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ELO-Telephone Line - sr - 0

[Intro Synth - BPM 71] 
[Am] [G] [F] [G] 

   Am                      G              F                         G
E -8-7-5-7------5----5---5-7----7----7----13-12-10-12-10--10---10---10-8-7-8-0----0----0-----
B -5-------5----5----5---6-8----8----8----10--------------10---10---0--------0----0----0-----
G -5------------5----5---5-7----7----7----10--------------10---10---0--------0----0----0-----
D -5------------5----5---7-9----9----9----10--------------10---10---0--------0----0----0-----
A -0------------0----0---8-10---10---10---0---------------0----0-----------------------------
E -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
[Verse 1] 
[A] Hello--how [Amaj7] are you? 
Have you [A7] been alright, through all those lonely, lonely, 
[Bbdim -xx2320] lonely, lonely ni [Bm] ghts,
That's what I'd [E] say, [Bm] I'd tell you [C#m] everything
[D] If you'd pic [E] k up that telep [Amaj7] hone. 
[Dmaj7] ya ya ya 

[Verse 2] 
[A] Hey--how you [Amaj7] feelin'
Are you [A7] still the same
Don't you realize the things we did we 
[Bbdim] did were all for [Bm] real not a [E] dream
[Bm] I just [C#m] can't believe
[D] They've all fa [E] ded out of [Amaj7] view. 
Yeah [Dmaj7] Yeah ooh [Amaj7] ooh [Dmaj7] ooh 
[E] (drums build)

[Bridge] 
[A] Shoo wop [F#m] doo be doo doo wop [D] doo wah doo l [E] ang
[A] Blue days [F#m] black nights [D] doo wah doo [E] lang

[A] I look in [F#m] to the sky
[D] (The love you need ain't gonna [E] see you through.)
[A] And I [F#m] wonder why
[D] (The little things you planned ain't c [E] oming true.)
[Chorus] 
[A] Oh Telephone [F#m] line, give me some 
[D] time, I'm living in [E6 - 022120] twi - [Ddim - xx0101] light
[A] Oh Telephone [F#m] line, give me some 
[D] time, I'm living in [E6] twi - [Ddim] light [G] [A] 

[Synth Fill] 
[Am] [G] [F] [G] 

[Verse 3] 
[A] O.k. so no--one's [Amaj7] answering,
Can't you [A7] just let it ring a little 
longer longer longer [Bbdim] oh wo wo
[Bm] I'll just sit [E] tight, 
[Bm] through the shadows [C#m] of the night
[D] Let it r [E] ing for ever [Amaj7] more. 
oh oh [Dmaj7] whoa ya ya [Amaj7] ya [Dmaj7] [E] 

[Chorus] 
[A] Shoo wop [F#m] doo be doo doo wop [D] doo wah doo l [E] ang
[A] Blue days [F#m] black nights [D] doo wah doo l [E] ang

[A] I look in [F#m] to the sky
[D] (The love you need ain't gonna [E] see you through.)
[A] And I [F#m] wonder why
[D] (The little things you planned ain't [E] coming true.)

[A] Oh Telephone [F#m] line, give me some 
[D] time, I'm living in [E6] twi - [Ddim] light
[A] Oh Telephone [F#m] line, give me some 
[D] time, I'm living in [E6] twi - [Ddim] light
[A] Oh Telephone [F#m] line, give me some 
[D] time, I'm living in [E6] twi - [Ddim] light
[A] Oh Telephone [F#m] line, give me some 
[D] time, I'm living in [E6] twi - [Ddim] light

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Fleetwood Mac-Chain

[Intro - Just bass drum - BPM 76] 
[Strum the first chord and then just flatpick notes with first fingernail
BUT MIGHT BE EASIER TO JUST STRUM THE LOT, DROP THE SLIDE TO 5TH FRET 
AND JUST PLAY UPSTROKE ON HIGH E TO ALLUDE TO
or pick really close to bridge]

e|-0------2-----------------0------2----------------
B|-0-03--0-------03---3s5---0-03--0-------03-03-3s5-
G|-0------------------------0-----------------------
D|-2------------------------2----------------------- 
A|-2------------------------2-----------------------
E|-0-----------0------------0-----------0-----------

e|-0-------------0--2-------0------------0------------  
B|-0-03-03-3s5---0-0----3s5-0-03-03-3s5--0------------
G|-0-------------0----------0------------0------------
D|-2-------------2----------2------------2-5p2*------- 
A|-2-------------2----------2------------2----5p2-----
E|-0-------------0----------0------------0--------3b4-0
*hard down pick with other strings muted to bring this out

