Tom: D
Intro:
organ: D5 (4 bars; fades in)
guitar (2X alone; 2X after bass and drums enter)
D Dsus4
v v v v v v v v
E|-------5---------|-------5---------|
B|-----7-----7-----|-----8-----8-----|
G|---7---------7---|---7---------7---|
D|-0---------------|-0---------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|
Verse 1:
D Dsus4
Things went wrong today
D Dsus4
Bad news came my way
D Dsus4
I woke up to find
D Dsus4
A wire that blew my mind
D Dsus4 [1, 4: 2X; 2, 3: 1X 5: to coda]
Verse 2:
Western Union man
Bad news in his hand
Knocking at my door
Selling me the score
Verse 3:
Fifteen cents a word to read
A telegram I didn't need
Said she didn't care no more
Think I'll throw it on the floor
Bridge 1:
Bm E
Got your cable just today
Bm E D Dsus4 D Dsus4
Killed my groove, I've got to say, hey
[1, 3: to refrain 2: to solo]
Refrain:
E A [N.C.]
/ / / / /
(...hey) Western Union
(acapella; high voice holds A; low voice alternates A and G):
Da-da-da-da-da da-da-da-da-da
Da-da-da-da-da da-da-da-da-da
(band enters)
D Dsus4
Da-da-da-da-da da-da-da-da-da
D Dsus4
Da-da-da-da-da da-da-da-da-da
Verse 4:
Now you've gone away and
How it's sad to say you've gone
I remember what they said
Now I'm going out of my head
Bridge 2:
Telegram just had to say
You've learned your lesson all the way, hey
Organ solo:
D Dsus4 [4X]
/ / / / / / / /
[repeat bridge 2]
[repeat refrain]
Verse 5:
I'll be on my way 'cause
There's another girl for me
I'll be sure of her and
Things'll be as they were
Coda (repeat to fade):
D Dsus4
Da-da-da-da-da da-da-da-da-da
