Bless The Telephone Chords & Tabs
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BLESS THE TELEPHONE - Labi Siffre
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Tabbed by: Derrick Cullen
Email: cullenbro2@comcast.net
Tuning: EADGBe
Intro:
G D Em Em Am C
e|-----------3-----------2-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------0---|
B|--------0-----------3-----------0-----------0-----------1-----------1------|
G|-----0-----------2-----------0-----------0-----------2-----------0---------|
D|--------------0------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------0-----------3------------|
E|--3-----------------------0-----------0------------------------------------|
D
e|--------2-----2-----2------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------3-----3-----3------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----2-----2-----2---------------------------------------------------------|
D|--0------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse One:
G D Em
e|-----------------------3-----------------------2-----------------------0---|
B|-----------------0-----------------------3-----------------------0---------|
G|-----------0-----------------------2-----------------------0---------------|
D|-----------------------------0---------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----3-----------------------------------------------0---------------------|
It's nice to hear your voice a - gain
Em Am C
e|-----------------------0-----------------------0-----------------------0---|
B|-----------------0-----------------------1-----------------------1---------|
G|-----------0-----------------------2-----------------------0---------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------0-----------------------3---------------------|
E|-----0---------------------------------------------------------------------|
I've wai - ted all day long
D G
e|-----------------2-----------2-----------2-----------------------------0---|
B|-----------------3-----------3-----------3-----------------------0---------|
G|-----------2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----------0---------------|
D|-----0---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------0---------------------|
e - ven wrote a song for you It's strangethe
D Em Em
e|-----------------------2-----------------------0-----------------------0---|
B|-----------------3-----------------------0-----------------------0---------|
G|-----------2-----------------------0-----------------------0---------------|
D|-----0---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------0-----------------------0---------------------|
way you make me feel
Am C D
e|-----------------------0-----------------------0-------------------2-------|
B|-----------------1-----------------------1-------------------------3-------|
G|-----------2-----------------------0-------------------------2-----------2-|
D|------------------------------------------------------0--------------------|
A|-----0-----------------------3---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
With just a word or two I'd like to
D G D
e|-----2-----------2-----------------------------3-----------------------2---|
B|-----3-----------3-----------------------0-----------------------3---------|
G|-----------2-----------2-----------0-----------------------2---------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------0---------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------0---------------------------------------------|
do the same for you
Em Em Am
e|-----------------------0-----------------------0-----------------------0---|
B|-----------------0-----------------------0-----------------------1---------|
G|-----------0-----------------------0-----------------------2---------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------0---------------------|
E|-----0-----------------------0---------------------------------------------|
C D
e|-----------------------0------------------2-----------2-----------2--------|
B|-----------------1------------------------3-----------3-----------3--------|
G|-----------0------------------------2-----------2-----------2-----------2--|
D|------------------------------0--------------------------------------------|
A|-----3---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse Two:
G D Em
e|-----------------------3-----------------------2-----------------------0---|
B|-----------------0-----------------------3-----------------------0---------|
G|-----------0-----------------------2-----------------------0---------------|
D|-----------------------------0---------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----3-----------------------------------------------0---------------------|
It's nice to hear you say he - llo
Em Am C
e|-----------------------0-----------------------0-----------------------0---|
B|-----------------0-----------------------1-----------------------1---------|
G|-----------0-----------------------2-----------------------0---------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------0-----------------------3---------------------|
E|-----0---------------------------------------------------------------------|
And how are thingswith you
D G
e|-----------------2-----------2-----------2-----------------------------0---|
B|-----------------3-----------3-----------3-----------------------0---------|
G|-----------2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----------0---------------|
D|-----0---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------0---------------------|
I love yo - u But ve -- ry
D Em Em
e|-----------------------2-----------------------0-----------------------0---|
B|-----------------3-----------------------0-----------------------0---------|
G|-----------2-----------------------0-----------------------0---------------|
D|-----0---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------0-----------------------0---------------------|
soon it's time to go
Am C D
e|-----------------------0-----------------------0-------------------2-------|
B|-----------------1-----------------------1-------------------------3-------|
G|-----------2-----------------------0-------------------------2-----------2-|
D|------------------------------------------------------0--------------------|
A|-----0-----------------------3---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
An off - ice job to do While I'm here
D G D
e|-----2-----------2-----------------------------3-----------------------2---|
B|-----3-----------3-----------------------0-----------------------3---------|
G|-----------2-----------2-----------0-----------------------2---------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------0---------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------0---------------------------------------------|
wri - ting songs for you
Em Em Am
e|-----------------------0-----------------------0-----------------------0---|
B|-----------------0-----------------------0-----------------------1---------|
G|-----------0-----------------------0-----------------------2---------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------0---------------------|
E|-----0-----------------------0---------------------------------------------|
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C D
e|-----------------------0------------------2-----------2-----------2--------|
B|-----------------1------------------------3-----------3-----------3--------|
G|-----------0------------------------2-----------2-----------2-----------2--|
