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The Only Time You Call
Recorded by Jon Wolfe
(No Capo)
Intro:   C   G   F  F  
Verse 1:
BCaby, GI guess you've been out agaFin,
'Cause you're the oCnly oGne who calls at 3 aF.m.,
You kGnow I'm at home, and you E/G#know I'm alone,
And you kAmnow I wanna pick up the phDone
Chorus:
You'll say you Cmiss me and you Glove me,
You'll swear IF'm the only man you want,
You'll say you nCeed me, and you wanna Gsee me,
BFelieve me, girl, I've heard it all,
And like a Amfool, I believe Eyou,
Then IG'll wake up to Cfind you goFne,
Oh, the Cwhiskey must make you Gmiss me,
'Cause it's the Fonly Gtime you Ccall
Solo:    C    G    F  F  
Verse 2:
BCaby, Gwhy don't you just let me Fgo,
Why hCurt me? You knGow I just can't tell you Fno,
Girl, Gwhat do you think E/G#it does to me,
EAmvery time that telephone rinDgs? 
Chorus:
You'll say you Cmiss me and you Glove me,
You'll swear IF'm the only man you want,
You'll say you nCeed me, and you wanna Gsee me,
BFelieve me, girl, I've heard it all,
And like a Amfool, I believe Eyou,
Then IG'll wake up to Cfind you goFne,
Oh, the Cwhiskey must make you Gmiss me,
'Cause it's the Fonly Gtime you Ccall
Solo:  |(C) |(G) |(F) |(F)
Last Chorus:
And like a Amfool, I believe Eyou,
Then IG'll wake up to Cfind you goFne,
Oh, the Cwhiskey must make you Gmiss me,
'Cause it's the Fonly Gtime --- you cCall
Outro:
    C     G      FThe only Gtime you call,
    C     G      FThe only Gtime you call,
  C    G    F    F   G(x repeat to fade)

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The Only Time You Call

by Jon Wolfe

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E/G#

The Only Time You Call

Recorded by Jon Wolfe

(No Capo)

C G F F

Intro:

Verse 1:

C G F

Baby, I guess you've been out again,

C G F

'Cause you're the only one who calls at 3 a.m.,

G E/G#

You know I'm at home, and you know I'm alone,

Am D

And you know I wanna pick up the phone

Chorus:

C G

You'll say you miss me and you love me,

You'll swear I'm the only man you want,

C G

You'll say you need me, and you wanna see me,

Believe me, girl, I've heard it all,

Am E

And like a fool, I believe you,

G C F

Then I'll wake up to find you gone,

C G

Oh, the whiskey must make you miss me,

F G C

'Cause it's the only time you call

C G F F

Solo:

Verse 2:

C G F

Baby, why don't you just let me go,

C G F

Why hurt me? You know I just can't tell you no,

G E/G#

Girl, what do you think it does to me,

Am D

Every time that telephone rings?

Chorus:

C G

You'll say you miss me and you love me,

You'll swear I'm the only man you want,

C G

You'll say you need me, and you wanna see me,

Believe me, girl, I've heard it all,

Am E

And like a fool, I believe you,

G C F

Then I'll wake up to find you gone,

C G

Oh, the whiskey must make you miss me,

F G C

'Cause it's the only time you call

C G F F

Solo: |() |() |() |()

Last Chorus:

Am E

And like a fool, I believe you,

G C F

Then I'll wake up to find you gone,

C G

Oh, the whiskey must make you miss me,

F G C

'Cause it's the only time --- you call

Outro:

C G F G

The only time you call,

C G F G

The only time you call,

C G F F G

(x repeat to fade)

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