Tom: G
[Intro]
C Em
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B|-------------1-|-------------0-----|
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E|---------------|-0-----------------|
[Verse 1]
F F F F C C C C
This here is the place where I will be stayin'
F F F F C C C C
There isn't a number you can call on the payphone, let it ring a long,long,
long, long time
F F F F Am Am C C
If I don't pick up, hang up, call back let it ring some more
F F F F C C C C
[Untranscribable Stipe yodel]
F F F F Am Am C C
If I don't pick up, pick up, the sidewinder sleep, sleep, sleeps in a coil
[Chorus 1]
D G C Am (x3)
C Em
[Verse 2]
F F F F C C C C
There's scratches all around the coinslot, like a heartbeat baby, tryin' to
wake up
F F F F C C C C
But this machine can only swallow money, you can't lay a patch by computer
design
F F F F Am Am C C
With just alot of stupid, stupid signs
F F F F C C C C
["Tell her" yodeled]
F F F F C C C C
Tell her she can kiss my ass and laugh and say that you were
F F F F Am Am
Only kidding, that way she'll know that it's really, really, really,
C C
really me
[Chorus 2]
D G C Am (x3)
C Em
[Verse 3]
F F F F C C
Baby eat some soup, does it really grab me today I need something more
C C
sub-stub-sub-substantial
F F F F C C C C
A can of beans, some black eyed peas, some Nescafe and ice
F F F F Am Am C C
A candy bar, a fall(*en/in'*) star, or a reading from Doctor Seuss
[Chorus 3]
D G C Am (x3)
C Em
[Bridge]
Bm Bm Am Am
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G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
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Bm Bm Am Am
The cat in the hat came back, and wrecked alot of havoc
Bm Bm Am Am
On the way, always had a smile and a reason to pretend
Bm Bm Am C
That their world, was flat back brown, too little, need to sleep but to dream
Em Em
The sidewinder sleeps on his back
[Outro]
D G C Am (x3)
C Em
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G|---------------|-0-------0-----|
D|-----2---------|-2-------2-----|
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[Instrumental] (x3)
D G C Am (x3)
C Em
[Bridge]
C Em D D
We got a boogy-woogy groove on this one
[Chorus]
D D/F# D D/F# G5 C9 G5 Am
Call me when you try to wake her up, call me when you try to wake her
D D/F# D D/F# G5 C9 G5 Am
Call me when you try to wake her up, call me when you try to wake her
D D/F# D D/F# G5 C9 G5 Am
Call me when you try to wake her up, call me when you try to wake her
