Telegram Chords by Nazareth
Tempo:
151.6 bpm
Chords used:
Em
E
C
D
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Em]
Send a telegram [E] today Tomorrow [C] you'll be on your way
[E]
[Em] Could be Memphis [A] or LA No questions, [C] just get out and [E] play
[Em] Wake up call to [E] catch the plane You know you're on [C] the road again
[D]
[Em] Someone's banging in [E] your head Why did you get so [C] late to bed?
[D]
[Em] Running late and [E] feeling bad That breakfast was [C] the worst you've had
[D]
[Em] Make the gate, no [D] time to spare Before you [Em] know [C] you're in the air
[E]
[Em] 747 flies us [E] high Much higher [C] than we're meant to be
[E]
You're [Em] six miles high but feeling [D] down [A] We wish we could be [C] on the ground
[D] [E]
[Em] Hide your bags and walk [E] for miles [D]
Customs [C] man is waiting there
[E]
[D] [Am] [Em] Immigration, cars [Am] delay [D] You wonder if [C] you'll ever play
[D] [Am] [Em] Limousine is standing [D] by We get inside and [C] drive a while
[D]
[Em] FM station sounding [D] good Getting better [C] every mile
[D]
[Em] It's the same old me, [F#] my little [C] children And we're [Am] lost in the [Em] night
It looks [Am] the same with all the same [C] old girls in town
[Em]
[A] [Em] First reception takes the day With all [C] the same old things to [Em] say
Need your big duck, smile this way And will you tell [C] me what you play?
[Am]
[E]
[A] [B] [A]
[B] [A] [B] So [A]
[B] [A] [B] [A]
[B] [A] [B] [A] you wanna be [B] a [A] rock star [B] Just [A] listen now, hear [B] what [A] I say
[B] [A] Get yourself [B] that [A] electric guitar [B] [A] Everything's on that, [B] every line [A] I [E] play
[Em]
[E]
[F] [Em]
[Bm] [B]
[A]
[F#] [B]
[G]
[D] [G]
[E] [Bm]
[G] [D]
[Bm] [C]
[D] [G] [D]
[Bm] [C]
[D] [C] [D]
[G] [D] [Em]
[C] [D]
[Em] You know it's cold
[C] [Em]
The sun can't get up
[E]
[C]
[D] [Em] Some take over and [Am] some fall
[C] [Em]
A waste of time for [Am] everyone
[D]
[C] [Am]
[E]
To stop the [Em] show
It's boogie time [C] for [Em] everyone
Shake your toes before you go
Close enough [C] for rum and roll
[Am]
[G] [Em] Let on know the crowd is high
Much higher [C] than they're meant to [Am] be
[Em] We take the stage and start [D] to [Am] play
[Em] Lights come on, [C] we're on the scene
[D] [E] We
[Em]
[E]
[F#m] [E]
[F#m]
[E]
[F#m] [E]
[F#m]
[E]
meet again, singing [Bm] the same old songs
[C#m] [A] Looking for someone who [B] will sing along
[E]
Here we are again, playing [Bm] the same old scenes
[C#m] Looking [A] for someone who [B] will stand up and lead
[E] Here we are again, facing [Bm] the same old sights
[A] Looking for someone who [B] will share our lives
[E]
[A] [E]
[A]
[E]
Send a telegram [E] today Tomorrow [C] you'll be on your way
[E]
[Em] Could be Memphis [A] or LA No questions, [C] just get out and [E] play
[Em] Wake up call to [E] catch the plane You know you're on [C] the road again
[D]
[Em] Someone's banging in [E] your head Why did you get so [C] late to bed?
[D]
[Em] Running late and [E] feeling bad That breakfast was [C] the worst you've had
[D]
[Em] Make the gate, no [D] time to spare Before you [Em] know [C] you're in the air
[E]
[Em] 747 flies us [E] high Much higher [C] than we're meant to be
[E]
You're [Em] six miles high but feeling [D] down [A] We wish we could be [C] on the ground
[D] [E]
[Em] Hide your bags and walk [E] for miles [D]
Customs [C] man is waiting there
[E]
[D] [Am] [Em] Immigration, cars [Am] delay [D] You wonder if [C] you'll ever play
[D] [Am] [Em] Limousine is standing [D] by We get inside and [C] drive a while
[D]
[Em] FM station sounding [D] good Getting better [C] every mile
[D]
[Em] It's the same old me, [F#] my little [C] children And we're [Am] lost in the [Em] night
It looks [Am] the same with all the same [C] old girls in town
[Em]
[A] [Em] First reception takes the day With all [C] the same old things to [Em] say
Need your big duck, smile this way And will you tell [C] me what you play?
