Telephone booth chords by Hoyt Axton

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Intro 1

Verse 1
Em 
Seventeen  (E minor) years in a
telephone booth
A 
Em 
Waiting on the  (A major) loan of a dime  (E minor) 
Somebody must have took
the big yellow book

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Verse 2

With the number that you call for time

I don't care if the ride gets rough

Don't mind leaving the road

Walked 40 miles just to see you smile

Love to help you carry your load

Some you win, some

Verse 3
F 
 (F major) you lose,
A 
Em 
 (A major) some you gotta leave be (E minor) hind
G 
F 
Some  (G major) are gonna bring you  (F major) happiness,
Dm 
D 
A 
 (D minor) Some will give you  (D major) trouble in  (A major) mind
Em 
D 
 (E minor)  (D major) 

Interlude 1

Verse 4
Em 
 (E minor) Heaven knows you're troubled
A 
Em 
Been blue since the  (A major) day you were born  (E minor) 
Worn out man in second hand
Everything that you ever did own

Verse 5
Em 
Somewhere  (E minor) there is someone
looking for a girl like you
Sunny days chase away
A 
Em 
 (A major) All of your childhood  (E minor) blues
All of your childhood blues
G 
 (G major) Some you win, some

Verse 6
F 
 (F major) you lose,
A 
Em 
Some  (A major) you gotta leave behind  (E minor) 
G 
F 
Some  (G major) are gonna bring you  (F major) happiness,
Dm 
D 
A 
 (D minor) Some will give you  (D major) trouble in  (A major) mind
Em 
G 
D 
 (E minor)  (G major)  (D major) 

Interlude 2

Verse 7
Em 
 (E minor) Seventeen years in a telephone booth
Waiting on the loan of a dime
Somebody must have took the
big yellow book
A 
Em 
With the number that you  (A major) call for time  (E minor) 