The Red Telephone Chords by Love

Tempo:
108.7 bpm
Chords used:

A

Am

C

F#

G

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Love - The red telephone chords
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[C] [Am] [G]
[F#] [F] [F#]
[C] Sitting [Am] on the [G]
[F#] hillside
Watching [F] all the [F#] people [D] [G] die
I'll feel [C] much better [E] on the
[A] other side
Of [Am] the moon
I [G]
[F#] [F] [F#]
[C] [Am] believe in [G] my
[F#] magic
Why?
[F] Because it [F#] is so [D] quick
[G] I don't [C] need power [E] when I'm
[A] hypnotized
Look in [Am] my eyes
What [G]
[F#] are you [F] seeing?
I [F#] see
How [D] do you feel?
[G] I'll feel [C] real phony when [E] my name [A] is
Phil
Or was [Am] that Phil?
[G]
[F#] [F] [F#]
[C] [Em]
[A#] [A]
[A#] [A] [A#]
Life [A] goes on here
[A#] Day [A] after day
[E] I don't [F] know if I am living or [C] if I'm supposed [E] to be
[D]
Sometimes my [Am] life is so eerie
And [C] [D]
if you think I'm happy [C] Ping [Em] me [A] Yank
[A#]
[A] [A#]
[A] [A#]
[A] I've been here once
[A#]
[A] I've been here twice
[E] I don't [F] know if the third's the fourth or [C] if the [E] fifth's to fix
[D]
Sometimes I [C] deal with numbers
And [D]
if you want to count me
[C] Count [Em]
me [A] out
[Am] [C] I
[Am] [G] [F#]
[F] [F#] [C]
don't need [Am] the [G] times of [F#] day
Any time [F] with [F#] me's [D] okay
[G] I just [C] don't want you [E] using up [A] my time
Cause that's [Am] not right
[A]
[Am]
[A]
[Am]
[A] Ah
They're locking them [Am] up today
They're throwing away the key
[A] I wonder who it will be tomorrow
You or me
They're locking [Am] them up today
They're throwing away the key
[A] I wonder who it will be tomorrow
You or me
They're locking them [Am] up today
They're throwing away the key
[A] I wonder who it will be tomorrow
You or me
[Am] We are all normal men who want [A] freedom.
Freedom!
Freedom!
[Am] Freedom!
[A]
[Am] Freedom!
[A]
[Am]
[A] [N]
Key:  
A
1231
Am
2311
C
3211
F#
134211112
G
2131
A
1231
Am
2311
C
3211
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To learn Love - The Red Telephone chords, anchor your practice on these foundational sequence of chords - A#, A, Am, A and A#. Kick off your practice at a gentle 54 BPM, then escalate to the song's tempo of 109 BPM. Given the song's key of A# Minor, adjust the capo to align with your vocal range and chord preference.

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[C] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ [G] _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [F#] _ _
[C] _ _ Sitting [Am] on the [G] _ _
[F#] hillside
Watching [F] all the _ [F#] people [D] _ [G] die
I'll feel [C] much better [E] on the _
[A] other _ _ side
Of [Am] the moon
_ _ I _ [G] _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [F#] _ _
[C] _ _ _ [Am] believe in [G] my _
[F#] magic
Why?
[F] Because it [F#] is so [D] quick
[G] I don't [C] need power [E] when I'm _
[A] _ _ _ hypnotized
Look in [Am] my eyes
What _ [G] _ _
[F#] _ are you [F] seeing?
I [F#] see
How [D] do you feel?
[G] I'll feel [C] real phony when [E] my name [A] is
_ Phil
_ Or was [Am] that Phil?
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [F#] _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
[A#] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[A#] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [A#] _
_ Life [A] goes on here _ _
[A#] _ Day [A] after day
[E] I _ don't [F] know if I am living or [C] if I'm supposed [E] to be
_ [D] _ _
Sometimes _ _ my [Am] life is so eerie
_ And [C] _ [D] _ _
if you think I'm happy _ [C] Ping [Em] me [A] Yank
_ _ [A#] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [A#] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [A#] _ _
_ [A] I've been here once
_ [A#] _ _
_ [A] I've been here twice
[E] I _ don't [F] know if the third's the fourth or [C] if the _ [E] fifth's to fix
_ _ _ [D] _ _
Sometimes _ I [C] deal with numbers
_ _ And [D] _ _
if you want to count me
[C] Count [Em]
me [A] _ out
_ [Am] [C] I _
_ _ [Am] _ _ [G] _ _ [F#] _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ [F#] _ _ [C] _ _
don't need [Am] the [G] times of [F#] day
Any time [F] with [F#] me's [D] okay
[G] I just [C] don't want you [E] using up [A] my _ _ time
Cause that's [Am] not right
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] Ah
_ _ _ _ They're locking them [Am] up today
They're throwing away the key
[A] I wonder who it will be tomorrow
You or me
They're locking [Am] them up today
They're throwing away the key
[A] I wonder who it will be tomorrow
You or me
They're locking them [Am] up today
They're throwing away the key
[A] I wonder who it will be tomorrow
You or me
_ _ [Am] We are all normal men who want _ _ [A] freedom.
_ Freedom!
_ _ Freedom!
_ [Am] _ Freedom!
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ Freedom!
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _

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