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Tulsa Telephone Book
Tom T. Hall
Capo: 2nd Fret
[Intro]
E B E B
EHave you read any good telephone books lateAly? 
EIf you ain't then let me recommend oBne 
I've alEready read that Tulsa telephone bAook through thirteen Amtimes 
If you dEon't know any lBast names it ain't much fEun
EReadin' that TBulsa telephone book, can dArive a guy iEnsane 
EspeBcially if that gAirl you're lookin' for hEas no last nBame 
EI gotta find her and tell her, I don't wAant our love to eAmnd 
So I'm rEeadin' that Tulsa teBlephone book agEainB  
EWell, I was in Tulsa and didn't have anything gAoin' 
She lEived in Tulsa and didn't have anything Bon 
She sEaid, My name is Shirley, and I saiAd, My name is AmT. 
EI woke up the next mBornin' and she was gEone
EAll of the Tulsa operators know my voice nAow 
EAnd they gotta know how long I've been aBlone 
If yEou meet a girl named Shirley with some riAbbons in her Amhair 
EWould you tell her that she's waBnted on the pEhone
EReadin' that TBulsa telephone book, can dArive a guy iEnsane 
EspecBially if that gAirl you're lookin' for hEas no last nBame 
EI gotta find her and tell her, I don't wAant our love to eAmnd 
So I'm readin' that Tulsa tBelephone book aEgain B  
EI'm readin' that Tulsa tBelephone book aEgain

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Tulsa Telephone Book

by Tom T. Hall

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

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Tulsa Telephone Book

Tom T. Hall

Capo: 2nd Fret

[Intro]

E B E B

E A

Have you read any good telephone books lately?

E B

If you ain't then let me recommend one

E A Am

I've already read that Tulsa telephone book through thirteen times

E B E

If you don't know any last names it ain't much fun

E B A E

Readin' that Tulsa telephone book, can drive a guy insane

B A E B

Especially if that girl you're lookin' for has no last name

E A Am

I gotta find her and tell her, I don't want our love to end

E B E B

So I'm readin' that Tulsa telephone book again

E A

Well, I was in Tulsa and didn't have anything goin'

E B

She lived in Tulsa and didn't have anything on

E A Am

She said, My name is Shirley, and I said, My name is T.

E B E

I woke up the next mornin' and she was gone

E A

All of the Tulsa operators know my voice now

E B

And they gotta know how long I've been alone

E A Am

If you meet a girl named Shirley with some ribbons in her hair

E B E

Would you tell her that she's wanted on the phone

E B A E

Readin' that Tulsa telephone book, can drive a guy insane

B A E B

Especially if that girl you're lookin' for has no last name

E A Am

I gotta find her and tell her, I don't want our love to end

B E B

So I'm readin' that Tulsa telephone book again

E B E

I'm readin' that Tulsa telephone book again

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