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Telephone Song by Stevie Ray Vaughan
Telephone Song
Tuning: 1/2 step down (Eb, Ab, Db, Gb, Bb, Eb)
Intro: (repeat)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|15p12-15p12-15p12---15p12--------------15p12--------------15p12------------|
G|14p12-14p12-14p12---14p12-x------------14p12-x------------14p12-x----------|
D|---------------------------14-12h14-----------14-12h14-----------14-12h14--|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------0------------------0------------------0-----------------0|
e|--------------------|
B|--------------------|
G|--------------------|
D|--------------------|
A|-------------5--7---|
E|--0-0-5-5h7---------|
*Note: For the B, A, and F#m chords in this song, Jimmie uses his thumb on the
sixth string, Hendrix-style, instead of barring his index all the way across.
Verse Background:
E
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----5h6-----------5h6-----------5h6-----------5h6----------5h6------------|
A|---------5--7----------5--7----------5--7----------5--7---------5--7-------|
E|--0-------------0-------------0-------------0-------------0----------------|
B E
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------7h8----------7h8-----------------------------------------|
D|-----5h6--------------7--9---------7--9------5h6----------5h6--------------|
A|---------5--7------------------------------------5--7---------5--7---------|
E|--0-------------7------------7------------0------------0-------------------|
A F#m B E
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----5h6----------5h6-------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------5--7---------5--7------2--4------7--9------5h6-----------5h6-------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------5--7----------5--7--|
E|--5------------5------------2---------7---------0-------------0------------|
Bridge Background:
A E F#m
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----5h6----------5h6-------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------5--7---------5--7------5h6-----------5h6-----------2--4-x-----2--4-|
A|-----------------------------------5--7----------5--7----------------------|
E|--5------------5------------0-------------0-------------2----------2-------|
B Bm7
e|-------------------------------10--10----10--10----10----------------------|
B|-------------------------------10--10----10--10----10----------------------|
G|-----7h8-----------7h8---------7---7-----7---7-----7-----------------------|
D|---------7--9----------7--9------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--7-------------7-------------7---7-----7---7------------------------------|
Lyrics:
E
Woke up this mornin', I was all alone
E
Saw your picture by the telephone
E B
I was missin' you oh so bad
E
Wish I had you here to hold
A
All I got is this touch-tone phone
F#m B E
So I guess I'll give you a call
E
Operator, help me please
E
Get through to my baby way overseas
E B
Time's a-wastin' oh so fast
E
Hello, baby, tell me, is that you?
A
I don't know what we're gonna do
F#m B E
But for now I'm glad I've got you on the line
(Bridge)
A
Well, it feels so fine
E
Knowin' you're all right
F#m B Bm7
But we're miles away - Lord, it's not the same
(solo in Em pentatonic with wah over instrumental verse)
E
Woke up this mornin', I was all alone
E
Saw your picture by the telephone
E B
I been missin' you, baby, oh so bad
E
I love you, baby, with all my might
A
Come on home and squeeze me tight
F#m B E
Long distance love is gonna drive me out of my mind
Spoken, with intro riff playing in background:
(You better come on home, baby! I'm 'bout to go crazy! I'm tired of huggin'
my pillow at night! It sure don't kiss as good as you do! And all them
pictures you gave me? Their lips don't move at all! And the clothes in the
closet? They look a lot better on you than they do on that hanger! Besides,
I just want to get my arms around you...)(fades out)
Woke up this morning I was all alone
Saw your picture by the telephone
I was missing you oh so bad
Wish I had you here to hold
All I've got is this touch-tone phone
So I guess I'll give you a call
Operator help me please
Get thru to my baby way overseas
Time's a wastin' oh so fast
Hello baby tell me is that you
I don't know what we're gonna do
But for now I'm glad I got you on the line
Well it feels so fine
Knowing you're all right
But you're miles away
Lord it's not the same
Well I woke up this morning I was all alone
Saw your picture by the telephone
I've been missing you baby oh so bad
I love you baby with all my might
Come on home and squeeze me tight
Long distance lovin's gonna drive me out of my mind
[spoken words as music fades]
You better come on home baby
I'm about to go crazy
Im tired a huggin' my pillow at night
It sure don't kiss as good as you
Know all them pictures you gave me?
Well them lips won't move at all
And them clothes in the closet
They look a lot better on you than they do on the hangers
Besides, I just can't wait to get my arms around you
Come on home
| / slide up
| slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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version 2
intro
-12----12----12------12-----------------------12-----------------------|
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-12h14-12h14-12h14---12h14-12-----------------12h14-12-----------------|
------------------------------12~~-11h12-14------------12~~-11h12-14---|
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-------------------0------------------------0------------------------0-|
-12----------------------12----12----12------12-----------------------|
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-12h14-12----------------12h14-12h14-12h14---12h14-12-----------------|
----------12~~11h12-14--------------------------------12~~-11h12-14---|
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-----------------------0-------------------0------------------------0-|
P.M........]
-12------------------------12---------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------|
-12h14-12------------------12h14-12---------------------------------|
----------12~~-11h12-14-------------12~~-11h12-14-------------12-14-|
--------------------------------------------------------12-14-------|
------------------------0-------------------------12-15-------------|
This is the basic rhythm part. Repeat this as needed to cover Jimmy's rhythm.
---------12------------12----|
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---------12h14---------12h14-|
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---12-14---------12-14-------|
-0-------------0-------------|
Woke up this morning I was all alone
Saw your picture by the telephone
I was missing you oh so bad
Wish I had you here to hold
All I've got is this touch-tone phone
So I guess I'll give you a call
Operator help me please
Get thru to my baby way overseas
Time's a wastin' oh so fast
Hello baby tell me is that you
I don't know what we're gonna do
But for now I'm glad I got you on the line
Well it feels so fine
Knowing you're all right
But you're miles away
Lord it's not the same
Well I woke up this morning I was all alone
Saw your picture by the telephone
I've been missing you baby oh so bad
I love you baby with all my might
Come on home and squeeze me tight
Long distance lovin's gonna drive me out of my mind
[spoken words as music fades]
You better come on home baby
I'm about to go crazy
Im tired a huggin' my pillow at night
It sure don't kiss as good as you
Know all them pictures you gave me?
Well them lips won't move at all
And them clothes in the closet
They look a lot better on you than they do on the hangers
Besides, I just can't wait to get my arms around you
Come on home
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