Telephone Line Chords by Electric Light Orchestra
Tempo:
72 bpm
Chords used:
A
D
E
F#m
C#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G]
[F] [F]
[G] [G] [A] Hello.
[B] How [G#m] are you?
[B] Have you been alright?
Through all those lonely, lonely, lonely,
lonely [Bm] moments.
[E] That's what I say.
[Bm] [C#m] I'd tell you [D] everything [E] if you'd pick up [A] that telephone.
[D] Yeah, yeah, yeah.
[A] Hey, how you feeling?
Are you still the same?
Don't you realize the things
we did, [A#] we did were [Bm] all for real, [E] not a dream?
[Bm] [C#m] I just can't [D] believe they've all [E] faded [A] out of view.
Yeah, yeah, [D] yeah.
[D]
[A] You [F#m] little [D] one, do [E] I do right?
[A] Blue [F#m] days, black nights, do [C#m] I do [A] right?
[F#m] Looking through the [D] sky, the love [C#m] you need ain't gonna see it [A] through.
[F#m] And I wonder why, [D] the little things you [E] find, they call me true.
[A] Oh, telephone [F#m] line, give me some [D] time, I'm living [E] in [B] twilight.
[A]
Telephone [F#m] line, give me [D] some time, I'm living [E] in [B] twilight.
[A]
[G]
[F] [G]
[A] Okay, so no one's answering.
Well, can't you just let it ring a little longer, longer, longer?
[A#]
Oh, [Bm] I'll just [E] sit tight [Bm] through shadows [C#m] of the night, [D] let it [E] ring [A] forevermore.
[D] Oh, oh, oh.
[A] Hey, yeah, yeah.
[D] [A] You little one, [F#m] do I do
[D] right?
[A] Blue [F#m] days, black [D] nights, do [E] I do right?
[A] Looking [F#m] through the sky, [D] the love you need [E] ain't gonna see it [A] through.
And [F#m] I wonder [D] why, the little things [E] you find, they call me [A] true.
I'll telephone [F#m] line, [A] give me [D] some time, I'm [E] living in twine.
[Dm]
[A] I'll telephone [F#m] line, give me some [D] time, I'm living in [E] twine.
[F]
[A] I'll [C#m] telephone [F#m] line, give [A] me some [D] time, I'm living in [E] twine.
[A] [C#m] [F#m]
Give [D] me some time.
[G]
[F] [F]
[G] [G] [A] Hello.
[B] How [G#m] are you?
[B] Have you been alright?
Through all those lonely, lonely, lonely,
lonely [Bm] moments.
[E] That's what I say.
[Bm] [C#m] I'd tell you [D] everything [E] if you'd pick up [A] that telephone.
[D] Yeah, yeah, yeah.
[A] Hey, how you feeling?
Are you still the same?
Don't you realize the things
we did, [A#] we did were [Bm] all for real, [E] not a dream?
[Bm] [C#m] I just can't [D] believe they've all [E] faded [A] out of view.
Yeah, yeah, [D] yeah.
[D]
[A] You [F#m] little [D] one, do [E] I do right?
[A] Blue [F#m] days, black nights, do [C#m] I do [A] right?
[F#m] Looking through the [D] sky, the love [C#m] you need ain't gonna see it [A] through.
[F#m] And I wonder why, [D] the little things you [E] find, they call me true.
[A] Oh, telephone [F#m] line, give me some [D] time, I'm living [E] in [B] twilight.
[A]
Telephone [F#m] line, give me [D] some time, I'm living [E] in [B] twilight.
[A]
[G]
[F] [G]
[A] Okay, so no one's answering.
Well, can't you just let it ring a little longer, longer, longer?
[A#]
Oh, [Bm] I'll just [E] sit tight [Bm] through shadows [C#m] of the night, [D] let it [E] ring [A] forevermore.
[D] Oh, oh, oh.
[A] Hey, yeah, yeah.
[D] [A] You little one, [F#m] do I do
[D] right?
[A] Blue [F#m] days, black [D] nights, do [E] I do right?
[A] Looking [F#m] through the sky, [D] the love you need [E] ain't gonna see it [A] through.
And [F#m] I wonder [D] why, the little things [E] you find, they call me [A] true.
I'll telephone [F#m] line, [A] give me [D] some time, I'm [E] living in twine.
[Dm]
[A] I'll telephone [F#m] line, give me some [D] time, I'm living in [E] twine.
[F]
[A] I'll [C#m] telephone [F#m] line, give [A] me some [D] time, I'm living in [E] twine.
[A] [C#m] [F#m]
Give [D] me some time.
[G]
Key:
A
D
E
F#m
C#m
A
D
E
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ [F] _ _
_ [G] _ _ [G] _ _ [A] Hello. _
[B] _ How [G#m] are you?