D|------------------------------0--------------------------------------------|
A|-----3---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bridge:
G
e|-----------------------3-----------------------3-----------------------3---|
B|-----------------0-----------------------0-----------------------0---------|
G|-----------0-----------------------0-----------------------0---------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----3-----------------------3-----------------------3---------------------|
Em
e|-----------------------3-----------------0-----------0-----------0---------|
B|-----------------0-----------------------0-----------0-----------0---------|
G|-----------0-----------------------0-----------0-----------0-----------0---|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----3-----------------------0---------------------------------------------|
Str - a - a - a - nge how a phone
Am C
e|-----------------0-----------0-----------0-----------------------0---------|
B|-----------------1-----------1-----------1-----------------------1---------|
G|-----------2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----------0-----------0---|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----0-----------------------------------------------3---------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
call can cha - nge your day
G
e|-----0-----------0-----------------------3-----------3-----------3---------|
B|-----1-----------1-----------------------0-----------0-----------0---------|
G|-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------0---|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------3---------------------------------------------|
take you a - way a - wa -
Em Am
e|-----------------0-----------0-----------0-----------------------1---------|
B|-----------------0-----------0-----------0-----------------------0---------|
G|-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------2-----------2---|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------0---------------------|
E|-----0---------------------------------------------------------------------|
- y From this fee - ling of
C
e|-----0-----------0-----------------------0-----------0-----------0---------|
B|-----1-----------1-----------------------1-----------1-----------1---------|
G|-----------2-----------2-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------0---|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------3---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
be -- ing a - lone Bless the te -- le -
G D Em
e|-----------------------3-----------------------2-----------------------0---|
B|-----------------0-----------------------3-----------------------0---------|
G|-----------0-----------------------2-----------------------0---------------|
D|-----------------------------0---------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----3-----------------------------------------------0---------------------|
phone
Em Am C
e|-----------------------0-----------------------0-----------------------0---|
B|-----------------0-----------------------1-----------------------1---------|
G|-----------0-----------------------2-----------------------0---------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------0-----------------------3---------------------|
E|-----0---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D
e|-----------------2-----------2-----------2---------------------------------|
B|-----------------3-----------3-----------3---------------------------------|
G|-----------2-----------2-----------2-----------2---------------------------|
D|-----0---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse Three:
G D Em
e|-----------------------3-----------------------2-----------------------0---|
B|-----------------0-----------------------3-----------------------0---------|
G|-----------0-----------------------2-----------------------0---------------|
D|-----------------------------0---------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----3-----------------------------------------------0---------------------|
It's nice the way you say my name
Em Am C
e|-----------------------0-----------------------0-----------------------0---|
B|-----------------0-----------------------1-----------------------1---------|
G|-----------0-----------------------2-----------------------0---------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------0-----------------------3---------------------|
E|-----0---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Not ve -- ry fast or slow
D G
e|-----------------2-----------2-----------2-----------------------------0---|
B|-----------------3-----------3-----------3-----------------------0---------|
G|-----------2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----------0---------------|
D|-----0---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------0---------------------|
just soft and low The same as when you
D Em Em
e|-----------------------2-----------------------0-----------------------0---|
B|-----------------3-----------------------0-----------------------0---------|
G|-----------2-----------------------0-----------------------0---------------|
D|-----0---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------0-----------------------0---------------------|
tell me how you feel
Am C D
e|-----------------------0-----------------------0-------------------2-------|
B|-----------------1-----------------------1-------------------------3-------|
G|-----------2-----------------------0-------------------------2-----------2-|
D|------------------------------------------------------0--------------------|
A|-----0-----------------------3---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
I feel the same way, too I'm ve -- ry
G D
e|-----2-----------2-----------------------------3-----------------------2---|
B|-----3-----------3-----------------------0-----------------------3---------|
G|-----------2-----------2-----------0-----------------------2---------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------0---------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------0---------------------------------------------|
much in love with you
Em Em Am
e|-----------------------0-----------------------0-----------------------0---|
B|-----------------0-----------------------0-----------------------1---------|
G|-----------0-----------------------0-----------------------2---------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------0---------------------|
E|-----0-----------------------0---------------------------------------------|
C D
e|-----------------------0------------------2-----------2-----------2--------|
B|-----------------1------------------------3-----------3-----------3--------|
G|-----------0------------------------2-----------2-----------2-----------2--|
D|------------------------------0--------------------------------------------|
A|-----3---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
I'm ve -- ry much in love with
G D G
e|-----------------------3-----------------------2-----3---------------------|
B|-----------------0-----------------------3---------------------------------|
G|-----------0-----------------------2---------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------0---------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----3-----------------------------------------------3---------------------|
you
END
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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