Chords for Dr Hook - "Sylvia's Father" (Live from Netherlands 1974)
Tempo:
83.9 bpm
Chords used:
A
E
D
G
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G] [A] Help, [G] help, help, help.
[A] Okay, this is everybody in the United States.
[C#] They bought this record, [A] but they gave it to Saul.
[D] [A]
And they tried to kill us.
Sylvia's upset.
So busy, it's a constant [E] thought.
Sylvia's mother says,
Sylvia's trying to stop the [A] round.
[D] Sylvia's mother [A] says,
Sylvia's happy.
[E] So why won't you leave [A] her alone?
[E] They are the greatest,
this voice and song
of the next three decades.
Please, [D] this is [A] a debate.
Just gotta talk [E] to her.
I wanna keep [A] my mind.
[D] Please, this is [Em] a debate.
[A] Just wanna tell her [E] goodbye.
[A] Sylvia's father says,
Sylvia's packing.
She's gonna be [E] leaving today.
Sylvia's father says,
Sylvia's pregnant.
And you wouldn't be done that [A] way.
[D] Sylvia's father [E] says,
[A] You motherfuckers.
[E] I swear I'll kill [A] your son.
I will.
[E] I'm an operator, Sam.
Operator.
The operator says, Mr.
Avery.
The operator says, Mr.
Avery,
that'll be 40 cents.
Collect.
He says, Bullshit!
[Em] I ain't paying for that.
I ain't [A#] paying no money.
No money.
[E] Get the hell out of here.
No killin' [Gm] is nothin'. [E] Out.
He's a junkie, man.
She don't love him.
Sylvia's split with some big cat.
Some big guy, man.
Football player.
Get out the door.
And she don't wanna marry him.
I don't want him.
He [B] calls me up all,
[E] and the next time I see him,
I'll shove 20 or 30 kills
the square up [E] his ass.
I got 18.
14.
15.
17.
18. 19.
20.
[A] [E] [N]
[A] Okay, this is everybody in the United States.
[C#] They bought this record, [A] but they gave it to Saul.
[D] [A]
And they tried to kill us.
Sylvia's upset.
So busy, it's a constant [E] thought.
Sylvia's mother says,
Sylvia's trying to stop the [A] round.
[D] Sylvia's mother [A] says,
Sylvia's happy.
[E] So why won't you leave [A] her alone?
[E] They are the greatest,
this voice and song
of the next three decades.
Please, [D] this is [A] a debate.
Just gotta talk [E] to her.
I wanna keep [A] my mind.
[D] Please, this is [Em] a debate.
[A] Just wanna tell her [E] goodbye.
[A] Sylvia's father says,
Sylvia's packing.
She's gonna be [E] leaving today.
Sylvia's father says,
Sylvia's pregnant.
And you wouldn't be done that [A] way.
[D] Sylvia's father [E] says,
[A] You motherfuckers.
[E] I swear I'll kill [A] your son.
I will.
[E] I'm an operator, Sam.
Operator.
The operator says, Mr.
Avery.
The operator says, Mr.
Avery,
that'll be 40 cents.
Collect.
He says, Bullshit!
[Em] I ain't paying for that.
I ain't [A#] paying no money.
No money.
[E] Get the hell out of here.
No killin' [Gm] is nothin'. [E] Out.
He's a junkie, man.
She don't love him.
Sylvia's split with some big cat.
Some big guy, man.
Football player.
Get out the door.
And she don't wanna marry him.
I don't want him.
He [B] calls me up all,
[E] and the next time I see him,
I'll shove 20 or 30 kills
the square up [E] his ass.
I got 18.
14.
15.
17.
18. 19.
20.
[A] [E] [N]
Key:
A
E
D
G
Em
A
E
D
[G] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ Help, [G] help, help, help.
[A] _ Okay, this is everybody in the United States.
[C#] They bought this record, [A] but they gave it to Saul.
[D] _ [A] _
And they tried to kill us. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Sylvia's _ upset.
_ _ So busy, it's a constant [E] thought.
_ _ _ Sylvia's mother says,
Sylvia's trying to stop the [A] round.
_ _ _ _ [D] _ Sylvia's mother [A] says,
Sylvia's happy.
[E] So why won't you leave [A] her alone?
_ [E] They are the greatest,
this voice and song
of the next three decades.
Please, [D] _ this is [A] a debate.
Just gotta talk [E] to her.
I wanna keep [A] my mind.
_ [D] Please, this is [Em] a debate.
[A] Just wanna tell her [E] goodbye. _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ Sylvia's father says,
Sylvia's packing.
She's gonna be [E] leaving today.
_ _ _ Sylvia's father says,
Sylvia's pregnant.
And you wouldn't be done that [A] way.
_ _ [D] _ Sylvia's father [E] says,
[A] You motherfuckers.
[E] I swear I'll kill [A] your son.
_ I will.
[E] I'm an operator, Sam.
Operator.
_ The operator says, Mr.
Avery.
The operator says, Mr.
Avery,
that'll be 40 cents.
Collect.
He says, Bullshit!
[Em] I ain't paying for that.
I ain't [A#] paying no money.
No money.
[E] Get the hell out of here.
No killin' [Gm] is nothin'. [E] Out.
He's a junkie, man.
She don't love him.
Sylvia's split with some big cat.
Some big guy, man.
Football player.
Get out the door.
And she don't wanna marry him.
I don't want him.
He [B] calls me up all,
[E] and the next time I see him,
I'll shove 20 or 30 kills
the square up [E] his ass.
I got 18.
14.
_ 15. _ _
17. _ _ _ _ _ _
18. 19. _ _ _ _ _
20. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ [E] _ _ [N] _ _ _
[A] _ Okay, this is everybody in the United States.
[C#] They bought this record, [A] but they gave it to Saul.
[D] _ [A] _
And they tried to kill us. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Sylvia's _ upset.
_ _ So busy, it's a constant [E] thought.
_ _ _ Sylvia's mother says,
Sylvia's trying to stop the [A] round.
_ _ _ _ [D] _ Sylvia's mother [A] says,
Sylvia's happy.
[E] So why won't you leave [A] her alone?
_ [E] They are the greatest,
this voice and song
of the next three decades.
Please, [D] _ this is [A] a debate.
Just gotta talk [E] to her.
I wanna keep [A] my mind.
_ [D] Please, this is [Em] a debate.
[A] Just wanna tell her [E] goodbye. _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ Sylvia's father says,
Sylvia's packing.
She's gonna be [E] leaving today.
_ _ _ Sylvia's father says,
Sylvia's pregnant.
And you wouldn't be done that [A] way.
_ _ [D] _ Sylvia's father [E] says,
[A] You motherfuckers.
[E] I swear I'll kill [A] your son.
_ I will.
[E] I'm an operator, Sam.
Operator.
_ The operator says, Mr.
Avery.
The operator says, Mr.
Avery,
that'll be 40 cents.
Collect.
He says, Bullshit!
[Em] I ain't paying for that.
I ain't [A#] paying no money.
No money.
[E] Get the hell out of here.
No killin' [Gm] is nothin'. [E] Out.
He's a junkie, man.
She don't love him.
Sylvia's split with some big cat.
Some big guy, man.
Football player.
Get out the door.
And she don't wanna marry him.
I don't want him.
He [B] calls me up all,
[E] and the next time I see him,
I'll shove 20 or 30 kills
the square up [E] his ass.
I got 18.
14.
_ 15. _ _
17. _ _ _ _ _ _
18. 19. _ _ _ _ _
20. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ [E] _ _ [N] _ _ _