Operator

G  Bm                 C    B  Am7   G    C B A G
Operator oh could you help me place this call
Am                        D                    Em   D C B A G
You see the number on the matchbook is old and faded
G                 Bm         C    B   Am7 G     C B A G
She's living in L.A. with my best old ex-friend Ray
Am                 D7                      Em    D C B A G
A guy she said she knew well and sometimes hated

G              C               G
Isn't that the way they say it 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
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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   Bm                C   (B) Am7   G    C (B A G)
Operator oh could you help me place this call
Am                     D7                   Em     (D C B A G)
Cause I can't read the number that you just gave me
G                       Bm               C (B    A     G )
There's something in my eye, you know it happens every time
Am                D7                        Em     (D C B A G)
I think about the love that I thought would save me

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G   Bm            C  (B) Am7 G   C (B A G)
Operator let's forget about this call
Am                   D7                 Em     (D C B A G)
There's no one there I really wanted to talk to
G                  Bm
Thank you for your time,
Bm                C (B    Am7  G C B A G)
Cause you've been so much more than kind
Am               D7    Em  D  C  B  A  G
You can keep the dime