Busy Line Chords by Peter Skellern

Tempo:
126.5 bpm
Chords used:

D

Bm

G

B

A

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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busy line - peter skellern chords
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[F] [D]
[Dm] [Bm]
[Bm] [A] [D]
[B] [Bm]
[C#] [D] [F#m] [Dm]
[Gm] [Bm] [D] [Dm]
[Gm] [D] [G]
[Gm] [D] [B] [Bm]
[A] [A#] [A] [D]
[Am] [B] [Em]
[D] [F#] [B] [Bm]
[F#m] [D]
[G] [D] [E]
[A] [D] [A] [D]
[G] [D] [Bm]
[A] [Bm] [D] [G]
[D] [Dm]
[D] [G]
[D] [B] [E]
[A] [A#] [A] [Bm]
[G] [D]
[F] [B] [Em]
[B] [Em] [D] [B] [G#]
[A] [D] I put a nickel in the [Dm] [Bm] telephone and dial my baby's number
I got a brr brr brr [A] brr [D] busy line [F] Each [D] time I tried I [Dm] got a busy [Bm] tone
But not my baby's number Just a brr brr brr brr [D] busy line
I [G] called her uncle in Jamaica [D] Left a message [F#] with the baker
[G] Even checked her number [Gm] in the [D] telephone [Am] Then [G] I got [Gm] so awfully worried
[D] To my [B] baby's house I hurried [Bm] Then I looked inside
The phone [A] was off the hook [Bm] But I walked up [G] to my baby
[D] Then I got my baby's number She was busy in the [F#] parlour [B] doing fine
[C#] Busy [F#m] kissing [G] someone else [Bm] While [F#] I was keeping [F#m] busy
[G#] Getting a brr [F#m] brr brr brr [D] busy line
[Dm] [D]
[A] [Dm]
[Bm]
[C#] [D] [G] [F#] [G]
[Gm] [D] [F#] [G]
[Gm] [D] [C] [G]
[Gm] [D] [B] [Bm]
[C#] [D]
[G] [D]
[Am] [B] [Em]
[B] [Em] [D] [F#] [B] [G#]
[A] [D]
Key:  
D
1321
Bm
13421112
G
2131
B
12341112
A
1231
D
1321
Bm
13421112
G
2131
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To learn Peter Skellern - Busy Line chords, anchor your practice on these foundational sequence of chords - F#, G, Gm, D, F#, D, G and D. A strategic approach would be to train at 63 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 126. Adjust the capo based on your vocal range and chord preference, keeping the song's key of D Major in mind.

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_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [D] _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _
_ [B] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C#] _ [D] _ _ _ [F#m] _ [Dm] _
_ [Gm] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [D] _ _ [Dm] _
_ [Gm] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ [Gm] _ _ [D] _ _ [B] _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ [A] _ [A#] _ [A] _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ [D] _ [F#] _ [B] _ _ [Bm] _
_ [F#m] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _
_ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ [A] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [B] _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ [A] _ [A#] _ [A] _ _ [Bm] _
_ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
[B] _ [Em] _ _ [D] _ _ [B] _ _ [G#] _
_ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ I put a nickel in the [Dm] [Bm] telephone and dial my baby's number
I got a brr brr brr [A] brr [D] busy line [F] Each [D] time I tried I [Dm] got a busy [Bm] tone
But not my baby's number Just a brr brr brr brr [D] busy line
I [G] called her uncle in Jamaica [D] Left a message [F#] with the baker
[G] Even checked her number [Gm] in the [D] telephone _ [Am] Then [G] I got [Gm] so awfully worried
[D] To my [B] baby's house I hurried [Bm] Then I looked inside
The phone [A] was off the hook [Bm] But I walked up [G] to my baby
[D] Then I got my baby's number She was busy in the [F#] parlour [B] doing fine
_ [C#] Busy [F#m] kissing [G] someone else [Bm] While [F#] I was keeping [F#m] busy
[G#] Getting a brr [F#m] brr brr brr [D] busy line _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C#] _ [D] _ _ [G] _ [F#] _ [G] _
_ [Gm] _ _ [D] _ _ [F#] _ _ [G] _
_ [Gm] _ _ [D] _ _ _ [C] _ [G] _
_ [Gm] _ _ [D] _ _ [B] _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
[B] _ [Em] _ _ [D] _ [F#] _ [B] _ _ [G#] _
_ _ [A] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _

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