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PLEASE OPERATOR (COULD YOU TRACE THIS CALL)
Garth Brooks
[Chorus]
N.C.
Please operator
N.C.                   C  
Could you trace this call
Find Fout where I'm drinkin'
Which Gdirty beer hG7all
FSend a cab driver
To cCall for C/Bme heAmre
No nCeed to describe me
Cause GI ain't all Chere
[Verse]
She Ctold me to get lost
And Fthat's what I Cdid
But I've Fdone it so well
I don't Fknow where I hid
And she Gswore that she never
Will Gsee me again
Hell GI'll never find me
In the Gshape that I'm in
[Chorus]
Oh, Fplease operator
Could Cyou trace this call
Find Fout where I'm drinkin'
Which Gdirty beer hG7all
FSend a cab driver
To cCall for me Amhere
No nCeed to describe me
Cause GI ain't all ChereG  C  
[Verse]
Now CI had to ask myself
FIf I were mCe
And FI was out drinkin'
Well Fwhere would I be
Then I Gthumb nailed the label
And Gthere I appeared
Hiding Gout in a bottle
Behind a G3-day old beard
[Chorus]
Oh, Fplease operator
Could Cyou trace this call
Find Fout where I'm drinkin'
Which Gdirty beer hG7all
FSend a cab driver
To cCall for C/Bme heAmre
No nCeed to describe me
Cause GI ain't all Chere
[Bridge]
Well FI may be lonely
But, I'm Cnever alone
Cause FI've been beside myself
GSince she's been gone
[Chorus]
     F(strum once)
Oh, please operator
       C(strum once)
Could you trace this call
Find Fout where I'm drinkin'
Which Gdirty beer hG7all
And Fsend a cab driver
To Ccall for me Amhere
And Cif he can find me
I'll Gbuy him a Cbeer
FPlease operator
Could Cyou trace this call
Find Fout where I'm drinkin'
Which Gdirty beer hG7all
FSend a cab driver
To cCall for C/Bme heAmre
CI'll be beside myself
GPourin' down Cbeer
Repeat and Fade out
By: Buford T. Santana
Y’all Be Good!!!!

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Please Operator Could You Trace This Call

by Garth Brooks

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C/B

PLEASE OPERATOR (COULD YOU TRACE THIS CALL)

Garth Brooks

[Chorus]

N.C.

Please operator

N.C.

Could you trace this call

Find out where I'm drinkin'

G G7

Which dirty beer hall

Send a cab driver

C C/B Am

To call for me here

No need to describe me

G C

Cause I ain't all here

[Verse]

She told me to get lost

F C

And that's what I did

But I've done it so well

I don't know where I hid

And she swore that she never

Will see me again

Hell I'll never find me

In the shape that I'm in

[Chorus]

Oh, please operator

Could you trace this call

Find out where I'm drinkin'

G G7

Which dirty beer hall

Send a cab driver

C Am

To call for me here

No need to describe me

G C G C

Cause I ain't all here

[Verse]

Now I had to ask myself

F C

If I were me

And I was out drinkin'

Well where would I be

Then I thumb nailed the label

And there I appeared

Hiding out in a bottle

Behind a 3-day old beard

[Chorus]

Oh, please operator

Could you trace this call

Find out where I'm drinkin'

G G7

Which dirty beer hall

Send a cab driver

C C/B Am

To call for me here

No need to describe me

G C

Cause I ain't all here

[Bridge]

Well I may be lonely

But, I'm never alone

Cause I've been beside myself

Since she's been gone

[Chorus]

(strum once)

Oh, please operator

(strum once)

Could you trace this call

Find out where I'm drinkin'

G G7

Which dirty beer hall

And send a cab driver

C Am

To call for me here

And if he can find me

G C

I'll buy him a beer

Please operator

Could you trace this call

Find out where I'm drinkin'

G G7

Which dirty beer hall

Send a cab driver

C C/B Am

To call for me here

I'll be beside myself

G C

Pourin' down beer

Repeat and Fade out

By: Buford T. Santana

Y’all Be Good!!!!

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