Key: G
Introduction: G Bm Am C Bm Am D7/F#
G Bm C Bm Am G C G
Operator oh could you help me place this call
Am D7/F# Em C9 Bm Am
' See the number on the matchbook is old and faded
G Bm C B Am G C G
She' s living in L.A. with my best old ex-friend Ray
Am D7/F# Em C9 Bm Am
A guy she said she knew well and sometimes hated
G C/G G
Isn' t that the way they say it goes
C D
But let' s forget all that
G Am
And give me the number if you can find it
C D Em Bm D Am
So I can call just to tell ' em I' m fine and to show
D7 C
I' ve overcome the blow, I' ve learned to take it well
G/B Am C
I only wish my words could just convince myself
D C
That it just wasn' t real, but that' s not the way it feels
G Bm C Bm Am G C G
Operator oh could you help me place this call
Am D7/F# Em D C9 Bm Am
Cause I can' t read the number that you just gave me
G Bm C Bm Am G C G
There' s something in my eyes, you know it happens every time
Am D7 Em D C9 Bm Am
I think about the love that I thought would save me
G C/G 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 D Am
So I can call just to tell ' em I' m fine and to show
D7 C
I' ve overcome the blow, I' ve learned to take it well
G/B Am C
I only wish my words could just convince myself
D C G
That it just wasn' t real, but that' s not the way it feels
C G C
No no no no That' s not the way it feels
G Bm C Bm Am G C G
Operator let' s forget about this call
Am D7/F# Em D C9 Bm Am
There' s no one there I really wanted to talk to
G
Thank you for your time,
Bm C Bm Am G C G
Cause you' ve been so much more than kind
Am D7/F# Em D C9 Bm Am
You can keep the dime
G C/G 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 D Am
So I can call just to tell her I' m fine and to show
D7 C
I' ve overcome the blow, I' ve learned to take it well
G/B Am C
I only wish my words could just convince myself
D C
That it just wasn' t real, but that' s not the way it feels