Chords for Sylvias Mother, Dr Hook, Beginner guitar lesson by Roger
Tempo:
87 bpm
Chords used:
C
G
F
Bb
Ebm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Gb] [Ab]
Hello, Roger [Ebm] from Norway.
I'll take a Dr.
Hook song.
It's an oldies.
I'm thinking about Sylvia's Mother.
I hope you like it.
It's a three chord song.
Easy to strum along with.
[C]
Sylvia's mother says Sylvia's busy, too busy to [G] come to the phone.
Sylvia's mother says Sylvia's trying to start a new [Em] life [C] of her own.
[F]
Sylvia's mother [C] says Sylvia's happy, [G] so why don't you [C] leave her alone?
[G] And the operating
says forty cents more for the next three minutes.
[F] Please, Mrs.
[G] Avery, [C] I just gotta [G] talk to her.
I wanna [C] tell her goodbye.
[G] [F]
Please, Mrs.
Avery, [C] I just wanna [G] tell her goodbye.
[Bb]
Okay, not too [B] many mobile phones at the time this one was made.
[Abm] Easy strumming here, and the chords are as follows.
[Bb] Start on [C] the Cs.
Sylvia's mother says Sylvia's busy, too busy to [G] come to the phone.
There you go on the G.
Sylvia's mother says Sylvia's trying to start a new life [C] of her own.
Down to the C.
[Em] To the [F] F.
Sylvia's [C] mother says to the C.
Sylvia's happy.
[D] [G] On the G.
So why don't you leave her alone?
[C] To the C.
And [G] you go to the chorus and the G.
Operating says forty cents more for the next three minutes.
Please.
[Abm] Then you go to [F] the F.
Please Mrs.
[G] Avery, [Bb] I [C] just gotta talk [G] to [Bb]
her.
[B] Down to [G] the G.
I wanna keep her.
Back to [C] the C.
A while.
[Em] To the [F] F.
Please Mrs.
[G] Avery, [C] I just wanna tell [G] her goodbye.
On the G.
Okay, [B] [F]
now you have the [Ebm] chords.
[C]
Sylvia's mother says.
Okay, [N] [Fm]
you'll have to try a little and figure what's best [Ebm] for you.
[Fm] I hope you like this song also.
Although it's a simple song, I think it's a very nice song.
Hello, Roger [Ebm] from Norway.
I'll take a Dr.
Hook song.
It's an oldies.
I'm thinking about Sylvia's Mother.
I hope you like it.
It's a three chord song.
Easy to strum along with.
[C]
Sylvia's mother says Sylvia's busy, too busy to [G] come to the phone.
Sylvia's mother says Sylvia's trying to start a new [Em] life [C] of her own.
[F]
Sylvia's mother [C] says Sylvia's happy, [G] so why don't you [C] leave her alone?
[G] And the operating
says forty cents more for the next three minutes.
[F] Please, Mrs.
[G] Avery, [C] I just gotta [G] talk to her.
I wanna [C] tell her goodbye.
[G] [F]
Please, Mrs.
Avery, [C] I just wanna [G] tell her goodbye.
[Bb]
Okay, not too [B] many mobile phones at the time this one was made.
[Abm] Easy strumming here, and the chords are as follows.
[Bb] Start on [C] the Cs.
Sylvia's mother says Sylvia's busy, too busy to [G] come to the phone.
There you go on the G.
Sylvia's mother says Sylvia's trying to start a new life [C] of her own.
Down to the C.
[Em] To the [F] F.
Sylvia's [C] mother says to the C.
Sylvia's happy.
[D] [G] On the G.
So why don't you leave her alone?
[C] To the C.
And [G] you go to the chorus and the G.
Operating says forty cents more for the next three minutes.
Please.
[Abm] Then you go to [F] the F.
Please Mrs.
[G] Avery, [Bb] I [C] just gotta talk [G] to [Bb]
her.
[B] Down to [G] the G.
I wanna keep her.
Back to [C] the C.
A while.
[Em] To the [F] F.
Please Mrs.
[G] Avery, [C] I just wanna tell [G] her goodbye.
On the G.
Okay, [B] [F]
now you have the [Ebm] chords.
[C]
Sylvia's mother says.
Okay, [N] [Fm]
you'll have to try a little and figure what's best [Ebm] for you.
[Fm] I hope you like this song also.
Although it's a simple song, I think it's a very nice song.
Key:
C
G
F
Bb
Ebm
C
G
F
[Gb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab]
Hello, Roger [Ebm] from Norway.
