[Intro]
G
[Verse 1]
Bm C C B A G
Operator, well could you help me place this call?
Am D7 Em D7
See, the number on the matchbook is old and faded
G Bm C C B A G
She's living in L.A. with my best old ex-friend Ray
Am D7 Em D
A guy she said she knew well and sometimes hated
[Chorus]
G C G C D7
Isn't that the way they say it goes? Well, let's forget all that
G Am
And give me the number if you can find it
C G Bm Em Am B C D
So I can call just to tell 'em I'm fine and to show
D C
I've over come the blow
C C/B
I've learned to take it well
C/B Am C
I only wish my words could just convince myself
D C G A B C E F G x2
That it just wasn't real, but that's not the way it feels
[Verse 2]
Bm C C B A G
Operator, well could you help me place this call
Am D7 Em D7
'Cause I can't read the number that you just gave me
G Bm
There's something in my eyes
C C B A G
You know it happens every time
Am D7 Em D
I think about the love that I thought would save me
[Chorus]
G C G C D7
Isn't that the way they say it goes? Well, let's forget all that
G Am
And give me the number if you can find it
C G Bm Em Am B C D
So I can call just to tell 'em I'm fine and to show
D C
I've over come the blow
C C/B
I've learned to take it well
C/B Am C
I only wish my words could just convince myself
D C G A B C E F G
That it just wasn't real, but that's not the way it feels
C G
that's not the way it feels
[Verse 3]
Bm C C B A G
Operator, well let's forget about this call
Am D7 Em D7
There's no one there I really wanted to talk to
G Bm
Thank you for your time
C C B A G
Ah, you've been so much more than kind
Am D Em D
You can keep the dime
[Chorus]
G C G C D7
Isn't that the way they say it goes? Well, let's forget all that
G Am
And give me the number if you can find it
C G Bm Em Am B C D
So I can call just to tell 'em I'm fine and to show
D C
I've over come the blow
C C/B
I've learned to take it well
C/B Am C
I only wish my words could just convince myself
D C G A B C E F G
That it just wasn't real, but that's not the way it feels
C G
that's not the way it feels
[Outro]
C/A C/B C/C E F G x2