Chords for Telephone (Long long distance love affair) w/ lyrics 1983
Tempo:
138.2 bpm
Chords used:
E
A
F#m
D
F#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[C#] [F#] [D#m]
[B] [C#m]
[F#] [D#]
[C#m]
[F#] [D#]
[B] [C#]
[F#] [D#]
[B] [C#]
[F#] I've been away from [D#] you for far too long.
[F#] My depth is like a hot-rod planted.
I want to tell you [D#] what's been going [B] on.
I'm afraid I'm getting [G] transplanted.
I sit alone [E] when the night goes by.
[C] I pick up the phone [D] and wait for your [E] answer.
[A]
[F#m] [E]
[A]
[F#m] [E]
[D]
[E] But you're not home.
[F#m] Message to you.
I will tell you [D] what I'm going through.
[E]
[F#]
What in the world's [D#m] coming over you?
[N] I've come here acting like a photo [F#] fling, girl.
I try to reach you [D#] but I can't get [B] through.
The [C#] ceiling of my heart's in danger.
[G] I've got your letter, [Em] it was perfectly [C] clear.
Having a ball, [D] I'm ashamed [E] you are here.
[A] No one knows, never.
[F#m] [E]
[A]
[F#m] [E] [A]
[E] I'm [D] on the telephone.
[E] But you're not home.
I'm getting [F#] telemated to you.
[B] How [F#m] [D] do I go [E] [A] home?
[E] [D]
[E] [A]
[E] [D]
[E]
[A] [E] [A]
[E] [F#m] [E]
[A] [E] [A]
[E] [A] [F#m] [E]
[D]
[E] [A]
[E] [F#m]
[D] [E]
[N]
I'm on the telephone.
Emotion is a funny thing.
I'm familiar, kind of fading, easy.
Like knowing when the phone is gonna ring.
Too many [C#] times I never tried it, crazy.
[G] I hear you make the [Em] women laugh.
[C] Call out your name.
[D] But no one's there.
[E]
[A]
[F#m] [E]
[A]
[F#m] [E] [A]
[E] [D]
[E] But you're never
[A]
[F#m] [E]
[A]
[F#m] [E] [A]
[E] [G#] [D] home.
[E] You're never home.
[A] No, no.
[F#m] [E]
[A]
[F#m] [E] [A]
[E] [Bm] [D]
[E] But you're never home.
[A]
[F#m] [E]
[A]
[F#m] [E] [A]
[E] [D]
[E]
[A]
[F#m] [E]
[A]
[F#m] [E] [A]
[E] [D]
[E]
[A]
[F#] [E]
[A]
[F#] [N]
[E]
[B] [C#m]
[F#] [D#]
[C#m]
[F#] [D#]
[B] [C#]
[F#] [D#]
[B] [C#]
[F#] I've been away from [D#] you for far too long.
[F#] My depth is like a hot-rod planted.
I want to tell you [D#] what's been going [B] on.
I'm afraid I'm getting [G] transplanted.
I sit alone [E] when the night goes by.
[C] I pick up the phone [D] and wait for your [E] answer.
[A]
[F#m] [E]
[A]
[F#m] [E]
[D]
[E] But you're not home.
[F#m] Message to you.
I will tell you [D] what I'm going through.
[E]
[F#]
What in the world's [D#m] coming over you?
[N] I've come here acting like a photo [F#] fling, girl.
I try to reach you [D#] but I can't get [B] through.
The [C#] ceiling of my heart's in danger.
[G] I've got your letter, [Em] it was perfectly [C] clear.
Having a ball, [D] I'm ashamed [E] you are here.
[A] No one knows, never.
[F#m] [E]
[A]
[F#m] [E] [A]
[E] I'm [D] on the telephone.
[E] But you're not home.
I'm getting [F#] telemated to you.
[B] How [F#m] [D] do I go [E] [A] home?
[E] [D]
[E] [A]
[E] [D]
[E]
[A] [E] [A]
[E] [F#m] [E]
[A] [E] [A]
[E] [A] [F#m] [E]
[D]
[E] [A]
[E] [F#m]
[D] [E]
[N]
I'm on the telephone.
Emotion is a funny thing.
I'm familiar, kind of fading, easy.
Like knowing when the phone is gonna ring.
Too many [C#] times I never tried it, crazy.
[G] I hear you make the [Em] women laugh.
[C] Call out your name.
[D] But no one's there.
