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[G]Ope[Bm]rator oh could you [C]help [B]me [Am7]place [G]this [C]ca[B]ll[A][G]
[Am]You see the number on the [D]matchbook is old and [Em]faded[D][C][B][A][G]
[G]She's living in L.[Bm]A. with my [C]best [B]old [Am7]ex-f[G]riend [C]Ra[B]y[A][G]
[Am]A guy she said she [D7]knew well and sometimes [Em]hated[D][C][B][A][G]
CHORUS: [G]Isn't that the [C]way they say it [G]goes
| C D
| But lets forget all that
| G Am
| And give me the number if you can find it
| C D Em Bm Am
| So I can call just to tell her I'm fine and to show
| D C G
| I've overcome the blow, I've learned to take it well
| Am C
| I only wish my words could just convince myself
| D7 C G
| That it just wasn't real, but that's not the way it feels
[G]Oper[Bm]ator oh could you [C]help[(B)] me [Am7]place [G]this [C]ca[(B]ll[A][G)]
[Am]Cause I can't read the [D7]number that you just [Em]gave me[(D][C][B][A][G)]
[G]There's something in my [Bm]eye, you know it [C]ha[(B]ppens [A]every [G]ti[)]me
[Am]I think about the [D7]love that I thought would [Em]save me[(D][C][B][A][G)]
CHORUS
[G]Oper[Bm]ator let's for[C]get[(B)] abo[Am7]ut t[G]his [C]ca[(B]ll[A][G)]
[Am]There's no one there [D7]I really wanted to [Em]talk to[(D][C][B][A][G)]
[G]Thank you for your [Bm]time,
[Bm]Cause you've been [C]so[(B] much [Am7]more [G]th[C]an[B] k[A]in[G)]d
[Am]You can keep the [D7]dime[Em][D][C][B][A][G]
CHORUS
[G]Ope[Bm]rator oh could you [C]help [B]me [Am7]place [G]this [C]ca[B]ll[A][G]
[Am]You see the number on the [D]matchbook is old and [Em]faded[D][C][B][A][G]
[G]She's living in L.[Bm]A. with my [C]best [B]old [Am7]ex-f[G]riend [C]Ra[B]y[A][G]
[Am]A guy she said she [D7]knew well and sometimes [Em]hated[D][C][B][A][G]
CHORUS: [G]Isn't that the [C]way they say it [G]goes
| C D
| But lets forget all that
| G Am
| And give me the number if you can find it
| C D Em Bm Am
| So I can call just to tell her I'm fine and to show
| D C G
| I've overcome the blow, I've learned to take it well
| Am C
| I only wish my words could just convince myself
| D7 C G
| That it just wasn't real, but that's not the way it feels
[G]Oper[Bm]ator oh could you [C]help[(B)] me [Am7]place [G]this [C]ca[(B]ll[A][G)]
[Am]Cause I can't read the [D7]number that you just [Em]gave me[(D][C][B][A][G)]
[G]There's something in my [Bm]eye, you know it [C]ha[(B]ppens [A]every [G]ti[)]me
[Am]I think about the [D7]love that I thought would [Em]save me[(D][C][B][A][G)]
CHORUS
[G]Oper[Bm]ator let's for[C]get[(B)] abo[Am7]ut t[G]his [C]ca[(B]ll[A][G)]
[Am]There's no one there [D7]I really wanted to [Em]talk to[(D][C][B][A][G)]
[G]Thank you for your [Bm]time,
[Bm]Cause you've been [C]so[(B] much [Am7]more [G]th[C]an[B] k[A]in[G)]d
[Am]You can keep the [D7]dime[Em][D][C][B][A][G]
CHORUS
