Intro
[G] [Bm] [Am] [C] [Bm] [Am] [D7/F#]
Verse
[G]Ope[Bm]Operator oh could you [C]help [Bm]me p[Am]place [G]this [C]cal[G]l
[Am]'See the number on the mat[D7/F#]matchbook is old and faded [Em] [D5/C] [D5/B] [D5/A]
[G]She's living in L.A. [Bm]with my bes[C]t old[B] ex-[Am]fri[G]end Ra[C]y [G]
[Am]A guy she said she [D7/F#]knew well and sometimes hat[Em]hated [D5/C] [D5/B] [D5/A]
Chorus
[G]Isn't that the way[C/G]way they say it goes [G]
But let's for[C]forget all [D]that
And [G]give me the number if [Am]you can find it
So [C]I [D]can [Em]call just to [Bm]tell 'em I'm [D]fine and to s[Am]show
[D7]I've overcome the blow, [C]I've learned to take it well
[G/B]I only wish my words [Am]could just convince myself [C]
That it just wasn't rea[D]real, but th[C]that's not the way it feels
Interlude
[G] [Bm] [Am] [C] [Bm] [Am] [D7/F#]
Verse
[G]Oper[Bm]Operator oh could you [C]help[Bm] me[Am] plac[G]e this call[C] [G]
[Am]Cause I can't read the [D7/F#]number that you just gav[Em]gave me [D5] [D5/C] [D5/B] [D5/A]
[G]There's something in my [Bm]eyes, you know it [C]ha[Bm]happens [Am]every t[G]im[C]e [G]
[Am]I think about the [D7]love that I thought would save[Em]save me [D5] [D5/C] [D5/B] [D5/A]
Chorus
[G]Isn't that the way [C/G]they say it go[G]goes
But lets for[C]forget all [D]that
And [G]give me the number if [Am]you can find it
So [C]I [D]can [Em]call just to [Bm]tell 'em I'm [D]fine and to s[Am]show
[D7]I've overcome the blow, [C]I've learned to take it well
[G/B]I only wish my words [Am]could just convince myself [C]
That it just wasn't rea[D]l, but th[C]at's not the way it feel[G]s
N[C]No no no no[G]no [C]That's not the way it feels
Verse
[G]Oper[Bm]Operator let's for[C]forget [Bm]about[Am] this[G] cal[C]l [G]
[Am]There's no one there [D7/F#]I really wanted to tal[Em]talk to [D5] [D5/C] [D5/B] [D5/A]
[G]Thank you for your time,
[Bm]Cause you've been [C]so much[Bm] mor[Am]e than[G] kind [C] [G]
[Am]You can keep the [D7/F#]dime [Em] [D5] [D5/C] [D5/B] [D5/A]
Chorus
[G]Isn't that the [C/G]way they say it go[G]goes
But lets for[C]forget all [D]that
And [G]give me the number if [Am]you can find it
So [C]I [D]can [Em]call just to [Bm]tell her I'm [D]fine and to s[Am]show
[D7]I've overcome the blow, [C]I've learned to take it well
[G/B]I only wish my words [Am]could just convince myself [C]
That it just wasn't rea[D]real, but th[C]that's not the way it feels
Interlude
[G] [Bm] [Am] [C] [Bm] [Am] [D7/F#]
Outro
[G] [Bm] [Am] [C] [Bm] [Am] [D7/F#] [G]
