Chords for Dr Hook And The Medicine Show - Sylvia's Mother

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_ [A] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Sylvia's mother says Sylvia's busy, too busy to come to the [E] phone _ _
_ _ Sylvia's mother says Sylvia's trying to start a new life [A] of her own _
_ [D] _ Sylvia's mother [A] says Sylvia's happy, [E] so why don't you leave [A] her alone
And [E] the operator says forty cents more for the next three minutes
Please [D] _ Mrs.
[A] Avery, I just gotta talk [E] to her
I'll only keep [A] her a while
_ [D] Please Mrs.
Avery, [A] I just wanna tell her [E] goodbye _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ Sylvia's mother says Sylvia's packing, she's gonna be leaving [E] today _
_ _ Sylvia's mother says Sylvia's marrying a fella down [A] Galveston Way _
_ [D] _ Sylvia's mother [A] says please don't say nothing [E] to make her start [A] crying and stay _
[E] And the operator says forty cents more for the next three minutes _
[D] Please _ Mrs.
Avery, [A] I just gotta talk [E] to her
I'll only keep [A] her a while
_ [D] Please Mrs.
[A] Avery, I just wanna tell her [E] goodbye _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ Sylvia's mother says Sylvia's hurrying, she's catching the 9 [E] o'clock train _
_ _ Sylvia's mother says take your umbrella, cause Sylvia it's starting [A] to rain _
[D] And Sylvia's mother [A] says thank you for calling, [E] and sir won't you call [A] back again
And the operator says forty cents more for the next three minutes
Please [D] _ Mrs.
[A] Avery, I just gotta talk to [E] her
I'll only keep [A] her a while _
_ [D] Please Mrs.
Avery, [A] I just wanna tell her [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
goodbye _ _ _ _ _ _
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