[Riff 1]
E|-------------------------6------------------------------------|
B|---6-6-6-6-------8p6-6s8--------------------------------------|
G|---3-3-3-3--5-3-----------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|

I'm in the phone booth, it's the one across the hall.

[Riff 1]
E|-------------------------6------------------------------------|
B|---6-6-6-6-------8p6-6s8--------------------------------------|
G|---3-3-3-3--5-3-----------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|

If you don't answer, I'll just ring it off the wall.

[Riff 2]                                          *       +
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---6-6-6-6----------------------------------------------------|
G|---3-3-3-3--3h5p3---------------------------------------------|
D|------------------3h5p3--------0-1--0------------0----------0-|
A|------------------------1h3p1-1--------1--1-3---1----------1--|
E|---------------------------------------------3------3-1-3-----|

E|--------------------------------------6-----------------------|
B|--------------------------------6s8-8-------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--0-1--0------------0---------0-------------------------------|
A|-1--------1--1-3---1---------1--------------------------------|
E|----------------3------3-1-3----------------------------------|


I know he's there, but I just had to call.

Don't leave me hanging on the telephone,
Don't leave me hanging on the telephone!

[Riff 1]
E|-------------------------6------------------------------------|
B|---6-6-6-6-------8p6-6s8--------------------------------------|
G|---3-3-3-3--5-3-----------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|

I heard your mother, now she's going out the door.

[Riff 1]
E|-------------------------6------------------------------------|
B|---6-6-6-6-------8p6-6s8--------------------------------------|
G|---3-3-3-3--5-3-----------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|

Did she go to work or just go to the store?

[Riff 3]
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---6-6-6-6----------------------------------------------------|
G|---3-3-3-3--3h5p3---------------0-------3-3-----------0-------|
D|------------------3h5p3--------1-1--3h5-----5-3------1-1--3h5-|
A|------------------------1h3p1-3-----------------3-1-3---------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|

E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-3-3-----------0-----0----------------------------------------|
D|-----5-3------1-1---1--0-1--0---------------------------------|
A|---------3-1-3---3-3----------1--1-3--------------------------|
E|------------------------------------3-------------------------|

All those things she said, I told you to ignore.

Oh why can't we talk again?
Oh why can't we talk again?
Oh why can't we talk again?

[Riff 2]                                          *       +
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---6-6-6-6----------------------------------------------------|
G|---3-3-3-3--3h5p3---------------------------------------------|
D|------------------3h5p3--------0-1--0------------0----------0-|
A|------------------------1h3p1-1--------1--1-3---1----------1--|
E|---------------------------------------------3------3-1-3-----|

E|--------------------------------------6-----------------------|
B|--------------------------------6s8-8-------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--0-1--0------------0---------0-------------------------------|
A|-1--------1--1-3---1---------1--------------------------------|
E|----------------3------3-1-3----------------------------------|


Don't leave me hanging on the telephone,
Don't leave me hanging on the telephone!

[Riff 1]
E|-------------------------6------------------------------------|
B|---6-6-6-6-------8p6-6s8--------------------------------------|
G|---3-3-3-3--5-3-----------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|

It's good to hear your voice, you know it's been so long.

[Riff 1]
E|-------------------------6------------------------------------|
B|---6-6-6-6-------8p6-6s8--------------------------------------|
G|---3-3-3-3--5-3-----------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|

If I don't get your calls then everything goes wrong.

[Riff 2]                                          *       +
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---6-6-6-6----------------------------------------------------|
G|---3-3-3-3--3h5p3---------------------------------------------|
D|------------------3h5p3--------0-1--0------------0----------0-|
A|------------------------1h3p1-1--------1--1-3---1----------1--|
E|---------------------------------------------3------3-1-3-----|

E|--------------------------------------6-----------------------|
B|--------------------------------6s8-8-------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--0-1--0------------0---------0-------------------------------|
A|-1--------1--1-3---1---------1--------------------------------|
E|----------------3------3-1-3----------------------------------|


I want to tell you something you've known all along.

[Riff 2]                                          *       +
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---6-6-6-6----------------------------------------------------|
G|---3-3-3-3--3h5p3---------------------------------------------|
D|------------------3h5p3--------0-1--0------------0----------0-|
A|------------------------1h3p1-1--------1--1-3---1----------1--|
E|---------------------------------------------3------3-1-3-----|

E|--------------------------------------6-----------------------|
B|--------------------------------6s8-8-------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--0-1--0------------0---------0-------------------------------|
A|-1--------1--1-3---1---------1--------------------------------|
E|----------------3------3-1-3----------------------------------|


Don't leave me hanging on the telephone!
[Riff 1]
E|-------------------------6------------------------------------|
B|---6-6-6-6-------8p6-6s8--------------------------------------|
G|---3-3-3-3--5-3-----------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|

I had to interrupt and stop this conversation.

[Riff 1]
E|-------------------------6------------------------------------|
B|---6-6-6-6-------8p6-6s8--------------------------------------|
G|---3-3-3-3--5-3-----------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|

Your voice across the line gives me a strange sensation.

[Riff 3]
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---6-6-6-6----------------------------------------------------|
G|---3-3-3-3--3h5p3---------------0-------3-3-----------0-------|
D|------------------3h5p3--------1-1--3h5-----5-3------1-1--3h5-|
A|------------------------1h3p1-3-----------------3-1-3---------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|

E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-3-3-----------0-----0----------------------------------------|
D|-----5-3------1-1---1--0-1--0---------------------------------|
A|---------3-1-3---3-3----------1--1-3--------------------------|
E|------------------------------------3-------------------------|

I'd like to talk when I can show you my affection.

Oh, I can't control myself!
Oh, I can't control myself!
Oh, I can't control myself!

Don't leave me hanging on the telephone.

[Riff 4]
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------3-3-3-3-----------------3-3-3-3------------------------|
D|--0----3-3-3-3------------0----3-3-3-3------------0-----------|
A|-1-------------3-1-------1-------------3-1-------1------------|
E|----3-1------------3-1--3---3-1------------3-1--3---3-1-------|

E|---------------------------------------3----------------------|
B|---------------------------------------3----------------------|
G|-3-3-3-3-------------------------------0----------------------|
D|-3-3-3-3-------0-1---0-----------------0----------------------|
A|---------3-1--------------1-----3------x----------------------|
E|-------------3-------------------------3----------------------|

Hang up and run to me! Oh!
Hang up and run to me! Oh!
Hang up and run to me! Oh!
Hang up and run to me! Oh Oh oh oh oh!
Hang up and run to me!


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| p  Pull-off
| h  Hammer-on
| x  Dead note