Hope you enjoy my interpretation of this song ...Garry Smythe Please e mail any corrections to:- g.smythe@sky.com ========================================================================== Sylvia's Mother Dr Hook DR HOOK SING THIS IN " D "

^DSylvia's mother says, "Sylvia's busy, Too busy to come to the ph^Aone.

Sylvia's mother says, "Sylvia's trying,

To start a new l^A7ife of her ^Down.^D7" ^GSylvia's mother says, "S^Dylvia's happy, So ^Awhy don't you leave her a - ^Dlone'" And the ^Aoperator says:" Forty cents more,

For the next three minutes."

Pl -^Gease Mrs. Avery, I've ^Djust got to talk to her, ^AI'll only keep her a w^Dhile. ^D7 ^GPlease Mrs. Avery, I j^Dust want to tell her good - ^Abye.

S^Dylvia's mother says, "Sylvia's packing, She's goin' to be leaving t^Aoday."

Sylvia's mother says, "Sylvia's marrying,

A fe^A7llow down Galveston ^Dway."^D7 ^GSylvia's mother says, "^DPlease don't say nothing, To ^Amake her start crying and s^Dtay

And the ^Aoperator says:" Forty cents more, For the next three minutes."

Pl -^Gease Mrs. Avery, I've ^Djust got to talk to her, ^AI'll only keep her a w^Dhile. ^D7 ^GPlease Mrs. Avery, I j^Dust want to tell her good - b^Aye.

S^Dylvia's mother says, "Sylvia's hurrying, She's catching the nine o'clock t^Arain."

Sylvia's mother says, "Take your umbrella,

'cause, S^A7ylvia, it's starting to ^Drain.&qu^D7ot; And S^Gylvia's mother says, &q^Duot;Thank you for calling, And, s^Air, won't you call back a - g^Dain." And the o^Aperator says:" Forty cents more,

For the next three minutes."

Pl - ^Gease Mrs. Avery, I've j^Dust got to talk to her, ^AI'll only keep her a w^Dhile.^D7 Plea^Gse Mrs. Avery, I j^Dust want to tell her good - ^Abye.

Tell her goodbye, please, t^Aell her goodbye AND FADE

Dr. Hook - Sylvias mother