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Telephone 
words and music by Arlo Guthrie
CEvery morning just as Fsoon as it's light
GGet out of bed and I'm Cfeeling alright
Make me some coffee and I sit Fdown alone
The Grest of the day I'm on the telephoCne
CHORUS:
CHang up, Fhold on
GYou got a dime so you come on Cso strong
Save your money and Flet me be
GHang up the phone and quit bothering Cme
I got a phone in my bedroom and one in the barn
A phone in my car and one in the yard
A phone on my saddle for when I'm out on the range
A phone in my pocket for when I'm down at the grange
CHORUS
Now with devaluation all over the land
The whole wide world has got more money in their hand
They'll be calling me up from Peking and Nome
I'm going to rip out my telephone

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Telephone

by Arlo Guthrie

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Telephone

words and music by Arlo Guthrie

C F

Every morning just as soon as it's light

G C

Get out of bed and I'm feeling alright

Make me some coffee and I sit down alone

G C

The rest of the day I'm on the telephone

CHORUS:

C F

Hang up, hold on

G C

You got a dime so you come on so strong

Save your money and let me be

G C

Hang up the phone and quit bothering me

I got a phone in my bedroom and one in the barn

A phone in my car and one in the yard

A phone on my saddle for when I'm out on the range

A phone in my pocket for when I'm down at the grange

CHORUS

Now with devaluation all over the land

The whole wide world has got more money in their hand

They'll be calling me up from Peking and Nome

I'm going to rip out my telephone

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