Hope you enjoy my interpretation of this song ...Garry Smythe Please e mail any corrections to:- g.smythe@sky.com ========================================================================== Sylvia?s Mother ? Dr Hook DR HOOK SING THIS IN ? D ? D Sylvia?s mother says, ?Sylvia's busy, A Too busy to come to the phone. Sylvia's mother says, ?Sylvia's trying, A7 D D7 To start a new life of her own.? G D Sylvia's mother says, ?Sylvia's happy, A D So why don't you leave her a - lone?? A And the operator says:" Forty cents more, For the next three minutes." G D Pl -ease Mrs. Avery, I've just got to talk to her, A D D7 I'll only keep her a while. G D A Please Mrs. Avery, I just want to tell her good - bye. D Sylvia's mother says, ?Sylvia's packing, A She?s goin' to be leaving today.? Sylvia's mother says, ?Sylvia's marrying, A7 D D7 A fellow down Galveston way.? G D Sylvia's mother says, ?Please don't say nothing, A D To make her start crying and stay A And the operator says:" Forty cents more, For the next three minutes." G D Pl -ease Mrs. Avery, I've just got to talk to her, A D D7 I'll only keep her a while. G D A Please Mrs. Avery, I just want to tell her good - bye. D Sylvia's mother says, ?Sylvia's hurrying, A She?s catching the nine o'clock train.? Sylvia's mother says, "Take your umbrella, A7 D D7 ?cause, Sylvia, it's starting to rain." G D And Sylvia's mother says, "Thank you for calling, A D And, sir, won't you call back a - gain." A And the operator says:" Forty cents more, For the next three minutes." G D Pl - ease Mrs. Avery, I've just got to talk to her, A D D7 I'll only keep her a while. G D A Please Mrs. Avery, I just want to tell her good - bye. A Tell her goodbye, please, tell her goodbye AND FADE
