Chords for Dr Hook - "Sylvia's Mother"
Tempo:
81.9 bpm
Chords used:
E
A
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

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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 [A] life of her own.
[D] Sylvia's mother [A] says Sylvia's happy, [E] so why don't you leave [A] her alone?
[E] And the operator says 40 cents more for the next three minutes.
[D] Please, Mrs.
Avery, [A] I just gotta talk [E] to her.
I'll only keep her a while.
[D] Please, Mrs.
Avery, [A] I just wanna tell her [E] goodbye.
[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.
[D] And Sylvia's mother [E] says please don't say nothing to make her start [A] crying instead.
[E] And the operator says 40 cents more for the next three minutes.
[A] Please, Mrs.
Avery, [E] I just gotta talk to her.
I'll only keep [A] her a while.
[D] Please, Mrs.
[E] Avery, I just wanna tell her goodbye.
Sylvia's mother says Sylvia's hurrying.
She's catching the 9 o'clock train.
Sylvia's mother says take your umbrella, cause Sylvia's [A] starting to rain.
[D] And Sylvia's mother says [A] thank you for calling, [E] and son, won't you call?
And [E] the operator says 40 cents more for the next three minutes.
Please, [D]
[A] Mrs.
Avery, I just gotta talk [E] to her.
I'll only keep her a while.
[D]
[A]
[E] Tell her goodbye.
Goodbye.
Please.
[D] [A]
[E] I'll only keep her a [E] while.
[A] [D] Please.
Oh, [E] please.
Tell her goodbye.
Tell her goodbye.
For me.
Tell her goodbye.
Please.
Tell her goodbye.
Tell her goodbye.
[A]
Sylvia's mother says Sylvia's trying to start a new [A] life of her own.
[D] Sylvia's mother [A] says Sylvia's happy, [E] so why don't you leave [A] her alone?
[E] And the operator says 40 cents more for the next three minutes.
[D] Please, Mrs.
Avery, [A] I just gotta talk [E] to her.
I'll only keep her a while.
[D] Please, Mrs.
Avery, [A] I just wanna tell her [E] goodbye.
[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.
[D] And Sylvia's mother [E] says please don't say nothing to make her start [A] crying instead.
[E] And the operator says 40 cents more for the next three minutes.
[A] Please, Mrs.
Avery, [E] I just gotta talk to her.
I'll only keep [A] her a while.
[D] Please, Mrs.
[E] Avery, I just wanna tell her goodbye.
Sylvia's mother says Sylvia's hurrying.
She's catching the 9 o'clock train.
Sylvia's mother says take your umbrella, cause Sylvia's [A] starting to rain.
[D] And Sylvia's mother says [A] thank you for calling, [E] and son, won't you call?
And [E] the operator says 40 cents more for the next three minutes.
Please, [D]
[A] Mrs.
Avery, I just gotta talk [E] to her.
I'll only keep her a while.
[D]
[A]
[E] Tell her goodbye.
Goodbye.
Please.
[D] [A]
[E] I'll only keep her a [E] while.
[A] [D] Please.
Oh, [E] please.
Tell her goodbye.
Tell her goodbye.
For me.
Tell her goodbye.
Please.
Tell her goodbye.
Tell her goodbye.
[A]
Key:
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A
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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 [A] life of her own.
_ [D] _ _ Sylvia's mother [A] says Sylvia's happy, [E] so why don't you leave [A] her alone? _
[E] And the operator says 40 cents more for the next three _ minutes.
_ [D] Please, Mrs.
Avery, [A] I just gotta talk [E] to her.
I'll only keep her a while. _
_ [D] Please, Mrs.
Avery, [A] I just wanna tell her [E] goodbye. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [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. _
[D] And Sylvia's mother [E] says please don't say nothing to make her start [A] crying instead. _
[E] And the operator says 40 cents more for the next three minutes. _
_ [A] Please, Mrs.
Avery, [E] I just gotta talk to her.
I'll only keep [A] her a while. _
_ [D] Please, Mrs.
[E] Avery, I just wanna tell her goodbye. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Sylvia's mother says Sylvia's hurrying.
She's catching the 9 o'clock train.
_ _ _ _ Sylvia's mother says take your umbrella, cause Sylvia's [A] starting to rain.
_ [D] And Sylvia's mother says [A] thank you for calling, [E] and son, won't you call?
And _ _ _ [E] the operator says 40 cents more for the next three minutes.
Please, [D] _ _ _
[A] Mrs.
Avery, I just gotta talk [E] to her.
I'll only keep her a while.
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] Tell her goodbye.
_ Goodbye.
Please. _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] I'll only keep her a [E] while.
_ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ Please.
Oh, [E] please. _ _ _ _ _
Tell her goodbye.
_ _ _ _ _ Tell her goodbye.
_ _ For me.
Tell her goodbye.
_ _ Please.
_ Tell her goodbye.
Tell _ _ her goodbye.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ 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 [A] life of her own.
_ [D] _ _ Sylvia's mother [A] says Sylvia's happy, [E] so why don't you leave [A] her alone? _
[E] And the operator says 40 cents more for the next three _ minutes.
_ [D] Please, Mrs.
Avery, [A] I just gotta talk [E] to her.
I'll only keep her a while. _
_ [D] Please, Mrs.
Avery, [A] I just wanna tell her [E] goodbye. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [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. _
[D] And Sylvia's mother [E] says please don't say nothing to make her start [A] crying instead. _
[E] And the operator says 40 cents more for the next three minutes. _
_ [A] Please, Mrs.
Avery, [E] I just gotta talk to her.
I'll only keep [A] her a while. _
_ [D] Please, Mrs.
[E] Avery, I just wanna tell her goodbye. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Sylvia's mother says Sylvia's hurrying.
She's catching the 9 o'clock train.
_ _ _ _ Sylvia's mother says take your umbrella, cause Sylvia's [A] starting to rain.
_ [D] And Sylvia's mother says [A] thank you for calling, [E] and son, won't you call?
And _ _ _ [E] the operator says 40 cents more for the next three minutes.
Please, [D] _ _ _
[A] Mrs.
Avery, I just gotta talk [E] to her.
I'll only keep her a while.
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] Tell her goodbye.
_ Goodbye.
Please. _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] I'll only keep her a [E] while.
_ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ Please.
Oh, [E] please. _ _ _ _ _
Tell her goodbye.
_ _ _ _ _ Tell her goodbye.
_ _ For me.
Tell her goodbye.
_ _ Please.
_ Tell her goodbye.
Tell _ _ her goodbye.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
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