Tuning: E A D G B E

ELO - Telephone Line Composed by: Jeff Lynne Chord Definitions: Chords defined with * are played as bar chords. All other chords in the positions as shown in definitions below. A - X 0 2 2 2 0 Am - X 0 2 2 1 0 Amaj7 - X 0 2 1 2 0 A7 - X 0 2 0 2 0 Bm - 2 2 4 4 3 2 Bbdim - X X 2 3 2 0 C#m - 4 4 6 6 5 4 D - X X 0 2 3 2 Dmaj7 - X 0 0 2 2 2 Ddim - X X 0 1 0 1 E - 0 2 2 1 0 0 E6 - 0 2 2 1 2 0 F#m - 2 4 4 2 2 2 [Intro] Synth Telephone Sound |Am |G |F |G Am | * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * [Verse 1]

^AHello--how ^Amaj7are you? Have you ^A7been alright, through all those lonely, lonely, ^Bbdimlonely, lonely ni^Bmghts, That's what I'd ^Esay, ^BmI'd tell you ^C#meverything ^D If you'd pick ^Eup that tele^Amaj7phone, ^Dmaj7ya ya ya ^E

[Verse 2]

^AHey--how you ^Amaj7feelin' Are you ^A7still the same Don't you realise the things we did we ^Bbdimdid were all for ^Bmreal not a ^Edream ^Bm I just ^C#mcan't believe ^D They've all ^Efaded out of ^Amaj7view. Yeah ^Dmaj7yeah, ooh ^Amaj7 ooh ^Dmaj7ooh ^E

[Bridge]

^A Shoo wop ^F#mdoo be doo doo wop ^D doo wah doo ^E6la - ^Eang ^A Blue days ^F#m black nights ^D doo wah doo ^E6la - ^Eang

^A I look in^F#mto the sky ^D (The love you need ain't gonna ^E6see you ^Ethrough) ^A And I ^F#mwonder why ^D (The little things you planned ain't ^E6coming ^Etrue)

[Chorus]

^AOh, telephone ^F#mline, give me some ^Dtime, I'm living in ^E6twi - ^Ddimlight ^AOh, telephone ^F#mline, give me some ^Dtime, I'm living in ^E6twi - ^Ddimlight ^G* ^A*

[Synth Fill] |Am |G |F |G Am | * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * [Verse 3]

^A Okay, so no one's ^Amaj7answering, Can't you ^A7just let it ring a little longer longer longer ^Bbdimoh, wo wo ^Bm I'll just sit ^Etight, ^Bm through the shadows ^C#mof the night ^D Let it ^Ering for ever^Amaj7more. Oh oh, ^Dmaj7whoa, ya ya ^Amaj7ya ^Dmaj7 ^E

[Chorus]

^A Shoo wop ^F#mdoo be doo doo wop,^D doo wah doo ^E6la - ^Eang ^A Blue days, ^F#m black nights,^D doo wah doo ^E6la - ^Eang

^A I look in^F#mto the sky ^D (The love you need ain't gonna ^E6see you ^Ethrough) ^A And I ^F#mwonder why ^D (The little things you planned ain't ^E6coming ^Etrue)

^AOh, telephone ^F#mline, give me some ^Dtime, I'm living in ^E6twi - ^Ddimlight ^AOh, telephone ^F#mline, give me some ^Dtime, I'm living in ^E6twi - ^Ddimlight

(Studio version fades out, live ending as follows) G A F F G G A F F G G A

Electric Light Orchestra - Telephone line