Hanging on the Telefone
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- C
1.
I'm in the phone booth, it's the one across the hall,
Em C
if
you don't answer I'll just ring it off the wall.
Em C
I
know he's there, but I just had to call.
Am D Em
Don't leave me
hanging on the telephone,
Am D Em
Don't leave me hanging
on the telephone,
Em C
2. I
heard your mother now she's going out the door.
Em C
Did
she go to work or just go to the store?
Em C
All
those things she said I told you to ignore.
Am - Em Am - Em
Oh why can't we talk
again? Oh why can't we talk
again?
Am
Oh
why can't we talk again?
Am D Em
Don't leave me
hanging on the telephone.
Am D Em
Don't leave me hanging on the telephone.
Em - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
- - - - - C
3.
It's good to hear your voice, you know it's been so long
Em C
if I
don't get your calls then everything goes wrong.
Em C
I
want to tell you something you've known all along.
Am D
Em
Don't leave me
hanging on the telephone.
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Em
Em - - - - - - - - - - - - -
- C
4.
I had to interrupt and stop this conversation,
Em C
your voice across the line gives me a strange sensation.
Em C
I'd
like to talk when I can show you my affection.
Am - Em Am - Em
Oh I can't control
myself! Oh I can't control myself
!
Am
Oh I can't control myself !
Am D Em
Don't leave me
hanging on the telephone
C Em
Hang
out there unrelieved! Oh !
C Em
Hang
out there unrelieved! Oh !
C Em
Hang
out there unrelieved! Oh !
C Em – D - C – G - C – D - Em
Hang out there
unrelieved! O…….h !
(capo 3rd)
(Blondie)