INTRO: Eb Ab

Eb     Bb         Eb       Ab              Eb
Hello, oh, hello, darling, have you missed me, 
    Bb
you have?
                   Ab    Eb           Bb
Are you telling me true, awww, that's nice.
Eb    Ab                       Eb        Bb
Well, why don't you come to my house and talk 
                      Eb    Ab
me more of that sweet talk..hmmmm?..darling, 
Bb     Ab     Eb     Bb
hello, hello, hello?


CHORUS:
           Eb                 Gb            Eb
Oh, he's a telephone lover, a long distance Romeo.
(Yeah!!)
       Fm        Eb       Ab            Eb
He's a telephone lover, a long distance Romeo.
           Bb                  Ab               Eb
But when I say come over baby, he says, I gotta go.
            Bb
(he's gotta go.)


#1.
          Eb                Ab
I dig his warm conversation when he's talking on 
    Eb
the phone.
          Ab
I dig his warm conversation when he's talking on 
    Eb
the phone.
            Bb                        Ab
But he gets cool, mighty cool, when I say come 
   Eb
on home.


BRIDGE:
              Ab               Eb            Ab
Oh, well, his voice gets me so excited I get goose 
             Eb
pimples everywhere.
           Ab                 Eb
But when I tell him that he's invited, all of a 
F                     Bb
sudden that man ain't there.


CHORUS:
           Eb                 Gb            Eb
Oh, he's a telephone lover, a long distance Romeo.
(Yeah!!)
       Fm        Eb       Ab            Eb
He's a telephone lover, a long distance Romeo.
            Bb                     Ab
But it's my dream to have him, and somehow I'll 
        Eb          Ab      Eb
make it so..(she'll make it so.)
Eb
Now, talk me some of that sweet talk, honey.



INTERLUDE: Eb Ab Eb Bb Ab Eb


Bb                       Eb                 Ab
Well, well, well, he's a telephone lover, a long 
         Eb
distance Romeo.
       Fm        Eb       Ab            Eb
He's a telephone lover, a long distance Romeo.
            Bb                     Ab
But it's my dream to have him, and somehow I'll 
        Eb        
make it so.


OUTRO:
Ab             Eb  Bb Eb
Gonna, make it so......(Fade.)