_ [B] Have you been alright?
Through all those lonely, lonely, lonely,
lonely [Bm] moments.
[E] That's what I say.
_ [Bm] _ [C#m] I'd tell you [D] everything [E] if you'd pick up [A] that telephone. _ _
[D] Yeah, yeah, yeah.
_ [A] Hey, _ _ how you feeling?
_ _ Are you still the same?
Don't you realize the things
we did, [A#] we did were [Bm] all for real, [E] not a dream?
[Bm] _ [C#m] I just can't [D] believe they've all [E] faded [A] out of view.
_ Yeah, yeah, [D] yeah.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
[A] _ _ _ You [F#m] little [D] one, do [E] I do right?
[A] Blue [F#m] days, black nights, do [C#m] I do [A] right?
[F#m] Looking through the [D] sky, the love [C#m] you need ain't gonna see it [A] through.
[F#m] And I wonder why, [D] the little things you [E] find, they call me true.
_ [A] _ Oh, telephone [F#m] line, give me some [D] time, I'm living [E] in [B] twilight.
_ [A] _ _
Telephone [F#m] line, _ give me [D] some time, I'm living [E] in _ [B] twilight.
[A] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [A] Okay, _ so no one's answering.
Well, can't you just let it ring a little longer, longer, longer?
_ [A#]
Oh, [Bm] I'll just [E] sit tight [Bm] through shadows [C#m] of the night, [D] let it [E] ring _ [A] _ forevermore.
[D] Oh, oh, oh.
[A] Hey, yeah, yeah. _ _
[D] _ _ _ [A] _ You little one, [F#m] do I do _
[D] right?
_ _ _ [A] Blue [F#m] days, black [D] nights, do [E] I do right?
[A] Looking [F#m] through the sky, [D] the love you need [E] ain't gonna see it [A] through.
And [F#m] I wonder [D] why, the little things [E] you find, they call me [A] true.
I'll telephone [F#m] line, _ _ [A] give me [D] some time, _ I'm [E] living in twine.
[Dm] _ _ _
_ [A] I'll telephone [F#m] line, give me some [D] time, I'm living in [E] twine.
[F] _
_ [A] I'll _ [C#m] telephone [F#m] line, give [A] me some [D] time, I'm living in [E] twine. _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ [F#m] _
Give [D] me some time.
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ [F] _ _
_ [G] _ _ [G] _ _ [A] Hello. _
[B] _ How [G#m] are you?
_ [B] Have you been alright?
Through all those lonely, lonely, lonely,
lonely [Bm] moments.
[E] That's what I say.
_ [Bm] _ [C#m] I'd tell you [D] everything [E] if you'd pick up [A] that telephone. _ _
[D] Yeah, yeah, yeah.
_ [A] Hey, _ _ how you feeling?
_ _ Are you still the same?
Don't you realize the things
we did, [A#] we did were [Bm] all for real, [E] not a dream?
[Bm] _ [C#m] I just can't [D] believe they've all [E] faded [A] out of view.
_ Yeah, yeah, [D] yeah.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
[A] _ _ _ You [F#m] little [D] one, do [E] I do right?
[A] Blue [F#m] days, black nights, do [C#m] I do [A] right?
[F#m] Looking through the [D] sky, the love [C#m] you need ain't gonna see it [A] through.
[F#m] And I wonder why, [D] the little things you [E] find, they call me true.
_ [A] _ Oh, telephone [F#m] line, give me some [D] time, I'm living [E] in [B] twilight.
_ [A] _ _
Telephone [F#m] line, _ give me [D] some time, I'm living [E] in _ [B] twilight.
[A] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [A] Okay, _ so no one's answering.
Well, can't you just let it ring a little longer, longer, longer?
_ [A#]
Oh, [Bm] I'll just [E] sit tight [Bm] through shadows [C#m] of the night, [D] let it [E] ring _ [A] _ forevermore.
[D] Oh, oh, oh.
[A] Hey, yeah, yeah. _ _
[D] _ _ _ [A] _ You little one, [F#m] do I do _
[D] right?
_ _ _ [A] Blue [F#m] days, black [D] nights, do [E] I do right?
[A] Looking [F#m] through the sky, [D] the love you need [E] ain't gonna see it [A] through.
And [F#m] I wonder [D] why, the little things [E] you find, they call me [A] true.
I'll telephone [F#m] line, _ _ [A] give me [D] some time, _ I'm [E] living in twine.
[Dm] _ _ _
_ [A] I'll telephone [F#m] line, give me some [D] time, I'm living in [E] twine.
[F] _
_ [A] I'll _ [C#m] telephone [F#m] line, give [A] me some [D] time, I'm living in [E] twine. _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ [F#m] _
Give [D] me some time.
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _