| G | Bm | C | B | Am7 | G | C | B | A | G | |
| Ope | rator oh could you | help | me | place | this | ca | ll |
| Am | D | Em | D | C | B | A | G | |
| You see the number on the | matchbook is old and | faded |
| G | Bm | C | B | Am7 | G | C | B | A | G | |
| She's living in L. | A. with my | best | old | ex-f | riend | Ra | y |
| Am | D7 | Em | D | C | B | A | G | |
| A guy she said she | knew well and sometimes | hated |
| G | C | G | |
| CHORUS: | Isn't that the | way they say it | goes |
| | C D |
| | But lets forget all that |
| | G Am |
| | And give me the number if you can find it |
| | C D Em Bm Am |
| | So I can call just to tell her I'm fine and to show |
| | D C G |
| | I've overcome the blow, I've learned to take it well |
| | Am C |
| | I only wish my words could just convince myself |
| | D7 C G |
| | That it just wasn't real, but that's not the way it feels |
| G | Bm | C | B | Am7 | G | C | B | A | G | |
| Oper | ator oh could you | help | me | place | this | ca | ll |
| Am | D7 | Em | D | C | B | A | G | |
| Cause I can't read the | number that you just | gave me |
| G | Bm | C | B | A | G | |
| There's something in my | eye, you know it | ha | ppens | every | ti[]me |
| Am | D7 | Em | D | C | B | A | G | |
| I think about the | love that I thought would | save me |
| CHORUS |
| G | Bm | C | B | Am7 | G | C | B | A | G | |
| Oper | ator let's for | get | abo | ut t | his | ca | ll |
| Am | D7 | Em | D | C | B | A | G | |
| There's no one there | I really wanted to | talk to |
| G | Bm | |
| Thank you for your | time, |
| Bm | C | B | Am7 | G | C | B | A | G | |
| Cause you've been | so | much | more | th | an | k | in | d |
| Am | D7 | Em | D | C | B | A | G | |
| You can keep the | dime |
| CHORUS |