Chords for Take A Message , James Cotton

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_ [E] _ [A] Every time I'm [G] relaxing, [A] the telephone [G] rings.
[A] Man, it's really [G] getting to me.
I really hate that thing.
Take a message, [C] baby.
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[C] Just tell her [E] I'm not home. _ _
_ _ Hey, you got the loudest of people, _
[G] they just don't [E] leave you alone. _ _
_ _ [E] _ It [A] might be the [A] neighbor.
It ain't your [E] man.
It could be the boss [G] man.
[A] I just don't [G] give a damn.
[D] Take a message, [C] baby.
_ Tell her _ [E] I'm not home. _
I _ _ _ [E] don't feel much like talking.
_ [D] _ Nobody listens anyway. _
Makes me so [E] mad.
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_ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ [E] Every time I need my baby, it's getting in the groove.
The telephone rings.
And it blows my head, too.
Take a message, [C] baby.
_ [D] Just [C] tell her [A] I'm not home.
_ _ _ _ Hey, [E] you just heard me say it.
_ [D] _ [E] Hey, when they call [A] me, my little sister,
_ _ _ _ that telephone [C] keeps ringing.
And if I get one phone call, [A] I'm going to take my [G] 10 pound hammer.
[A] Knock it right off [C] the wall.
[D] Take a message, [C] baby.
_ [D] _ [Am] Just tell her I'm not [E] home.
_ _ _ _ Hey, you got the loudest of people,
[D] they [E] just don't leave [A] you alone.
_ No, they don't.
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Every time [Em] I need my baby, [E] it's getting in the groove.
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The telephone [Em] keeps ringing.
[A] And it blows my head, too.
[D] Take a message, [C] baby.
_ [D] _ [Am] Just tell her [A] I'm not home.
[G] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [E] Hey, you just heard me [D] say it.
_ [C] Well, when they [A] call me, my little sister.
_ _ _ That telephone [E] keeps ringing.
And if I get one phone call, I'm going to take my 10 pound hammer.
Knock it right off the wall.
[D] I'm gonna be here all day to make you feel good.
And just tell her, Mom, [E] I love her.
_ _ Yeah, y'all can love me, don't leave my heart.
[D] They [Am] just don't need you alone.
_ [A] Just [E] tell her. _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ I'm gonna be here all [E] the time to make you feel better. _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [Am] Yeah, what I'm gonna do is I'm gonna [E] go to bed.
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_ _ _ I'm gonna be here all day long and all day long.
I don't know what's wrong with me.
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_ Bring my elbow here, baby.
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I'm not gonna let it go.
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