[Am]
[E]
[A] [B] [A]
[B] [A] [B] So [A]
[B] [A] [B] [A]
[B] [A] [B] [A] you wanna be [B] a [A] rock star [B] Just [A] listen now, hear [B] what [A] I say
[B] [A] Get yourself [B] that [A] electric guitar [B] [A] Everything's on that, [B] every line [A] I [E] play
[Em]
[E]
[F] [Em]
[Bm] [B]
[A]
[F#] [B]
[G]
[D] [G]
[E] [Bm]
[G] [D]
[Bm] [C]
[D] [G] [D]
[Bm] [C]
[D] [C] [D]
[G] [D] [Em]
[C] [D]
[Em] You know it's cold
[C] [Em]
The sun can't get up
[E]
[C]
[D] [Em] Some take over and [Am] some fall
[C] [Em]
A waste of time for [Am] everyone
[D]
[C] [Am]
[E]
To stop the [Em] show
It's boogie time [C] for [Em] everyone
Shake your toes before you go
Close enough [C] for rum and roll
[Am]
[G] [Em] Let on know the crowd is high
Much higher [C] than they're meant to [Am] be
[Em] We take the stage and start [D] to [Am] play
[Em] Lights come on, [C] we're on the scene
[D] [E] We
[Em]
[E]
[F#m] [E]
[F#m]
[E]
[F#m] [E]
[F#m]
[E]
meet again, singing [Bm] the same old songs
[C#m] [A] Looking for someone who [B] will sing along
[E]
Here we are again, playing [Bm] the same old scenes
[C#m] Looking [A] for someone who [B] will stand up and lead
[E] Here we are again, facing [Bm] the same old sights
[A] Looking for someone who [B] will share our lives
[E]
[A] [E]
[A]
[E]
Key:
Em
E
C
D
A
Em
E
C
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Send a _ telegram [E] today _ Tomorrow _ [C] you'll be on your way
[E] _
_ _ [Em] Could _ _ be Memphis [A] or LA _ _ No questions, [C] just get out and [E] play _
_ _ [Em] _ _ Wake up call to [E] catch the plane _ You know you're on [C] the road again
[D] _
_ _ [Em] Someone's _ _ _ banging in [E] your head _ Why did you get so [C] late to bed?
[D] _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ Running late and [E] feeling bad _ That breakfast was [C] the worst you've had
[D] _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ Make the gate, no [D] time to spare _ _ Before you [Em] know [C] you're in the air
_ [E] _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ 747 _ flies us [E] high _ _ Much higher [C] than we're meant to be
[E] _
You're [Em] _ _ six miles high but feeling [D] down _ _ [A] We wish we could be [C] on the ground _
_ [D] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ Hide your bags and walk [E] for miles [D] _ _ _
Customs [C] man is waiting there
[E] _
_ [D] _ [Am] _ _ [Em] _ _ Immigration, _ cars [Am] delay _ [D] You wonder if [C] you'll ever play _
[D] _ _ [Am] _ [Em] _ _ _ Limousine is standing [D] by We get inside and [C] drive a while
[D] _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ FM station sounding [D] good _ Getting better _ [C] every mile
_ [D] _
_ _ [Em] It's the _ same old me, _ [F#] _ my _ little [C] _ children And we're [Am] lost in the [Em] night
It _ _ _ _ looks [Am] the same _ with all the same [C] old girls in town
[Em] _
_ [A] _ [Em] _ _ First reception takes the day With all [C] the same old things to [Em] say _
_ _ _ _ Need your big duck, smile this way _ And will you tell [C] me what you play?
