Chords for The Nerves - Hanging On The Telephone, Original version 45, Blondie. 1976.
Tempo:
146.15 bpm
Chords used:
Eb
G
Gm
Bb
Cm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Eb]
[N] I'm in the boat with [Eb] this woman from the [G] hall.
If you don't have to [Eb] rob, just leave it on the wall.
[G] I know she's there, [Eb] but I just had a call.
Don't leave me hanging [Bb] on the [G] telephone.
Don't leave [Eb] me hanging [Bb] on the [G] telephone.
I heard your mother [Eb] now she's going out the [G] door.
Did she go to [Eb] work or just come to the store?
[G] All those things she [Eb] said I'd better not ignore.
[Gm] Oh, how [Cm] can we talk again?
[Gm] Oh, how [C] can we [Cm] talk again?
[Gm]
[Cm] Don't [Eb] leave me hanging [Bb] on the [G] telephone.
Don't leave [Eb] me [Bb] hanging on the [Gm] telephone.
[G]
It's good to hear your [Eb] voice, you know I can't go [G] wrong.
If I don't get your [Eb] call then everything goes [G] wrong.
I want to tell you [Eb] something you don't know.
Don't leave me [Gm]
hanging [Bb] on the [Gm] telephone.
I [Gbm] have to [Eb] interrupt this conversation.
[G] Your voice is crossing [Eb] the line, cause me a sensation.
[G] I'd like to talk, but [Eb] I can't tell you how I feel.
[Gm] Oh, I can't [Eb] control myself.
[Gm] [Cm]
[Gm] [Cm]
Don't leave me [Bb]
hanging on the telephone.
[Cm] Hang up the phone on me.
[Gm] Oh, [Cm] hang up the phone on [Gm] me.
Oh, [Eb] hang up the phone on me.
[D] [Bb] [C] [G]
[N]
[N] I'm in the boat with [Eb] this woman from the [G] hall.
If you don't have to [Eb] rob, just leave it on the wall.
[G] I know she's there, [Eb] but I just had a call.
Don't leave me hanging [Bb] on the [G] telephone.
Don't leave [Eb] me hanging [Bb] on the [G] telephone.
I heard your mother [Eb] now she's going out the [G] door.
Did she go to [Eb] work or just come to the store?
[G] All those things she [Eb] said I'd better not ignore.
[Gm] Oh, how [Cm] can we talk again?
[Gm] Oh, how [C] can we [Cm] talk again?
[Gm]
[Cm] Don't [Eb] leave me hanging [Bb] on the [G] telephone.
Don't leave [Eb] me [Bb] hanging on the [Gm] telephone.
[G]
It's good to hear your [Eb] voice, you know I can't go [G] wrong.
If I don't get your [Eb] call then everything goes [G] wrong.
I want to tell you [Eb] something you don't know.
Don't leave me [Gm]
hanging [Bb] on the [Gm] telephone.
I [Gbm] have to [Eb] interrupt this conversation.
[G] Your voice is crossing [Eb] the line, cause me a sensation.
[G] I'd like to talk, but [Eb] I can't tell you how I feel.
[Gm] Oh, I can't [Eb] control myself.
[Gm] [Cm]
[Gm] [Cm]
Don't leave me [Bb]
hanging on the telephone.
[Cm] Hang up the phone on me.
[Gm] Oh, [Cm] hang up the phone on [Gm] me.
Oh, [Eb] hang up the phone on me.
[D] [Bb] [C] [G]
[N]
Key:
Eb
G
Gm
Bb
Cm
Eb
G
Gm
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [N] I'm in the boat with [Eb] this woman from the [G] hall.
If you don't have to [Eb] rob, just leave it on the wall.
[G] I know she's there, [Eb] but I just had a call.
Don't leave me _ hanging [Bb] on the _ _ [G] telephone. _ _
_ _ Don't leave [Eb] me _ hanging [Bb] on the _ _ [G] telephone. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ I heard your mother [Eb] now she's going out the [G] door.
Did she go to [Eb] work or just come to the store?
[G] _ All those things she [Eb] said I'd better not ignore. _
[Gm] Oh, how [Cm] can we talk again?
[Gm] _ Oh, how [C] can we [Cm] talk again?
[Gm] _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ Don't [Eb] leave me _ hanging [Bb] on the _ _ [G] telephone.
_ _ _ _ Don't leave [Eb] me _ [Bb] hanging on the _ _ [Gm] telephone.
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ It's good to hear your [Eb] voice, you know I can't go [G] wrong.
If I don't get your [Eb] call then everything goes [G] wrong.
I want to tell you [Eb] something you don't know.
_ _ Don't leave me _ [Gm]
hanging [Bb] on the _ _ [Gm] telephone. _ _
_ I [Gbm] have to [Eb] interrupt this conversation.
[G] Your voice is crossing [Eb] the line, cause me a sensation.
_ [G] _ I'd like to talk, but [Eb] I can't tell you how I feel.
_ _ [Gm] Oh, I can't [Eb] control myself.
[Gm] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _
_ _ Don't leave me _ [Bb]
hanging on the _ _ _ telephone. _
_ [Cm] Hang up the phone on me.
[Gm] Oh, _ [Cm] hang up the phone on [Gm] me.
Oh, [Eb] hang up the phone on me.
_ _ [D] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ _ [N] I'm in the boat with [Eb] this woman from the [G] hall.
If you don't have to [Eb] rob, just leave it on the wall.
[G] I know she's there, [Eb] but I just had a call.
Don't leave me _ hanging [Bb] on the _ _ [G] telephone. _ _
_ _ Don't leave [Eb] me _ hanging [Bb] on the _ _ [G] telephone. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ I heard your mother [Eb] now she's going out the [G] door.
Did she go to [Eb] work or just come to the store?
[G] _ All those things she [Eb] said I'd better not ignore. _
[Gm] Oh, how [Cm] can we talk again?
[Gm] _ Oh, how [C] can we [Cm] talk again?
[Gm] _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ Don't [Eb] leave me _ hanging [Bb] on the _ _ [G] telephone.
_ _ _ _ Don't leave [Eb] me _ [Bb] hanging on the _ _ [Gm] telephone.
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ It's good to hear your [Eb] voice, you know I can't go [G] wrong.
If I don't get your [Eb] call then everything goes [G] wrong.
I want to tell you [Eb] something you don't know.
_ _ Don't leave me _ [Gm]
hanging [Bb] on the _ _ [Gm] telephone. _ _
_ I [Gbm] have to [Eb] interrupt this conversation.
[G] Your voice is crossing [Eb] the line, cause me a sensation.
_ [G] _ I'd like to talk, but [Eb] I can't tell you how I feel.
_ _ [Gm] Oh, I can't [Eb] control myself.
[Gm] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _
_ _ Don't leave me _ [Bb]
hanging on the _ _ _ telephone. _
_ [Cm] Hang up the phone on me.
[Gm] Oh, _ [Cm] hang up the phone on [Gm] me.
Oh, [Eb] hang up the phone on me.
_ _ [D] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _