Telephone Line Electric Light Orchestra
Chords: Ray Costello "The Gribleys"
Based on live version.
2 minor chord changes made 4-10-2004 RC
Chord Definitions:
Chords defined with * are played as Bar Chords
All other chords in the positions as shown in definitions below.
A - X 0 2 2 2 0
Am - X 0 2 2 1 0
Amaj7 - X 0 2 1 2 0
A7 - X 0 2 0 2 0
[Bm]Bbdim [-]- [2]X [2]X [4]2 [4]3 [3]2 [2]0
[C#m]D [-]- [4]X [4]X [6]0 [6]2 [5]3 [4]2
Dmaj7 - X 0 0 2 2 2
Dm7 - X X 3 2 3 1
E - 0 2 2 1 0 0
E6 - 0 2 2 1 2 0
[F#m] [-] [2] [4] [4] [2] [2] [2]
Intro:
Synth Telephone Sound
Am* G* F* G*
[A]Hello--how [Amaj7]are you?
Have you [A7]been alright, through all those lonely loney [Bbdim]loney loney [Bm]nights,
That's what I'd [E]say, [Bm]I'd tell you [C#m]everything
[D]If you'd pick [E]up that tele[Amaj7]phone.[Dmaj7]
[A]Hey--how you [Amaj7]feelin'
Are you [A7]still the same
Don't you realize the things we did [Bbdim]we did were all for [Bm]real not a [E]dream
[Bm]I just [C#m]can't believe
[D]They've all [E]faded out of [Amaj7]view. [Dmaj7] Yeah [Amaj7]Yeah ooh ooh [Dmaj7]ooh
[A]Shoo wop [F#m]doo be doo doo wop [D]doo wah doo [E]lang
[A]Blue days [F#m]black nights [D]doo wah doo [E]lang
[A]I look in[F#m]to the sky
([D]the love you need ain't gonna [E]see you through.)
[A]And I [F#m]wonder why
[D](the little things are finally [E]coming true.)
Chorus:
[A]Oh Telephone [F#m]line, give me some [D]time, I'm living in [E6]twi - [Dm7]light
A F#m D E6 Dm7 G* A*
Oh Telephone line, give me some time, I'm living in twi - light
Synth Fill:
Am* G* F* G*
[A]O.k. so no--one's [Amaj7]answering,
Can[A7]'t you just let it ring a little longer longer longer [Bbdim]wo wo
[Bm]I'll just sit [E]tight, [Bm]through the shadows of the [C#m]night
[D]Let it r[E]ing for ever[Amaj7]more. [Dmaj7] Yeah [Amaj7]Yeah ooh ooh [Dmaj7]ooh
Chorus:
[A]Shoo wop [F#m]doo be doo doo wop [D]doo wah doo [E]lang
[A]Blue days [F#m]black nights [D]doo wah doo [E]lang
[A]I look in[F#m]to the sky
([D]the love you need ain't gonna [E]see you through.)
[A]And I [F#m]wonder why
[D](the little things are finally [E]coming true.)
[A]Oh Telephone [F#m]line, give me some [D]time, I'm living in [E6]twi - [Dm7]light
[A]Oh Telephone [F#m]line, give me some [D]time, I'm living in [E6]twi - [Dm7]light
G* A*
F* G* A*
F* G* A*
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