Em C D G C7 G

So, if a man answers your phone, then, honey I'm gone!

A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

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