_ _ I'll take a Dr.
Hook song.
It's an oldies. _
I'm thinking about Sylvia's Mother.
I hope you like it.
It's a three chord song.
Easy to strum along with.
_ _ _ [C] _ _
Sylvia's mother says _ Sylvia's busy, too busy to [G] come to the phone. _ _ _
Sylvia's mother says Sylvia's trying to start a new [Em] life [C] of her own.
_ _ [F] _
Sylvia's mother [C] says Sylvia's happy, [G] so why don't you [C] leave her _ alone?
[G] And the operating
says forty cents more for the next three _ minutes.
[F] Please, Mrs.
[G] Avery, [C] I just gotta [G] talk to her.
I wanna [C] tell her goodbye.
_ _ [G] _ [F]
Please, Mrs.
Avery, [C] I just wanna [G] tell her goodbye.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
Okay, not too [B] many mobile phones at the time this one was made.
_ _ [Abm] Easy strumming here, and the chords are as follows.
[Bb] Start on [C] the Cs.
Sylvia's mother says Sylvia's busy, too busy to [G] come to the phone.
There you go on the G.
_ _ Sylvia's mother says Sylvia's trying to start a new life [C] of her own.
Down to the C.
_ [Em] To the [F] F.
Sylvia's [C] mother says to the C.
Sylvia's happy.
[D] [G] On the G.
So why don't you leave her alone?
[C] To the C.
_ _ And [G] you go to the chorus and the G.
_ _ Operating says forty cents more for the next three minutes.
Please.
[Abm] _ Then you go to [F] the F.
Please Mrs.
[G] Avery, [Bb] I [C] just _ gotta talk [G] to [Bb]
her.
[B] Down to [G] the G.
I wanna keep her.
Back to [C] the C.
A while.
_ [Em] To the [F] F.
Please Mrs.
[G] Avery, [C] I just wanna tell [G] her goodbye.
On the G. _
Okay, _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [F] _
now you have the [Ebm] chords.
_ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Sylvia's mother says.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Okay, _ [N] _ _ _ _ [Fm]
you'll have to try a little and figure what's best [Ebm] for you.
[Fm] I hope you like this song also.
Although it's a simple song, I think it's a very nice song. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Hello, Roger [Ebm] from Norway.
_ _ I'll take a Dr.
Hook song.
It's an oldies. _
I'm thinking about Sylvia's Mother.
I hope you like it.
It's a three chord song.
Easy to strum along with.
_ _ _ [C] _ _
Sylvia's mother says _ Sylvia's busy, too busy to [G] come to the phone. _ _ _
Sylvia's mother says Sylvia's trying to start a new [Em] life [C] of her own.
_ _ [F] _
Sylvia's mother [C] says Sylvia's happy, [G] so why don't you [C] leave her _ alone?
[G] And the operating
says forty cents more for the next three _ minutes.
[F] Please, Mrs.
[G] Avery, [C] I just gotta [G] talk to her.
I wanna [C] tell her goodbye.
_ _ [G] _ [F]
Please, Mrs.
Avery, [C] I just wanna [G] tell her goodbye.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
Okay, not too [B] many mobile phones at the time this one was made.
_ _ [Abm] Easy strumming here, and the chords are as follows.
[Bb] Start on [C] the Cs.
Sylvia's mother says Sylvia's busy, too busy to [G] come to the phone.
There you go on the G.
_ _ Sylvia's mother says Sylvia's trying to start a new life [C] of her own.
Down to the C.
_ [Em] To the [F] F.
Sylvia's [C] mother says to the C.
Sylvia's happy.
[D] [G] On the G.
So why don't you leave her alone?
[C] To the C.
_ _ And [G] you go to the chorus and the G.
_ _ Operating says forty cents more for the next three minutes.
Please.
[Abm] _ Then you go to [F] the F.
Please Mrs.
[G] Avery, [Bb] I [C] just _ gotta talk [G] to [Bb]
her.
[B] Down to [G] the G.
I wanna keep her.
Back to [C] the C.
A while.
_ [Em] To the [F] F.
Please Mrs.
[G] Avery, [C] I just wanna tell [G] her goodbye.
On the G. _
Okay, _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [F] _
now you have the [Ebm] chords.
_ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Sylvia's mother says.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Okay, _ [N] _ _ _ _ [Fm]
you'll have to try a little and figure what's best [Ebm] for you.
[Fm] I hope you like this song also.
Although it's a simple song, I think it's a very nice song. _ _ _ _ _ _ _