Chords for Dennis Locorriere (Dr Hook) - "Sylvia's Mother" (From Swedish TV4 show )
Tempo:
74.9 bpm
Chords used:
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E
D
B
G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Oh
Sylvia's mother says
Sylvia's busy
Too busy to come to [E] the phone
Sylvia's mother says Sylvia's trying
to build a new life of [A] her own
[D] Sylvia's mother [A] says, Sylvia's happy
[E] so why don't you leave her alone?
[E] And the operator says, forty cents more
for the next three minutes
[A] [D] Please, Mrs.
Avery, [A] I just gotta talk [E] to her
I'll only keep [A] her a while
[D] Please, Mrs.
Avery, [A]
I just wanna tell her [E] goodbye
Sylvia's mother says, Sylvia's packing
she's gonna be leaving today
Sylvia's mother says, Sylvia's marrying
a fella down Galveston [A] Way
[D] And Sylvia's mother [A] says, please don't say nothing
[E] to make her start [A] crying instead
[E] And the operator says, forty cents more
for the next three minutes
[D] Please, Mrs.
[B] Avery, I just gotta talk [E] to her
I'll only keep her a little [A] while
keep her a little [D] while
Please, Mrs.
[A] Avery, I just wanna tell [E] her goodbye
[E]
[A] Sylvia's mother says, Sylvia's packing
she's gonna be [E] leaving today
Sylvia's mother says, take your umbrella
Sylvia, it's starting [A]
to rain
[D] And Sylvia's mother [A] says, thank you for calling
[E] and son, won't you come [A] back again?
[E] And the operator says, forty cents more
for the next three minutes
[D] Please, Mrs.
[A] Avery, I just [A] gotta talk [E] to her
I'll only keep her [A] a little while
[D] Please, Mrs.
Avery, [A] I just wanna tell her [E] goodbye
[D] [A]
[E] I'll only keep her, [A] gonna keep her a little while
[D] Please, [A]
tell [E] her goodbye
Please, tell her goodbye
for me, for me
Tell her goodbye
Won't you tell her goodbye
[A] [G]
Sylvia's mother says
Sylvia's busy
Too busy to come to [E] the phone
Sylvia's mother says Sylvia's trying
to build a new life of [A] her own
[D] Sylvia's mother [A] says, Sylvia's happy
[E] so why don't you leave her alone?
[E] And the operator says, forty cents more
for the next three minutes
[A] [D] Please, Mrs.
Avery, [A] I just gotta talk [E] to her
I'll only keep [A] her a while
[D] Please, Mrs.
Avery, [A]
I just wanna tell her [E] goodbye
Sylvia's mother says, Sylvia's packing
she's gonna be leaving today
Sylvia's mother says, Sylvia's marrying
a fella down Galveston [A] Way
[D] And Sylvia's mother [A] says, please don't say nothing
[E] to make her start [A] crying instead
[E] And the operator says, forty cents more
for the next three minutes
[D] Please, Mrs.
[B] Avery, I just gotta talk [E] to her
I'll only keep her a little [A] while
keep her a little [D] while
Please, Mrs.
[A] Avery, I just wanna tell [E] her goodbye
[E]
[A] Sylvia's mother says, Sylvia's packing
she's gonna be [E] leaving today
Sylvia's mother says, take your umbrella
Sylvia, it's starting [A]
to rain
[D] And Sylvia's mother [A] says, thank you for calling
[E] and son, won't you come [A] back again?
[E] And the operator says, forty cents more
for the next three minutes
[D] Please, Mrs.
[A] Avery, I just [A] gotta talk [E] to her
I'll only keep her [A] a little while
[D] Please, Mrs.
Avery, [A] I just wanna tell her [E] goodbye
[D] [A]
[E] I'll only keep her, [A] gonna keep her a little while
[D] Please, [A]
tell [E] her goodbye
Please, tell her goodbye
for me, for me
Tell her goodbye
Won't you tell her goodbye
[A] [G]
Key:
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_ _ _ _ _ Oh_ _
_ _ _ _ Sylvia's mother says
Sylvia's busy
Too busy to come to [E] the phone
_ _ _ Sylvia's mother says Sylvia's trying
to build a new life of [A] her _ own
[D] _ Sylvia's mother [A] says, Sylvia's happy
[E] so why don't you leave her alone?
