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The Red Telephone

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                          "The Red Telephone"
                              (Arthur Lee)
    Bbadd#11xx8760
       Aadd9xx7657
[Intro]
        Cmaj7/ / / /  Am/ / G/ /  F#7/ / / /  F/ / F#/ /
[Verse 1]
        CSitting on a AmhillGsidF#7e
        Watching all the pFeoF#ple dDie
        I'll fGeel much bCetter on the oEther sAide
        I'll bum a rAmideG  F#7  F  F#  
[Verse 2/3]
        CI believe in AmmaGgiF#7c
        Why, because it Fis F#so Dquick
        I Gdon't need Cpower when I'm EhypnoAtized
        Look in my eAmyesG  
        F#7What are you seeing (FI sF#ee...)
        How do you feDel?
               (...you)
        I fGeel real pChony when my nEame is PAhil
        Or was that BAmill?G  F#7  F  F#  
[Bridge]
              Bbadd#11         Aadd9(x2)
        /  /  /  /    /  /  /  /
        Bbadd#11Life goes on Aadd9here
        Bbadd#11Day after Aadd9day
        EI don't know Fmaj7if I am living or if I'm
        CSupposed to Ebe
        DSometimes my life is so eCerie
        DAnd if you think I'm happy
        CPaint G/Bme (whAite)
                 (yellow)
              Bbadd#11         Aadd9(x2)
        /  /  /  /    /  /  /  /
        Bbadd#11I've been here Aadd9once
        Bbadd#11I've been here Aadd9twice
        EI don't know if the Fmaj7third's the fourth or if
        CThe fifth's the Efix
        DSometimes I deal with numberCs
        DAnd if you wanna count me
        CCount G/Bme Aout
[Verse 4]
        CI don't need the Amtime Gof F#7day
        Anytime with Fme's F#OKD  
        I Gjust don't Cwant you using Eup my Atime
                           (Am)
        'Cause that's not right
[Coda]
        (Repeat x3)
        Am/ / / /  / / / /  A/ / / /  / / / /
                          ahh....
        (Repeat x3)
        They're lAmocking them up today
        They're throwing away the key
        I Awonder who it'll be tomorrow, you or me?
        AmWe're all normal and we want our freedom
        AFreedom... freedom... freedom... freedom
        AmFreedom... freedom... freedom... fAreedom
        [continue with Am-A progression to fade]
        (spoken:) Alla God's chilluns gotta have dere freedom
-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers

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The Red Telephone

by Love

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Bbadd#11

Aadd9

Cmaj7

F#7

Fmaj7

G/B

"The Red Telephone"

(Arthur Lee)

Bbadd#11

xx8760

Aadd9

xx7657

[Intro]

Cmaj7 Am G F#7 F F#

/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /

[Verse 1]

C Am G F#7

Sitting on a hillside

F F# D

Watching all the people die

G C E A

I'll feel much better on the other side

Am G F#7 F F#

I'll bum a ride

[Verse 2/3]

C Am G F#7

I believe in magic

F F# D

Why, because it is so quick

G C E A

I don't need power when I'm hypnotized

Am G

Look in my eyes

F#7 F F#

What are you seeing (I see...)

How do you feel?

(...you)

G C E A

I feel real phony when my name is Phil

Am G F#7 F F#

Or was that Bill?

[Bridge]

Bbadd#11 Aadd9

(x2)

/ / / / / / / /

Bbadd#11 Aadd9

Life goes on here

Bbadd#11 Aadd9

Day after day

E Fmaj7

I don't know if I am living or if I'm

C E

Supposed to be

D C

Sometimes my life is so eerie

And if you think I'm happy

C G/B A

Paint me (white)

(yellow)

Bbadd#11 Aadd9

(x2)

/ / / / / / / /

Bbadd#11 Aadd9

I've been here once

Bbadd#11 Aadd9

I've been here twice

E Fmaj7

I don't know if the third's the fourth or if

C E

The fifth's the fix

D C

Sometimes I deal with numbers

And if you wanna count me

C G/B A

Count me out

[Verse 4]

C Am G F#7

I don't need the time of day

F F# D

Anytime with me's OK

G C E A

I just don't want you using up my time

()

'Cause that's not right

[Coda]

(Repeat x3)

Am A

/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /

ahh....

(Repeat x3)

They're locking them up today

They're throwing away the key

I wonder who it'll be tomorrow, you or me?

We're all normal and we want our freedom

Freedom... freedom... freedom... freedom

Am A

Freedom... freedom... freedom... freedom

[continue with Am-A progression to fade]

(spoken:) Alla God's chilluns gotta have dere freedom

-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers

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