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Long Distance Calls

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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Tuning: Standard
Capo 5
This is the intro and verse riff:
e|1h0----1h0----1h0----0h1-3-0--|
B|---1-3----1-3----1-3--------3-|
G|------0------0------0---------|
D|------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|
CEveryone is Gworking hard.
CMothers got a Gshit job.
CDaddy got a Fblow job.
CDivorce ain't Gfree.
CLawyer gets a Gphone call.
CHe's back on the Gpayroll.
CIt's time to figure Fout who gets the Chouse and the Gkeys.
CMom and Dad get Guptight.
CThe kids see the Gwhole fights.
CIt's all very Fchildlike, their Cvulgar Gtones.
CSister starts Gcrying, Cbrother starts Gwhining,
But Cplease don't Fforget we're a CfamilGy.
FNow it's Ctime for Glong distance Ccalls
To Fsay I loCve you I don't Gknow you at Call.
FI don't sympaCthize with Gdead beat Cdads.
FHe sits aClone we were Gall he Chad.
It's 2C0 years Glater.
CBrothers got a Ggirlfriend.
CHis wife is on the Fback end.
CDivorce ain't Gfree.
CSisters got a Ghusband.
CBut he don't give her Glovin'.
CIt's funny its a Fturnaround how Clife isn't Gfree.
CGot to pay the Gmortgage and Cget the kids thru Gcollege.
And Cmaybe if we're Flucky we can Cmake ends Gmeet.
CSister starts Gcrying, Cbrother starts Gwhining.
But pleCase don't forFget we're a CfamilGy.
FNow it's Ctime for Glong distance Ccalls
To Fsay I loCve you I don't Gknow you at Call.
FI don't sympaCthize with Gdead beat Cdads.
FHe sits aClone we were Gall he Chad.

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Long Distance Calls

by Socratic

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 5 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Tuning: Standard

Capo 5

This is the intro and verse riff:

e|1h0----1h0----1h0----0h1-3-0--|

B|---1-3----1-3----1-3--------3-|

G|------0------0------0---------|

D|------------------------------|

A|------------------------------|

E|------------------------------|

C G

Everyone is working hard.

C G

Mothers got a shit job.

C F

Daddy got a blow job.

C G

Divorce ain't free.

C G

Lawyer gets a phone call.

C G

He's back on the payroll.

C F C G

It's time to figure out who gets the house and the keys.

C G

Mom and Dad get uptight.

C G

The kids see the whole fights.

C F C G

It's all very childlike, their vulgar tones.

C G C G

Sister starts crying, brother starts whining,

C F C G

But please don't forget we're a family.

F C G C

Now it's time for long distance calls

F C G C

To say I love you I don't know you at all.

F C G C

I don't sympathize with dead beat dads.

F C G C

He sits alone we were all he had.

C G

It's 20 years later.

C G

Brothers got a girlfriend.

C F

His wife is on the back end.

C G

Divorce ain't free.

C G

Sisters got a husband.

C G

But he don't give her lovin'.

C F C G

It's funny its a turnaround how life isn't free.

C G C G

Got to pay the mortgage and get the kids thru college.

C F C G

And maybe if we're lucky we can make ends meet.

C G C G

Sister starts crying, brother starts whining.

C F C G

But please don't forget we're a family.

F C G C

Now it's time for long distance calls

F C G C

To say I love you I don't know you at all.

F C G C

I don't sympathize with dead beat dads.

F C G C

He sits alone we were all he had.

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