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Mr Telephone Man

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Now, I have looked everywhere and could not find chords on this song, and i'm completely 
Intro
  Dmaj9    D9    Gmaj7    A9sus4x2
[Chorus]
Gmaj7Mr. Telephone Man
There's Dmaj9something wrong with my line
When I Gmaj7dial my baby's number
I get a Dmaj9click every G#7#5time
Gmaj7Mr. Telephone Man
There's Dmaj9something wrong with my line
When I Gmaj7dial my baby's number
I get a Dmaj9click every G#7#5time
[Verse 1]
Gmaj7When I dialed Dmaj96-1-1, Repair Service
Gmaj7She said "Hello, may I help you Dmaj9please?"
Gmaj7I told her something must be Dmaj9wrong with my phone
'Cause my Gmaj7baby wouldn't hang up on A9sus4me
[Chorus]
Gmaj7Mr. Telephone Man
There's Dmaj9something wrong with my line
When I Gmaj7dial my baby's number
I get a Dmaj9click every G#7#5time
Gmaj7Mr. Telephone Man
There's Dmaj9something wrong with my line
When I Gmaj7dial my baby's number
I get a Dmaj9click every G#7#5time
[Verse 2]
Gmaj7She let the phone ring 20 Dmaj9times before she answered
Gma7Let me tell you what happened Dmaj9then
Gmaj7A minute later, I Dmaj9got the operator
Saying "PGmaj7lease hang up and place your call A9sus4again," baby
[Chorus]
Gmaj7Mr. Telephone Man
There's Dmaj9something wrong with my line
When I Gmaj7dial my baby's number
I get a Dmaj9click every G#7#5time
Gmaj7Mr. Telephone Man
There's Dmaj9something wrong with my line
When I Gmaj7dial my baby's number
I get a Dmaj9click every G#7#5time
[Bridge]
Gmaj7Some strange man is on the telDmaj9ephone (The telephone)
Gmaj7He keeps telling me my baby, aDmaj9in't home (That she's not home)
Gmaj7She ain't got no party line (Oh, oh)
Dmaj9Situation blowing my mind (Oh, oh)
Gmaj7Oh, I just can't take this aDmaj9nymore
[Interlude]
Chords for this part are Dmaj9 - D9 - Gmaj7 - A9sus4
Each chord is played for a total of 4 beats
[Chorus]
Gmaj7Mr. Telephone Man
There's Dmaj9something wrong with my line
When I dGmaj7ial my baby's number
I get a cDmaj9lick every G#7#5time
Gmaj7Mr. Telephone Man
There's Dmaj9something wrong with my line
When I dGmaj7ial my baby's number
I get a cDmaj9lick every G#7#5time
[Outro]
Gmaj7Must be a bad connection
I give her my lDmaj9ove and affection
Gmaj7I just can't Dmaj9take this no more
Gmaj7This situation blowing my Dmaj9mind (Blowing my mind)
Gmaj7Can't get my baby on the Dmaj9line (On the line)
Gmaj7I tried dialing infoDmaj9rmation (Mr. Telephone Man)
Gmaj7I can't get no coopeDmaj9ration (Mr. Telephone Man)
Gmaj7The system on the phone telling me my Dmaj9baby ain't at home
Gmaj7Ah baby, I just can't Dmaj9take it anymore
Gmaj7Help me out, pDmaj9lease Mr. Telephone Man
Gmaj7Help me out, pDmaj9lease Mr. Telephone Man

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Mr Telephone Man

by New Edition

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Dmaj9

Gmaj7

A9sus4

G#7#5

Gma7

Now, I have looked everywhere and could not find chords on this song, and i'm completely

Intro

Dmaj9 D9 Gmaj7 A9sus4

[Chorus]

Gmaj7

Mr. Telephone Man

Dmaj9

There's something wrong with my line

Gmaj7

When I dial my baby's number

Dmaj9 G#7#5

I get a click every time

Gmaj7

Mr. Telephone Man

Dmaj9

There's something wrong with my line

Gmaj7

When I dial my baby's number

Dmaj9 G#7#5

I get a click every time

[Verse 1]

Gmaj7 Dmaj9

When I dialed 6-1-1, Repair Service

Gmaj7 Dmaj9

She said "Hello, may I help you please?"

Gmaj7 Dmaj9

I told her something must be wrong with my phone

Gmaj7 A9sus4

'Cause my baby wouldn't hang up on me

[Chorus]

Gmaj7

Mr. Telephone Man

Dmaj9

There's something wrong with my line

Gmaj7

When I dial my baby's number

Dmaj9 G#7#5

I get a click every time

Gmaj7

Mr. Telephone Man

Dmaj9

There's something wrong with my line

Gmaj7

When I dial my baby's number

Dmaj9 G#7#5

I get a click every time

[Verse 2]

Gmaj7 Dmaj9

She let the phone ring 20 times before she answered

Gma7 Dmaj9

Let me tell you what happened then

Gmaj7 Dmaj9

A minute later, I got the operator

Gmaj7 A9sus4

Saying "Please hang up and place your call again," baby

[Chorus]

Gmaj7

Mr. Telephone Man

Dmaj9

There's something wrong with my line

Gmaj7

When I dial my baby's number

Dmaj9 G#7#5

I get a click every time

Gmaj7

Mr. Telephone Man

Dmaj9

There's something wrong with my line

Gmaj7

When I dial my baby's number

Dmaj9 G#7#5

I get a click every time

[Bridge]

Gmaj7 Dmaj9

Some strange man is on the telephone (The telephone)

Gmaj7 Dmaj9

He keeps telling me my baby, ain't home (That she's not home)

Gmaj7

She ain't got no party line (Oh, oh)

Dmaj9

Situation blowing my mind (Oh, oh)

Gmaj7 Dmaj9

Oh, I just can't take this anymore

[Interlude]

Chords for this part are Dmaj9 - D9 - Gmaj7 - A9sus4

Each chord is played for a total of 4 beats

[Chorus]

Gmaj7

Mr. Telephone Man

Dmaj9

There's something wrong with my line

Gmaj7

When I dial my baby's number

Dmaj9 G#7#5

I get a click every time

Gmaj7

Mr. Telephone Man

Dmaj9

There's something wrong with my line

Gmaj7

When I dial my baby's number

Dmaj9 G#7#5

I get a click every time

[Outro]

Gmaj7

Must be a bad connection

Dmaj9

I give her my love and affection

Gmaj7 Dmaj9

I just can't take this no more

Gmaj7 Dmaj9

This situation blowing my mind (Blowing my mind)

Gmaj7 Dmaj9

Can't get my baby on the line (On the line)

Gmaj7 Dmaj9

I tried dialing information (Mr. Telephone Man)

Gmaj7 Dmaj9

I can't get no cooperation (Mr. Telephone Man)

Gmaj7 Dmaj9

The system on the phone telling me my baby ain't at home

Gmaj7 Dmaj9

Ah baby, I just can't take it anymore

Gmaj7 Dmaj9

Help me out, please Mr. Telephone Man

Gmaj7 Dmaj9

Help me out, please Mr. Telephone Man

About Mr Telephone Man Chords by New Edition

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