[Am] _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ [B] _ _ [A] _ _
[B] _ _ [A] _ [B] So _ [A] _ _
[B] _ _ [A] _ _ [B] _ _ [A] _ _
[B] _ [A] _ _ _ [B] _ [A] you wanna be [B] a [A] rock star [B] Just [A] listen now, hear [B] what [A] I say
_ [B] [A] Get yourself [B] that [A] electric guitar _ [B] [A] Everything's on that, [B] every line [A] I [E] play _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[D] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [Em] _ You know it's cold _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
The _ _ sun can't get up
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ [Em] _ _ Some take over and [Am] some fall _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
A _ _ _ waste of time for [Am] everyone
_ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
To stop the [Em] show
_ It's boogie time [C] for _ _ _ [Em] everyone
_ _ _ _ Shake your toes before you go
_ _ Close enough [C] for rum and roll
[Am] _ _
_ [G] _ _ [Em] Let on know the crowd is high
_ Much higher [C] than they're meant to _ [Am] be
[Em] We _ _ take the stage and start [D] to [Am] play
[Em] Lights come on, [C] we're on the scene _
[D] _ [E] We _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
meet _ again, _ singing [Bm] the same old songs
[C#m] _ [A] Looking for someone _ _ _ _ _ who [B] will _ sing _ _ _ along
_ [E] _
Here we are again, playing [Bm] the same old scenes
[C#m] Looking [A] for someone _ _ who _ _ [B] will _ stand up and lead _ _
[E] Here we are again, _ facing [Bm] the _ same old sights
[A] Looking for someone _ _ who _ _ _ [B] will share our _ lives _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Send a _ telegram [E] today _ Tomorrow _ [C] you'll be on your way
[E] _
_ _ [Em] Could _ _ be Memphis [A] or LA _ _ No questions, [C] just get out and [E] play _
_ _ [Em] _ _ Wake up call to [E] catch the plane _ You know you're on [C] the road again
[D] _
_ _ [Em] Someone's _ _ _ banging in [E] your head _ Why did you get so [C] late to bed?
[D] _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ Running late and [E] feeling bad _ That breakfast was [C] the worst you've had
[D] _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ Make the gate, no [D] time to spare _ _ Before you [Em] know [C] you're in the air
_ [E] _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ 747 _ flies us [E] high _ _ Much higher [C] than we're meant to be
[E] _
You're [Em] _ _ six miles high but feeling [D] down _ _ [A] We wish we could be [C] on the ground _
_ [D] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ Hide your bags and walk [E] for miles [D] _ _ _
Customs [C] man is waiting there
[E] _
_ [D] _ [Am] _ _ [Em] _ _ Immigration, _ cars [Am] delay _ [D] You wonder if [C] you'll ever play _
[D] _ _ [Am] _ [Em] _ _ _ Limousine is standing [D] by We get inside and [C] drive a while
[D] _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ FM station sounding [D] good _ Getting better _ [C] every mile
_ [D] _
_ _ [Em] It's the _ same old me, _ [F#] _ my _ little [C] _ children And we're [Am] lost in the [Em] night
It _ _ _ _ looks [Am] the same _ with all the same [C] old girls in town
[Em] _
_ [A] _ [Em] _ _ First reception takes the day With all [C] the same old things to [Em] say _
_ _ _ _ Need your big duck, smile this way _ And will you tell [C] me what you play?
[Am] _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ [B] _ _ [A] _ _
[B] _ _ [A] _ [B] So _ [A] _ _
[B] _ _ [A] _ _ [B] _ _ [A] _ _
[B] _ [A] _ _ _ [B] _ [A] you wanna be [B] a [A] rock star [B] Just [A] listen now, hear [B] what [A] I say
_ [B] [A] Get yourself [B] that [A] electric guitar _ [B] [A] Everything's on that, [B] every line [A] I [E] play _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[D] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [Em] _ You know it's cold _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
The _ _ sun can't get up
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ [Em] _ _ Some take over and [Am] some fall _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
A _ _ _ waste of time for [Am] everyone
_ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
To stop the [Em] show
_ It's boogie time [C] for _ _ _ [Em] everyone
_ _ _ _ Shake your toes before you go
_ _ Close enough [C] for rum and roll
[Am] _ _
_ [G] _ _ [Em] Let on know the crowd is high
_ Much higher [C] than they're meant to _ [Am] be
[Em] We _ _ take the stage and start [D] to [Am] play
[Em] Lights come on, [C] we're on the scene _
[D] _ [E] We _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
meet _ again, _ singing [Bm] the same old songs
[C#m] _ [A] Looking for someone _ _ _ _ _ who [B] will _ sing _ _ _ along
_ [E] _
Here we are again, playing [Bm] the same old scenes
[C#m] Looking [A] for someone _ _ who _ _ [B] will _ stand up and lead _ _
[E] Here we are again, _ facing [Bm] the _ same old sights
[A] Looking for someone _ _ who _ _ _ [B] will share our _ lives _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
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