Chords for Ray Sawyer / Dr Hook - "Sylvia's Mother"

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Sylvia's mother said, Sylvia's busy, too busy to come to [D] the phone. _ _ _
Sylvia's mother said, _ Sylvia's trying to start a new life [G] of her own.
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Sylvia's mother said, [G] _ Sylvia's happy, [D] so why don't you leave [G] her alone?
_ [D] And the operator said, party's sent, mom, for the next _ three minutes.
_ _ [C] Please, Mrs.
[G] [G] Avery, I just gotta talk [D] to her, I'll only keep [G] her a while.
_ [C] Please, Mrs.
Avery, [G] I just wanna tell her [D] goodbye. _
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Sylvia's mother said, Sylvia's packing, she's gonna be leaving [D] today.
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Sylvia's mother said, _ Sylvia's marrying a fella down [G] Galveston Way.
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Sylvia's mother [G] said, please don't say nothing [D] to make her start [G] crying instead.
_ [D] And the operator said, party's sent, [G] mom, [D] for the next three _ minutes.
_ [C] Please, Mrs.
[G] Avery, I just gotta talk [D] to her, I'll only keep [G] her a while.
[Am] _ [C] Please, Mrs.
[G] Avery, I just wanna tell her [D] goodbye.
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Sylvia's mother said, Sylvia's hurrying, she's catching the nine [D] o'clock train. _ _ _
Sylvia's mother said, take your umbrella, for Sylvia's starting [G] to rain.
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Sylvia's mother [G] said, thank you for calling, [D] and sir, won't you call [G] back again.
_ And the [D] operator said, party's sent, mom, for the next three minutes.
_ _ [C] Please, Mrs.
[G] Avery, I just gotta talk [D] to her, I'll only keep [G] her a while.
_ _ [C] Please, Mrs.
Avery, [G] I just wanna tell her [D] goodbye. _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ [C] Please, Mrs.
[G] Avery, I just gotta talk [D] to her, I'll only keep [G] her a while.
_ _ [C] Please, Mrs.
[Am] Avery, [G] I just wanna tell her [D] goodbye. _ _
_ _ _ Tell her goodbye. _ _
_ _ Tell her goodbye. _ _
_ Tell her goodbye. _ _
Let me talk to her.
Let me tell her goodbye. _ _ _
_ Let me tell her goodbye. _ _ _ _
_ Let me tell her goodbye. _ _ _ _
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_ Bye.
Let _ _ _ _ me tell her goodbye. _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ Let me talk to [Dm] her a little _ [D] _ _ bit. _ _
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