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Intro -x2-:
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[A]Sylvia's mother says Sylvia's busy, too busy to come to the [E]phone
Sylvia's mother says Sylvia's tryin' to start a new life of her [A]own
[D]Sylvia's mother says [A]Sylvia's happy so [E]why don't you leave her a[A]alone
And the [E]operator says forty cents more for the next three minutes
[D]Please Mrs. Avery, I [A]just gotta talk to her,
[E]I'll only keep her a w[A]while
[D]Please Mrs. Avery, I [A]just wanna tell her good[E]goodbye
[A]Sylvia's mother says Sylvia's packin' she's gonna be leavin' to[E]today
Sylvia's mother says Sylvia's marryin' a fella down Galveston [A]way
[D]Sylvia's mother says [A]please don't say nothin' to [E]make her start cryin' and [A]stay
And the [E]operator says forty cents more for the next three minutes
[D]Please Mrs. Avery, I [A]just gotta talk to her,
[E]I'll only keep her a w[A]while
[D]Please Mrs. Avery, I [A]just wanna tell her good[E]goodbye
[A]Sylvia's mother says Sylvia's hurryin' she's catchin' the nine o'clock [E]train
Sylvia's mother says take your umbrella cause Sylvie, it's startin' to [A]rain
And [D]Sylvia's mother says [A]thank you for callin' and [E]sir won't you call back a[A]again
And the [E]operator says forty cents more for the next three minutes
[D]Please Mrs. Avery, I [A]just gotta talk to her,
[E]I'll only keep her a w[A]while
[D]Please Mrs. Avery, I [A]just wanna tell her good[E]goodbye
[D]Tell her good[E]goodbye...
Please... [D]tell her good[E]goodbye..