Hanging On The Telephone Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[Em]I'm in the p[C]hone booth,
it's the one across the hall
[Em]If you don't answer,
I'll just [C]ring it off the wall
[Em]I know he's there,
but [C]I just had to call

[Verse 2]
Don't leave me [C]hanging on
the [D]tele[G] ph[D]one[Em]
Don't leave me [C]hanging on
the[D]tele[G] ph[D]one
[Em]

[Verse 3]
I heard your mother,
now she's [C]going out the [Em]door
Did she go to work or [C]just
go to [Em]the store?
All those things she said,
I [C]told you to ignore
Oh, why can't we [Am]talk [C]again?[Em]
Oh, why [G]can't we [Am]talk [C]again?[Em]
Oh, why can't we [Am]talk again?

[Verse 4]
[Am]Don't leave me hanging
[C]on the tel[D]ephone
[Em]Don't leave me hangi[C]ng on
[G]the tele[D] phone
[Em]

[Verse 5]
It's good to [C]hear your voice,
you know it's been so long
[Em]If I don't get your calls,
then [C]everything goes wrong
[Em]I want to tell you something
[C]you've known all along

[Verse 6]
Don't leave me [C]hanging on the [G]telephone
[D][Em]

[Interlude 1]
[C][Em][C][Em][C]
[G][D][Em]
I had to [C]interrupt and

[Verse 7]
[C]stop
this conversation
[Em]Your voice across the line gives
[C]me a strange sensation
[Em]I'd like to talk when I
[C]can show you my affection
Oh, I can't con[Am]trol my[Em]self
[C]Oh,[Em] I can't co[G]ntrol my[Am]self[Em]
[C]Oh,[Em] I can't co[G]ntrol my[Am]self

[Verse 8]
Don't leave me [C]hanging on
[D]the tele[G] ph[Em]one

[Verse 9]
Hang [C]up and run to me
[Em]Oh, hang u[C]p and run to me
[Em]Oh, hang u[C]p and run to me
[Em]Oh, hang u[C]p and run to me
Oh, oh, [Em]oh, [C]oh, run to me,
yeah
[Bm][G][D][Em]