The Red Telephone Love
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"The Red Telephone"<br/> (Arthur Lee)<br/> <br/> Intro:<br/> <br/> Cmaj7 Am G F#7 F F#<br/> / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /<br/> <br/> Verse 1:<br/> <br/> C Am G F#7<br/> Sitting on a hillside<br/> F F# D<br/> Watching all the people die<br/> G C E A<br/> I'll feel much better on the other side<br/> Am G F#7 F F#<br/> I'll bum a ride<br/> <br/> Verse 2/3:<br/> <br/> I believe in magic<br/> Why, because it is so quick<br/> I don't need power when I'm hypnotized<br/> Am G<br/> Look in my eyes<br/> F#7 F F#<br/> What are you seeing (I see...)<br/> D<br/> How do you feel?<br/> (...you)<br/> G C E A<br/> I feel real phony when my name is Phil<br/> Am G F#7 F F#<br/> Or was that Bill?<br/> <br/> Bridge:<br/> <br/> BbaddE [xx8760] AaddB [xx7657] [2X]<br/> / / / / / / / /<br/> <br/> BbaddE AaddB<br/> Life goes on here<br/> BbaddE AaddB<br/> Day after day<br/> E Fmaj7<br/> I don't know if I am living or if I'm<br/> C E<br/> Supposed to be<br/> D C<br/> Sometimes my life is so eerie<br/> D<br/> And if you think I'm happy<br/> C G/B A<br/> Paint me (white)<br/> (yellow)<br/> <br/> BbaddE AaddB [2X]<br/> / / / / / / / /<br/> <br/> I've been here once<br/> I've been here twice<br/> I don't know if the third's the fourth or if<br/> The fifth's the fix<br/> Sometimes I deal with numbers<br/> And if you wanna count me<br/> Count me out<br/> <br/> Verse 4:<br/> <br/> I don't need the time of day<br/> Anytime with me's OK<br/> I just don't want you using up my time<br/> [Am]<br/> 'Cause that's not right<br/> <br/> Coda:<br/> <br/> [repeat 3X:]<br/> Am A<br/> / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /<br/> ahh....<br/> <br/> [repeat 3X:]<br/> Am<br/> They're locking them up today<br/> They're throwing away the key<br/> A<br/> I wonder who it'll be tomorrow, you or me?<br/> <br/> Am<br/> We're all normal and we want our freedom<br/> A <br/> Freedom... freedom... freedom... freedom<br/> Am A<br/> Freedom... freedom... freedom... freedom<br/> <br/> [continue with Am-A progression to fade]<br/> <br/> (spoken:) Alla God's chilluns gotta have dere freedom<br/> <br/> <br/> -- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers<br/> </div> </div> <div class="breadcrumbs">
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