Chords for Dr Hook / Dennis Locorriere - "Sylvia's Mother"

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Sylvia's mother says Sylvia's busy, too busy to come [E] to the phone. _ _ _
Sylvia's mother says Sylvia's trying to start a new life [A] of her own.
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Sylvia's mother [A] says Sylvia's happy, [E] so why don't you [G] leave [A] her alone?
[E] And the operator says forty cents more for the next three minutes.
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Please Mrs.
Avery, [A] I just gotta talk to [E] her, I'll only keep [A] her a while.
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Please Mrs.
[A] Avery, I just wanna tell her [E] goodbye.
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[A] _ Sylvia's mother says Sylvia's packing, she's gonna be leaving [E] today. _ _ _
Sylvia's mother says Sylvia's marrying a fella down [A] Galveston Way.
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And Sylvia's mother [A] says please don't say nothing [E] to make her start [A] crying and stay.
_ [E] And the operator says forty cents more for the next three minutes.
_ [D] Please Mrs.
[A] Avery, I just gotta talk to [E] her, I'll only [G] keep [A] her a while.
_ [D]
Please Mrs.
Avery, [A] I just wanna tell her [E]
goodbye. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ Sylvia's mother says Sylvia's hurrying, she's catching the nine [E] o'clock train.
_ _ _ Sylvia's mother says take your umbrella, cause Sylvia it's [A] starting to rain.
_ [D] And Sylvia's mother [A] says thank you for calling, [E] and son won't you call [A] _ _
[E] again.
And the operator says forty cents more for the next three minutes.
_ [D] Please Mrs.
Avery, [A] I just gotta talk [E] to her, I'll only keep [A] _ _
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[E] _ _ her [A] a while. _ _
_ [D] Please _ _ [A] _ _
Mrs.
_ _ _ [E] Avery, I just wanna tell her goodbye. _
_ _ _ _ Tell her goodbye for _ me!
Tell her goodbye for me!
_ Tell her goodbye. _
_ Tell her goodbye. _
Tell her goodbye. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Tell her goodbye.
_ Goodbye.
Goodbye.
Goodbye. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Goodbye. _ _ _ _
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