Tears On The Telephone chords by Debbie, Glen curtin

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Verse 1
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 (D major)  (G major)  (A major)  (D major)  (A major) Hello!  (B minor)  (A major) Say
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 (D major) listen,
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your mommy, she home?  (A major) 
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Please tell her there's some (D major) body
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on the telephone.  (E minor) 
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 (D major) Ah,  (G major) you're the man
who phoned before.
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She's  (A major) in the bath.
I'll call her from the door,
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 (D major) but she can't come to the phone,
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I'm sure.  (A major) 
Bm 
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 (B minor) Ask  (A major) her to please me,
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tell her it's quite import (D major) ant.
Just go and see.
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Say,  (E major) do you want something
from my mama?
Each time she hears you ring,
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she  (A major) always says, shh,
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pretend I'm not in.  (B minor) 
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 (A major) Tell  (D major) me, are you enjoying school?  (A major) 
Now I suppose you're
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 (D major) learning the golden rule.
Em 
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Oh  (E minor) yes,  (D major) school is  (G major) a  little way away
Because Mammy works,
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 (A major) a neighbour takes me there each day
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Some (D major) times a friend's
daddy jokes with me
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Cos I'm the one with no daddy,  (A major) see
Bm 
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 (B minor) Oh,  (A major) tell her it's been long
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Six years of loneli (D major) ness
That's how old you are, I guess
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Oh no,  (E major) I'm five no more
But you must have known
my Mammy before
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She never told  (A major) me your name, though
Hold on, don't go
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Em 
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Tears  (D major)  (E minor) on   (D major) the  (G major) telephone,
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F#m 
 (A major) I try pre (F sharp minor) tending
Bm 
Em 
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 (B minor) Her voice is  (E minor) kissing mine,  (A major) 
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as we make  (D major) love along the line
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Tears  (E minor) on   (D major) the  (G major) telephone,
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F#m 
 (A major) my dream is  (F sharp minor) ending
Bm 
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 (B minor) Oh, not so  (E minor) long ago,
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D 
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 (A major) she loved me  (D major) so.  (A major) 
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This  (D major) summer you'll go
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to Saint -Tropez,  (A major) 
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The same old grand hotel  (D major) there,
Do you swim each day?
Em 
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 (E minor) Oh  (D major) yes,  (G major) I'm a good swimmer.
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I love the sand as  (A major) well.
But tell me, how do you know
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about  (D major) the grand hotel?
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When did you stay at Saint -Tropez?  (A major) 
Bm 
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 (B minor) Oh,  (A major) tell her I need you,
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I love the two  (D major) of you,
yes, the two of you.
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Love us  (E major) two?
I've never set eyes on you.
Is there something wrong?
You're talking differently.
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 (A major) Oh, don't cry, don't cry.
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Em 
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Tears  (D major)  (E minor) on   (D major) the telephone,  (G major) 
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F#m 
Bm 
 (A major) I try pretend (F sharp minor) ing  (B minor) 
Em 
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Her voice is  (E minor) clear, still mine,  (A major) 
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as we make love  (D major) along the line
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Tears  (E minor) on   (D major) the  (G major) telephone,  (A major) 
F#m 
my dream is  (F sharp minor) ending
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 (B minor) Though not so  (E minor) long ago,
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 (A major) she loved me so,  (D major) 
I didn't mean to cry
Em 
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Tears  (E minor) on   (D major) the  (G major) telephone,
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F#m 
Bm 
 (A major) but it's good (F sharp minor) bye now  (B minor) 
Em 
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For I'll be  (E minor) on  a  (A major) flight, leaving tonight  (D major) 
Em 
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Oh,  (E minor) do  try  (D major) again  (G major) now,
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but  (A major) she's leaving.  (D major) 
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Please try to stop  (G major) her.
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I can (A major) 't, she's gone.  (D major) 
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Well, if she's  (G major) gone,
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then I'll  (A major) say goodbye.  (G major) 
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Goodbye, mister (D major) .
Goodbye, little one.