[E] And the _ operator says, forty cents more
for the next three minutes
[A] _ [D] Please, Mrs.
Avery, [A] I just gotta talk [E] to her
I'll only keep [A] her a while
_ [D] Please, Mrs.
Avery, [A]
I just wanna tell her [E] goodbye _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Sylvia's mother says, Sylvia's packing
she's gonna be leaving today
_ _ _ Sylvia's mother says, Sylvia's marrying
a fella down Galveston [A] Way
_ [D] And _ Sylvia's mother [A] says, please don't say nothing
[E] to make her start [A] crying instead
_ [E] And the operator says, forty cents more
for the next three _ minutes
[D] Please, Mrs.
[B] Avery, I just gotta talk [E] to her
I'll only keep her a little [A] while
keep her a little [D] while
Please, Mrs.
[A] Avery, I just wanna tell [E] her goodbye
_ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] Sylvia's mother says, Sylvia's packing
she's gonna be [E] leaving today
_ _ _ Sylvia's mother says, take your umbrella
_ Sylvia, it's starting [A]
to rain
[D] And _ Sylvia's mother [A] says, thank you for calling
[E] and son, won't you come [A] back again?
_ [E] And the operator says, forty cents more
for the next three minutes
_ [D] Please, Mrs.
[A] Avery, I just [A] gotta talk [E] to her
I'll only keep her [A] a little while
[D] Please, Mrs.
Avery, [A] I just wanna tell her [E] goodbye _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ I'll only keep her, [A] gonna keep her a little while
_ [D] Please, _ _ [A] _
_ tell [E] her goodbye _ _ _ _
Please, tell her goodbye
_ for me, for me
Tell her goodbye _ _ _
_ Won't you tell her goodbye
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ Sylvia's mother says
Sylvia's busy
Too busy to come to [E] the phone
_ _ _ Sylvia's mother says Sylvia's trying
to build a new life of [A] her _ own
[D] _ Sylvia's mother [A] says, Sylvia's happy
[E] so why don't you leave her alone?
[E] And the _ operator says, forty cents more
for the next three minutes
[A] _ [D] Please, Mrs.
Avery, [A] I just gotta talk [E] to her
I'll only keep [A] her a while
_ [D] Please, Mrs.
Avery, [A]
I just wanna tell her [E] goodbye _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Sylvia's mother says, Sylvia's packing
she's gonna be leaving today
_ _ _ Sylvia's mother says, Sylvia's marrying
a fella down Galveston [A] Way
_ [D] And _ Sylvia's mother [A] says, please don't say nothing
[E] to make her start [A] crying instead
_ [E] And the operator says, forty cents more
for the next three _ minutes
[D] Please, Mrs.
[B] Avery, I just gotta talk [E] to her
I'll only keep her a little [A] while
keep her a little [D] while
Please, Mrs.
[A] Avery, I just wanna tell [E] her goodbye
_ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] Sylvia's mother says, Sylvia's packing
she's gonna be [E] leaving today
_ _ _ Sylvia's mother says, take your umbrella
_ Sylvia, it's starting [A]
to rain
[D] And _ Sylvia's mother [A] says, thank you for calling
[E] and son, won't you come [A] back again?
_ [E] And the operator says, forty cents more
for the next three minutes
_ [D] Please, Mrs.
[A] Avery, I just [A] gotta talk [E] to her
I'll only keep her [A] a little while
[D] Please, Mrs.
Avery, [A] I just wanna tell her [E] goodbye _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ I'll only keep her, [A] gonna keep her a little while
_ [D] Please, _ _ [A] _
_ tell [E] her goodbye _ _ _ _
Please, tell her goodbye
_ for me, for me
Tell her goodbye _ _ _
_ Won't you tell her goodbye
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _