Telephone Line Chords by Electric Light Orchestra

Tempo:
71.5 bpm
Chords used:

A

D

E

F#m

C#m

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Show Tuner
Telephone Line chords
Start Jamming...
[A#] [N]
[G] [G#]
[Am] [G]
[F] [G] [Em]
[A] Hello, how are you?
Have you been alright?
[Em] Through all those lonely, [A#] lonely, lonely, [Bm] lonely, lonely nights?
[E] That's what I'd say.
[Bm] I'd tell [C#m] you everything.
[D] If you'd [E] pick up that [A] telephone.
[D] Yeah, yeah, yeah.
[A] Hey!
How you feeling?
Are you still the same?
Don't you realize the [C#] things we did, we did?
Were [Bm] all for real, [E] not a dream.
[Bm] [C#m] I just can't [D] believe
[E] we've all faded [A] out of view.
[D] Yeah, yeah, yeah.
[A] Ooh, [D] ooh, ooh.
[A]
Do the walk, [F#m] do the do the [D] walk, do the walk, do [E] the [A] walk.
Blue days, [F#m] black [D] nights, do the walk, [E] do the walk.
[A] Look [F#m] into the sky.
[D] The love you need ain't [E] gonna see you through.
[A] And [F#m] I wonder [D] why.
The little things you [E] find, they call me true.
[A] Oh, [C#m] telephone [F#m] line.
Give [A] me some [D] time.
I'm living in [E] [B] twilight.
[A] [C#m] Telephone [F#m] line.
Give me some [D] time.
I'm living in [E] [Dm] twilight.
[G] [A]
[G] [F]
[G] [A] Okay, so no one's answering.
Well, can't you just let it ring a little longer, longer, longer?
[Gm] [Bm] Oh, I'll [E] just sit tight.
[Bm] Through [C#m] shadows of the [D] night.
Let [E] it ring [A] forevermore.
Oh, [D] oh, oh.
[A]
[D] [A]
Do the walk, [F#m] do the do the walk, [D] do the walk, [C#m] do the [E] walk.
[A]
Blue [F#m] days, black [D] nights, do the [C#m] walk, do the [E] walk.
[A]
Look [F#m] into the sky.
[D] The love you need [E] ain't gonna see you through.
[A]
And [F#m] I wonder [D] why.
The little things you [E] find, they call me [A] true.
Oh, [C#m] telephone [F#m] line.
Give me [D] some time.
I'm living [E] in [B] twilight.
[A]
Oh, [C#m] telephone [F#m] line.
Give [C#m] me some [D]
time.
I'm living in [E] [Dm] twilight.
[A]
Oh, [C#m] telephone [F#m] line.
Give [A] me some [D] time.
I'm living in [E] twilight.
[Dm] [A] [C#m] [F#m] [A] [D]
Key:  
A
1231
D
1321
E
2311
F#m
123111112
C#m
13421114
A
1231
D
1321
E
2311
Show All Diagrams
Chords
NotesBeta

To learn Electric Light Orchestra - Telephone Line chords, grasp the musical fabric of the song with this sequence - D, E, A, F#m, D, A and D of chords. To build a solid grasp, start slowly at 35 BPM and then match the original tempo of 72 BPM. For a balanced pitch, adjust the capo with respect to your voice and the song's key: A Major.

Download PDF
Download Midi
Edit This Version
Hide Lyrics Hint
_ [A#] _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G#] _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [G] _ [Em] _ _
[A] Hello, _ _ how are you?
Have you been alright?
[Em] Through all those lonely, [A#] lonely, lonely, [Bm] lonely, lonely nights?
[E] That's what I'd say.
_ [Bm] I'd tell [C#m] you everything.
[D] If you'd [E] pick up that [A] telephone. _ _
[D] Yeah, yeah, yeah.
_ [A] Hey! _
How you feeling?
_ Are you still the same?
Don't you realize the [C#] things we did, we did?
Were [Bm] all for real, [E] not a dream.
[Bm] _ [C#m] I just can't [D] believe
[E] we've all faded [A] out of view.
_ [D] Yeah, yeah, yeah. _
[A] Ooh, _ [D] ooh, ooh.
_ [A] _
Do the walk, [F#m] do the do the [D] walk, do the walk, do [E] the [A] walk.
Blue days, [F#m] black [D] nights, do the walk, [E] do the walk.
_ [A] Look [F#m] into the sky.
[D] The love you need ain't [E] gonna see you through.
[A] And [F#m] I wonder [D] why.
The little things you [E] find, they call me true.
[A] Oh, [C#m] telephone [F#m] line.
Give [A] me some [D] time.
I'm living in [E] _ [B] twilight.
_ [A] _ _ [C#m] Telephone [F#m] line.
Give me some [D] time.
I'm living in [E] _ [Dm] twilight.
[G] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [A] Okay, _ so no one's answering.
Well, can't you just let it ring a little longer, longer, longer?
[Gm] _ [Bm] Oh, I'll [E] just sit tight.
[Bm] Through [C#m] shadows of the [D] night.
Let [E] it ring [A] _ _ forevermore.
Oh, [D] oh, oh.
[A] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _
Do the walk, [F#m] do the do the walk, [D] do the walk, [C#m] do the [E] walk.
[A]
Blue [F#m] days, black [D] nights, do the [C#m] walk, do the [E] walk.
[A]
Look [F#m] into the sky.
[D] The love you need [E] ain't gonna see you through.
[A]
And [F#m] I wonder [D] why.
The little things you [E] find, they call me [A] true.
Oh, [C#m] telephone [F#m] line.
_ Give me [D] some time.
I'm living [E] in [B] twilight.
_ [A]
Oh, [C#m] telephone [F#m] line.
Give [C#m] me some [D]
time.
I'm living in [E] _ [Dm] twilight.
_ [A]
Oh, [C#m] telephone [F#m] line.
Give [A] me some [D] time.
I'm living in [E] twilight.
[Dm] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [C#m] _ [F#m] _ _ [A] _ [D] _ _

Facts about this song

This song finds its place within the All Over The World: The Very Best Of ELO album.

You may also like to play

5:18
Choir! Choir! Choir! sings ELO - Telephone Line
5:37
Shangri-La
3:42
Twilight