G Bm C C - C/B - C/A - G
Ope rator oh could you help me place this call
Am [ch]Am/A#[/ch] Em (to bass run on D chord) D D/C D/B D/A
You see the number on the matchbook is old and faded
G Bm C C - C/B - C/A - G
She's living in L.A. with my best old ex-friend Ray
Am [ch]Am/A#[/ch] Em (to bass run on D chord) D D/C D/B D/A
A guy she said she knew well and sometimes hated
Chorus:
G C G
Isn't that the way they say it goes
C D
But lets for get all that
G Am
And give me the number if you can find it
C Em Bm Am
So I can call just to tell her I'm fine and to show
D7 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
D C G
That it just wasn't real, but that's not the way it feels
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G Bm C C - C/B - C/A - G
Oper ator oh could you help me place this call
Am [ch]Am/A#[/ch] Em (to bass run on D chord) D D/C D/B D/A
Cause I can't read the number that you just gave me
G Bm C (to bass run) C - C/B - C/A - G
There's something in my eye, you know it happens every time
Am [ch]Am/A#[/ch] Em (to bass run on D chord) D D/C D/B D/A
I think about the love that I thought would save me
CHORUS
G Bm C C - C/B - C/A - G
Oper ator let's for get about this call
Am [ch]Am/A#[/ch] Em (to bass run on D chord) D D/C D/B D/A
There's no one there I really wanted to talk to
G Bm C (to bass run) C - C/B - C/A - G
Thank you for your time, Cause you've been so much more than kind
Am [ch]Am/A#[/ch] Em (to bass run on D chord) D D/C D/B D/A
You can keep the dime.
CHORUS
