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Pay Phone
Bob Luman
Capo 1 (Recorded in D# & F)
[Intro]
D
DMoney drops into a payphone at the airport in LA
The pA7hone rings in an apartment a mile aDway
A young girl's voice said hello, I said Shirley you don't know me
A frA7iend said I should call you when I'm in DLA
DMoney drops into a payphone in the Alanta airport lounge
A pA7hone rings in an apartment in DLA
A young girl's voice said hello, I said Shirley I just got home
ThA7ere's something I just got to sDay
GShirley I lied to you part of things I said were not tDrue
Shirley I'm maA7rried, I got a son almost as old as yDou
GI won't be comming back to do all the things we said we plDanned
A7I can't walk out on her Shirley, she's never looked at another mDan
DMoney drops into a payphone in the Alanta airport lounge
The pA7hone rings in an Alanta suburban hDome
A woman's voice said hello, I said hello I just got in
PA7ick me up and honey don't be lDong
(Change Key ? 2 Steps ? To E)
EMoney drops into a payphone at the corner of first and main
The pB7hone rings in an apartment accross tEown
A young man's voice said hello, she said Jack it's Helen
B7I can't see you tonight he's back in tEown

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Payphone

by Bob Luman

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Pay Phone

Bob Luman

Capo 1 (Recorded in D# & F)

[Intro]

Money drops into a payphone at the airport in LA

A7 D

The phone rings in an apartment a mile away

A young girl's voice said hello, I said Shirley you don't know me

A7 D

A friend said I should call you when I'm in LA

Money drops into a payphone in the Alanta airport lounge

A7 D

A phone rings in an apartment in LA

A young girl's voice said hello, I said Shirley I just got home

A7 D

There's something I just got to say

G D

Shirley I lied to you part of things I said were not true

A7 D

Shirley I'm married, I got a son almost as old as you

G D

I won't be comming back to do all the things we said we planned

A7 D

I can't walk out on her Shirley, she's never looked at another man

Money drops into a payphone in the Alanta airport lounge

A7 D

The phone rings in an Alanta suburban home

A woman's voice said hello, I said hello I just got in

A7 D

Pick me up and honey don't be long

(Change Key ? 2 Steps ? To E)

Money drops into a payphone at the corner of first and main

B7 E

The phone rings in an apartment accross town

A young man's voice said hello, she said Jack it's Helen

B7 E

I can't see you tonight he's back in town

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