Key: G
G7
Dit dittle dittle dit
Dit dittle dittle dit
C
E7
There's a telegram for you, ma'am
Am
F#º
And the message is clear
F
G
It says there's something bugging you
And buzzing in your ear
C
Am
The results can be quite itchy
F
Aº
So what is your reply?
F
G7
C
Tell your arm to swat that fly!
F
G
Hey, there's a telegraph line
C
You got yours and I got mine
F
G
C
It's called the nervous system
F
G
And everybody understands
E7
Am
Those telegram commands
F
G
C
And you know that everybody better listen!
C
E7
The central nervous system
Am
F#º
Is the brain and the spine
F
G7
The brain controls the system
F
C
And the spine is the line
E7
Telegrams come in
Am
F#º
To tell what's happening to you
F
G
Then telegrams go out
F
C
To tell your body what to do
G7
Dit dittle dittle dit
Gm7(b5)
Dit dittle dittle dit
G7
Dit dittle dittle dit
C
E7
There's a telegram for you, sir
Am
F#º
Better read it on the spot
F
G
It says your hand is near a stove
F
C
That's very, very hot
Am
The results can be quite painful
F#º
And there's no time to think
F
G
F
C
Quick, pull that hand away, and get it to the sink!
F
There's a telegraph line
C
You got yours and I got mine
F
G
C
It's called the nervous system
F
G
And everybody understands
E7
Am
Those telegram commands
F
G
C
And you know that everybody better listen!
E7
Your peripheral nerves
Am
F#º
They go all out
F
G
Delivering those messages
C
Your senses send out
E7
From your hearing and touch
Am
F#º
To your sight and taste and smell
F
G
They let your brain react
F
G
C
To all the messages they tell
G7
Dit dittle dittle dit
Gm7(b5)
Dit dittle dittle dit
G7
Dit dittle dittle dit
C
E7
There's a telegram for you, kid
Am
F#º
And it's at an awful time
F
G
It says you've got to go on stage
F
And you forgot your lines
C
E7
You're going to be embarrassed
Am
F#º
Because this telegram's a rush
F
G
C
Your heart starts beating faster and you blush!
F
G
Hey, there's a telegraph line
C
You got yours and I got mine
F
G
C
It's called the nervous system
E7
And everybody understands
Am
F#º
Those telegram commands
F
G
C
And you know that everybody better listen!
E7
The autonomic system
Am
F#º
Has a hold of you
F
G
Controlling automatically
F
G
Some things that you do
C
E7
Your breathing and your heartbeat
Am
F#º
Just go on naturally
F
G
F
G
C
And when you're scared, your nerves rev up the speed!
G7
Dit dittle dittle dit
Gm7(b5)
G7
Dit dittle dittle dit
G7
Dit dittle dittle dit
F
G
Hey, there's a telegraph line
C
You got yours and I got mine
F
G
C
It's called the nervous system
F
G
And everybody understands
E7
Am
Those telegram commands
F
G
C
And you know that everybody better listen!
F
Dit dittle dittle dit
E/C
D7
Dit dittle dittle dit
C
Dit dittle dit dit!