----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Answering Machine - Rupert Holmes ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: RunningMinstrel E-mail: Tuning: Standard Intro: Gmaj7 Fmaj7 (x2) Verse 1:

^Gmaj7A little while ago I ^Fmaj7went and placed a call ^Gmaj7To tell this girl I know that ^Fmaj7she could have it all The ^Cmaj7wedding ring, the ^Amwhole dumb thing I was ^Fwilling to tie the ^Gknot So I ^Fmaj7called her up, and this is the answer I ^Gmaj7got...

CHORUS:

^GI'm so sorry you have just reached my ^Am7answering machine ^D7I'm not in at present, I'm sure you ^Gknow this whole routine ^FLeave your name and ^Cnumber and I'll ^Bbtry to get back to ^Gyou You have ^F7thirty seconds to talk to me before you're ^Gthrough

Post-chorus 1:

And I said, &^Bbmaj7quot;Baby let's go get marrie^Ebd! I need to know you're mine! I am ^Cm7hangin' on, I am hangin' on, I am ^Bbmaj7hangin' on this line And if ^FmI can leave one ^Bbmessage be^Ebfore you go to bed I would ^Cm7say to you.&qu^Fot; [BEEP!] and the phone ^Gmaj7went dea^Fmaj7d ^Gmaj7

Verse 2: So I stepped out to buy some dog food for the cat Of course she called about three minutes after that Will she be my wife and share my life, well of course you can write the plot 'Cause she called me up, and this is the answer she got - (Chorus) Post-chorus 2: And she said, "Baby I got your message, well I'm answering your call I have thought it out, I have thought it out and I think that all in all If you ask if we can marry, and make if for all time Then my answer is," [BEEP] and the phone went -

^GI'm so sorry you have just reached my ^Am7answering machine ^D7I'm not in at present, I'm sure you ^Gknow this whole routine (repeat till end)

Rupert Holmes - Answering machine