[E]
[A]
[F#m] [E]
[A]
[F#m] [E] [A]
[E] [D]
[E] But you're never
[A]
[F#m] [E]
[A]
[F#m] [E] [A]
[E] [G#] [D] home.
[E] You're never home.
[A] No, no.
[F#m] [E]
[A]
[F#m] [E] [A]
[E] [Bm] [D]
[E] But you're never home.
[A]
[F#m] [E]
[A]
[F#m] [E] [A]
[E] [D]
[E]
[A]
[F#m] [E]
[A]
[F#m] [E] [A]
[E] [D]
[E]
[A]
[F#] [E]
[A]
[F#] [N]
[E]
Key:
E
A
F#m
D
F#
E
A
F#m
[C#] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [D#m] _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [D#] _ _
_ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [D#] _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [D#] _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _
_ [F#] _ I've been away from [D#] you for far too long.
_ [F#] My depth is like a hot-rod planted.
I want to tell you [D#] what's been going _ [B] on.
I'm afraid I'm getting _ [G] transplanted.
I sit alone [E] when the night goes by.
[C] I pick up the phone [D] and wait for your [E] answer. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] But you're not home. _ _ _
_ _ [F#m] Message to you.
I will tell you [D] what I'm going through.
[E] _ _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ What in the world's [D#m] coming over you?
_ [N] I've come here acting like a photo [F#] fling, girl.
I try to reach you [D#] but I can't get [B] through.
_ The [C#] ceiling of my heart's in danger.
[G] I've got your letter, [Em] it was perfectly [C] clear.
Having a ball, [D] I'm ashamed [E] you are _ here. _ _ _
_ _ [A] No one _ _ knows, never.
[F#m] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _
[E] I'm [D] on the telephone. _ _ _
_ [E] But you're not home. _ _ _
I'm getting [F#] telemated to you.
[B] How _ [F#m] _ [D] do I go [E] [A] home? _
_ [E] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [E] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ [A] _ _
[E] _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ [A] _ _
[E] _ [A] _ [F#m] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [E] _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ I'm on the telephone.
Emotion is a funny thing.
_ I'm familiar, kind of fading, easy.
Like knowing when the phone is gonna ring.
_ Too many [C#] times I never tried it, crazy.
[G] I hear you make the [Em] women laugh. _
_ [C] _ Call out your name.
[D] But no one's there.
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _
_ [E] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] But you're never _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _
_ [E] _ [G#] _ [D] home. _ _ _
_ [E] You're never home. _ _
_ _ [A] No, no. _ _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _
_ [E] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [E] But you're never home. _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _
_ [E] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
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_ [E] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ [F#] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [D#] _ _
_ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [D#] _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [D#] _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _
_ [F#] _ I've been away from [D#] you for far too long.
_ [F#] My depth is like a hot-rod planted.
I want to tell you [D#] what's been going _ [B] on.
I'm afraid I'm getting _ [G] transplanted.
I sit alone [E] when the night goes by.
[C] I pick up the phone [D] and wait for your [E] answer. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] But you're not home. _ _ _
_ _ [F#m] Message to you.
I will tell you [D] what I'm going through.
[E] _ _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ What in the world's [D#m] coming over you?
_ [N] I've come here acting like a photo [F#] fling, girl.
I try to reach you [D#] but I can't get [B] through.
_ The [C#] ceiling of my heart's in danger.
[G] I've got your letter, [Em] it was perfectly [C] clear.
Having a ball, [D] I'm ashamed [E] you are _ here. _ _ _
_ _ [A] No one _ _ knows, never.
[F#m] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _
[E] I'm [D] on the telephone. _ _ _
_ [E] But you're not home. _ _ _
I'm getting [F#] telemated to you.
[B] How _ [F#m] _ [D] do I go [E] [A] home? _
_ [E] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [E] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ [A] _ _
[E] _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ [A] _ _
[E] _ [A] _ [F#m] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [E] _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ I'm on the telephone.
Emotion is a funny thing.
_ I'm familiar, kind of fading, easy.
Like knowing when the phone is gonna ring.
_ Too many [C#] times I never tried it, crazy.
[G] I hear you make the [Em] women laugh. _
_ [C] _ Call out your name.
[D] But no one's there.
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _
_ [E] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] But you're never _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _
_ [E] _ [G#] _ [D] home. _ _ _
_ [E] You're never home. _ _
_ _ [A] No, no. _ _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _
_ [E] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [E] But you're never home. _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _
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