Artist: They Might Be Giants
Song: Operators Are Standing By
Album: Long Tall Weekend


Verse 1:
D (xx0232@1)   F#7 (242352@1)     G (320003@1)  Gm (355333@1)Operators are standing by
D (xx0232@1)        G (320003@1)           D (xx0232@1)    G (320003@1)Smoking cigarettes and drinking coffee
D (xx0232@1)          F#7 (242352@1)        G (320003@1)        Gm (355333@1)Bounce their shoes at the end of their feet
      D (xx0232@1)      A (x02220@1)     G (320003@1)And wish they could go home 

Chorus:
C (x32010@1) D (xx0232@1)        G (320003@1)        Bm (x24432@1)Operators are standing by
C (x32010@1)     D (xx0232@1)          G (320003@1)      Bm (x24432@1)Poking holes in the ceiling tiles
C (x32010@1)      D (xx0232@1)        G (320003@1)         Bm (x24432@1)Making jokes about their old boyfriends and
C (x32010@1) G/B (143121@7)     A7 (x02020@1)   Days gone by

Verse 2:
Operators are standing by
Talking about their portrayal
On the TV where an actress sits
With a headset in outer space

Bridge:
 A (x02220@1)                    GD
That's enough talking, ladies.

Verse 3:
Operators are standing by
Smoking cigarettes and drinking coffee
Pass 'round a picture of a mobius strip            
And wish they could go home

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