Chords for Nazareth - Telegram (Parts 1-4)

Tempo:
151.9 bpm
Chords used:

E

C

Em

A

D

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Nazareth - Telegram (Parts 1-4) chords
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[Em]
Send a telegram [E] today, [C] you'll be on your [E] way.
[Em] But be manful or deadly, [E]
no questions, [C] just get out and play.
[E] [Em] Wake up call, you catch [E] the play, you know you're [C] on the road again.
[E] [Em]
Someone's banging in your [E] head, why did you get [C] so late to bed?
[D] [Em] Running late and feeling [E] bad, that breakfast was [C] the worst you've had.
[D] [Em] Make the gate, no time [E] to stare, before you know [C] you're in the air.
[E] [Em]
747 flies [E] us high, much higher [C] than we're meant to be.
[E] [Em] You're six miles high, [Dm]
[A] we wish you could [C] be on the ground.
[D] [E]
[Em] Pack your bags and walk [E] for [D] miles, customs [C] man is waiting there.
[D] [Am] [Em]
Immigration, pass delay, [D]
you wonder [C] if you'll ever play.
[D] [Em]
Limousine is standing [D] by, we get inside and [C] drive a while.
[D] [Em] FM station sounding [D] good, getting better [C] every mile.
[Am] [Em]
[C]
[Em] Hotel La Becque looks [Am] the same, with all the same [C] old girls in town.
[A] [Em] Press reception takes the day, with all the same old things to say.
Need your picture, smile this way, and will you tell [C] me what you play?
[A] [E]
[A] [B] [A]
[B] [A] [B] [A]
[B] [A] [B] [A]
[B] [A] [B] [A] So you wanna be [B] a rock [A] and roll star, just [B] [A] listen now [B] to what [A] I say.
[B] [A] Get yourself [B] an electric [A] guitar, [B] and think [A] of that [B] and learn [A] how to [E] play.
[D] [E]
[Em]
[E]
[C#] [A] [G]
[Bm]
[D]
[B]
[Bm] [C]
[A] [G]
[Em]
[G]
[D] [Bm]
[C] [D] [G]
[D] [Bm]
[C] [D] [C]
[D] [G] [D]
[Em] [C]
[D] [Em] You wrote it, Tom.
[C] [Em]
The song chain can't get us [E]
[C]
[D] [Em]
[Am] [C]
[Em] down.
A waste of time
[C]
[D] [Em]
has come to start the show.
It's boogie time [C] for everyone.
[Em] Check guitars, the crowd [Am] is blown.
Close enough [C] for rock and roll.
[Am] [G] [Em]
The crowd is high, much higher [C] than they're meant to be.
[Am] [Em] And that's why we take the stage and start to play.
The lights come up, [C] we're on the scene.
[D] [E]
[Em]
[A#] [E]
[F#m]
[E]
[A] [E]
[F#m]
[E]
[A] [E]
Beauty of the pen, saying [Bm] the same old songs.
[C#m] Looking [A] for someone who [B] will save the rock.
[E] Here we are again, playing [Bm] the same old scenes.
[C#] Looking [A] for someone who [B] will share our dreams.
[E] Here we are again, facing [Bm] the same old sights.
[A] Looking for someone who [B] will share our lives.
[E] [A] [E]
[F#m]
[E]
[F#m] [E]
Key:  
E
2311
C
3211
Em
121
A
1231
D
1321
E
2311
C
3211
Em
121
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To learn Nazareth - Telegram chords, anchor your practice on these foundational sequence of chords - A, B, A, E, Em, E and C. Start with a comfortable 75 BPM and as you become proficient, aim for the song's BPM of 152. Align the capo with your vocal depth and chord choice, bearing in mind the song's original key: E Minor.

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[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ Send a _ telegram [E] today, _ _ _ _ _ [C] you'll be on your _ [E] way.
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ But be manful or deadly, [E] _ _
no questions, [C] just get out and play.
[E] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ Wake up call, you catch [E] the play, _ you know you're [C] on the road again.
[E] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
Someone's banging in your [E] head, _ why did you get [C] so late to bed? _
[D] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ Running late and feeling [E] bad, _ that breakfast was [C] the worst you've had. _
[D] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ Make the gate, no time [E] to stare, _ _ before you know [C] you're in the air. _
[E] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
747 _ flies [E] us high, _ much higher [C] than we're meant to be. _
[E] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ You're six miles high, _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
[A] we wish you could [C] be on the ground.
_ _ [D] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ Pack your bags and walk [E] for [D] miles, _ customs [C] man is waiting there.
_ [D] _ _ [Am] _ [Em] _ _ _
Immigration, pass delay, [D] _ _
you wonder _ [C] if you'll ever play.
_ _ [D] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
Limousine is standing [D] by, _ we get inside and [C] drive a while.
_ [D] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ FM station sounding [D] good, _ _ getting better _ [C] every mile.
[Am] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ Hotel La Becque looks [Am] the same, _ with all the same [C] old girls in town.
_ _ [A] _ _ [Em] _ _ Press reception takes the day, _ with all the same old things to say.
_ _ _ _ _ _ Need your picture, smile this way, and will you tell [C] me what you play?
_ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ [B] _ [A] _
_ _ [B] _ [A] _ _ _ [B] _ [A] _
_ _ [B] _ [A] _ _ _ [B] _ [A] _
_ [B] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [B] [A] So you wanna be [B] a rock [A] and roll star, just [B] [A] listen now [B] to what [A] I say.
[B] _ [A] Get yourself [B] an electric [A] guitar, [B] and think [A] of that [B] and learn [A] how to [E] play. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C#] _ [A] _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ You wrote it, Tom. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ _ The song chain can't get us [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[Em] down.
_ A _ _ waste of time _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ [Em] _ _ _
has come to start the show. _ _
It's boogie time [C] for everyone.
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ Check guitars, the crowd [Am] is blown. _ _
Close enough [C] for rock and roll.
[Am] _ _ _ [G] _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ The crowd is high, _ _ much higher [C] than they're meant to be.
[Am] _ [Em] And that's why we take the stage and start to play.
The lights come up, [C] we're on the scene.
_ _ [D] _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A#] _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Beauty of the pen, _ saying [Bm] the _ same old songs.
[C#m] Looking [A] for someone _ _ _ _ _ who [B] will _ save the rock. _
_ [E] _ Here we are again, _ playing [Bm] the _ same old scenes.
_ [C#] Looking [A] for someone _ who _ _ _ [B] will share _ our dreams.
_ _ _ [E] Here we are again, _ facing [Bm] the _ same old sights.
_ [A] Looking for someone _ who _ _ _ [B] will share _ our lives.
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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