Telephone Line

Electric Light Orchestra

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Telephone Line

Written by Jeffrey Lynne

Key: A

Telephone Line Key EE

Telephone Line Key FF

Telephone Line Key F#F#

Telephone Line Key GG(one step down)

Telephone Line Key G#G#(half step down)

Telephone Line Key AA(original key)

Telephone Line Key A#A#(half step up)

Telephone Line Key BB(one step up)

Telephone Line Key CC

Telephone Line Key C#C#

Telephone Line Key DD

Telephone Line Key D#D#

	  		

Intro  
Am   G    F    G   
Synth Telephone Sound  

Verse 1   

A          Amaj7   
Hello--how are you?   
         A7                                              Bbdim            Bm   
Have you been alright, through all those lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely nights,   
                E        Bm           C#m   
That's what I'd say,     I'd tell you everything   
D             E              Amaj7     Dmaj7     
  If you'd pick up that telephone.     ya ya ya      

Verse 2   

A            Amaj7   
Hey--how you feelin'   
        A7               
Are you still the same   
                                       Bbdim            Bm         E      
Don't you realize the things we did we did were all for real not a dream   
Bm       C#m   
  I just can't believe   
D               E          Amaj7          Dmaj7        Amaj7       Dmaj7   
  They've all faded out of view.     Yeah Yeah  ooh            ooh ooh   
      

Bridge       
               
A            F#m                D              E   
  Shoo wop   doo be doo doo wop   doo wah doo lang   
A            F#m               D               E   
   Blue days      black nights     doo wah doo lang   

A           F#m   
   I look into the sky   
 D                                E   
   (The love you need ain't gonna see you through.)   
A        F#m   
   And I wonder why   
D                                        E   
   (The little things you planned ain't coming true.)   

  
A             F#m                D                   E6    Ddim   
Oh  Telephone line, give me some time, I'm living in twi - light   
A            F#m                D                   E6    Ddim    G*  A*   
Oh Telephone line, give me some time, I'm living in twi - light 
  

(Synth Fill)   
Am G  F  G  


Verse 3   
     
A                   Amaj7   
  O.k. so no--one's answering,   
          A7                                             Bbdim           
Can't you just let it ring a little longer longer longer oh     wo wo   
Bm               E      Bm                     C#m   
   I'll just sit tight,    through the shadows of the night   
D          E           Amaj7          Dmaj7         Amaj7    Dmaj7   
   Let it ring for evermore.   oh oh  whoa    ya ya ya   
                          

 
A           F#m                D               E   
   Shoo wop doo be doo doo wop    doo wah doo lang   
A              F#m             D              E   
    Blue days     black nights   doo wah doo lang   
    
A           F#m   
   I look into the sky   
 D                                E   
   (The love you need ain't gonna see you through.)   
A        F#m   
   And I wonder why   
D                                       E   
  (The little things you planned ain't coming true.)   

A            F#m                D                   E6    Ddim   
Oh Telephone line, give me some time, I'm living in twi - light   
A            F#m                D                   E6    Ddim         
Oh Telephone line, give me some time, I'm living in twi - light   

A            F#m                D                   E6    Ddim   
Oh Telephone line, give me some time, I'm living in twi - light   
A            F#m                D                   E6    Ddim         
Oh Telephone line, give me some time, I'm living in twi - light

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