[Verse 1 - Just bass drum - Slap strings for snare - some finger picking] 
[Em] Listen to the wind bl [A] ow, 
watch the (finger pick) [Bm/D - x00432] sunrise 
[Am/C - x3x210] [Em] (stop)
[Em] Run in the shad [A] ow, damn your love,
 damn your lies [Bm/D] [Am/C] [Em]
 
(finger pick section) 
e|-------2-----------0---------3p0-----------0-------|
B|-----3--3--------1--1------------3p0------0--------|
G|----4----4------2----2----------------2p0----------|
D|-0--------------------------------------------2----|
A|--------------3-------------------------------2----|
E|-----------------------------0----------------0----|
 
[Chorus - Bass drum on all 4,snare on 2 and 4]
And if 
[Am7] you don't love me now, 
You will never love me again .. I can (can sing same note)
[Em] still here you [C] saying You would 
[Dsus4] never break the chain .. And if 

[Am7] you don't love me now
You will never love me again .. I can 
[Em] still hear you [C] saying You would 
[Dsus4] never break the chain [Em] 
(Stop - bass drum back in for second half of phrase)

e|----0------------------------0---------------------
B|---0-0--3--------3-03-3s5----0-3-03-3s5------------
G|--0-------------0------------0---------------------
D|---------------------------------------5p2---------  
A|------------------------------------------5p2------
E|-0-------------0-------------0---------------3b4-0-

[Verse - Just bass drum]
[Em] Listen to the wind [A] blow
Down comes the night [Bm/D] [Am/C] [Em] (stop)
[Em] Run in the shad [A] ow
Damn your love, damn your lies [Bm/D] [Am/C] 
[Em] Break The si [A] lence
Damn the dark damn the night [Bm/D] [Am/C] 
[Em]
 
[Chorus - Bass drum on all 4,snare on 2 and 4]
And if 
[Am7] you don't love me now, 
You will never love me again .. I can (can sing same note)
[Em] still here you [C] saying You would 
[Dsus4] never break the chain .. And if 

[Am7] you don't love me now
You will never love me again .. I can 
[Em] still hear you [C] saying You would 
[Dsus4] never break the chain .. And if

[Am7] you don't love me now
You will never love me again .. I can 
[Em] still hear you [C] saying You would 
[Dsus4] never break the chain .. And if

[Am7] you don't love me now
You will never love me again .. I can 
[Em] still hear you [C] saying You would 
[Dsus4] never break the chain 
(Stop) 

[Em] 
[Ahead of bass section - Bass drum stabs only - keep second finger on 2nd fret of D whilst 
transitioning from Em to the other chord]
 
e|-0---2--2-----2------2------2-----2--------|
B|-0---1----1-----1------1------1-----1------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-2---2------2-----2------2------2----------| 4x
A|-2-----------------------------------------|
E|-0-----------------------------------------|

Left hand tap - play snare roll with right hand
then at some point start to play notes with right hand pick 
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|-h5----h5h7h8-p7p5s3h5s7----p0------------|

[Vamp - chords follow bass line]
[Am] [Am] [C] [G-G/B] [Em] [Em] [Em] [Em]

Implying solo - apply some vibrato on 45 to help mute D string
mute low E when playing notes on A string
e|-0--sustain-chord
B|-5------------5-
G|-4------------4-
D|-2------------x- then repeat at 12th fret
A|-0--023-20-02-2--
E|-x----x---3-x-0--
 
[Outro - Sing down from original with 3rd on harmony - not during Running in bit]
[YOU CAN JUST PLAY A5 THEN THE RIFF MUTING ALL THE OTHER STRINGS THE E5 - STILL SOUNDS BIG AND CAN SING AGAINST]
[Am] Chains [C] [G-G/B] keep us to 
[Em] gether  ... Running in the shadows
[Repeat to end - Slow the riff for the end]

[END RIFF]
E -------------
B -------------
G 2------------
D 2------------2
A 0-023--20-02-2
E ---------3---0

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