Chords for Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show ~ "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 [A] life of her own. _ _
[D] _ Sylvia's [A] mother says Sylvia's happy, [E] so why don't you leave [A] her alone?
[E] And the operator says, four cents more for the next three _ minutes, [D] please.
Please, Mrs.
[A] Avery, I just gotta talk [E] to her.
I'll only keep [A] her a while. _
[D] Please, Mrs.
[A] Avery, I just wanna tell her [E] good-bye. _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ Sylvia's mother says Sylvia's packing, and she's gone, leaving [E] today. _ _
_ Sylvia's mother says Sylvia's marrying a fella down [A] Galveston Way. _ _
[D] _ _ Sylvia's mother [A] says, please don't say nothing, [E] she'll make us start [A] crying and stay.
And [E] the operator says, forty cents more for the next three _ minutes, [D] please.
Please, Mrs.
[A] Avery, I just gotta talk [E] to her.
I'll only keep [A] her a while. _
[D] Please, Mrs.
[A] Avery, I just wanna tell her [E] good-bye. _ _ _ _ _
[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 starting [A] to rain. _ _
[D] And Sylvia's mother [A] says, thank you for calling, [E] and sir, won't you call [A] back again.
_ [E]
And the operator says, forty cents more for the next three minutes, please.
[D] Please, Mrs.
[A] Avery, I just gotta talk to [E] her.
I'll only keep her [A] a while. _ _
[D] Please, Mrs.
[A] Avery, I just wanna _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ tell her good-bye.
_ _ _ Please, tell her