Telephone Song

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                             Telephone Song - Stevie Ray Vaughan
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Album: Family Style (featuring Jimmie Vaughan; officially released 
under the
group name Vaughan Brothers, but popularly recognized as SRV featuring 
Jimmie)

Tabbed by: Jaquito

Tuning: 1/2 step down (Eb, Ab, Db, Gb, Bb, Eb)

Intro:                                                                (repeat)
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------
B|15p12-15p12-15p12---15p12--------------15p12--------------15p12-----
G|14p12-14p12-14p12---14p12-x------------14p12-x------------14p12-x---
D|---------------------------14-12h14-----------14-12h14-----------14-
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------
E|------------------0------------------0------------------0-----------
E|-------| 
B|-------| 
G|-------| 
D|12h14--| 
A|-------| 
E|------0| 

E|--------------------| 
B|--------------------| 
G|--------------------| 
D|--------------------| 
A|-------------5--7---| 
E|--0-0-5-5h7---------| 

*Note: For the B, A, and F#m chords in this song, Jimmie uses his thumb
 on the
sixth string, Hendrix-style, instead of barring his index all the way 
across.

Verse Background:

       E
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------
D|-----5h6-----------5h6-----------5h6-----------5h6----------5h6----
A|---------5--7----------5--7----------5--7----------5--7---------5--
E|--0-------------0-------------0-------------0-------------0--------
E|--------| 
B|--------| 
G|--------| 
D|--------| 
A|7-------| 
E|--------| 

                  B                          E
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------
G|------------------7h8----------7h8----------------------------------
D|-----5h6--------------7--9---------7--9------5h6----------5h6-------
A|---------5--7------------------------------------5--7---------5--7--
E|--0-------------7------------7------------0------------0------------

    A                         F#m        B         E
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------
G|----5h6----------5h6---------------------------------------------
D|--------5--7---------5--7------2--4------7--9------5h6-----------
A|-------------------------------------------------------5--7------
E|--5------------5------------2---------7---------0-------------0--
E|----------| 
B|----------| 
G|----------| 
D|5h6-------| 
A|----5--7--| 
E|----------| 

Bridge Background:
    A                          E                          F#m
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------
G|----5h6----------5h6-----------------------------------------------
D|--------5--7---------5--7------5h6-----------5h6-----------2--4-x--
A|-----------------------------------5--7----------5--7--------------
E|--5------------5------------0-------------0-------------2----------
E|--------| 
B|--------| 
G|--------| 
D|---2--4-| 
A|--------| 
E|2-------| 

    B                          Bm7
E|-------------------------------10--10----10--10----10---------------
B|-------------------------------10--10----10--10----10---------------
G|-----7h8-----------7h8---------7---7-----7---7-----7----------------
D|---------7--9----------7--9-----------------------------------------
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------
E|--7-------------7-------------7---7-----7---7-----------------------

Lyrics:
E
Woke up this mornin', I was all alone
E
Saw your picture by the telephone
E                       B
I was missin' you oh so bad
E
Wish I had you here to hold
A
All I got is this touch-tone phone
F#m        B                E
So I guess I'll give you a call

E
Operator, help me please
E
Get through to my baby way overseas
E                      B
Time's a-wastin' oh so fast
E
Hello, baby, tell me, is that you?
A
I don't know what we're gonna do

F#m             B                         E
But for now I'm glad I've got you on the line

(Bridge)
        A
Well, it feels so fine
        E
Knowin' you're all right
         F#m                               B  Bm7
But we're miles away - Lord, it's not the same

(solo in Em pentatonic with wah over instrumental verse)

E
Woke up this mornin', I was all alone
E
Saw your picture by the telephone
E                               B
I been missin' you, baby, oh so bad
E
I love you, baby, with all my might
A
Come on home and squeeze me tight
F#m                   B                        E
Long distance love is gonna drive me out of my mind

• A
• B
• Bm7
• E
• F#m