Intro: A5 
 
A5                                                            E5 
Sylvia's mother says Sylvia's busy, too busy to come to the phone 
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Sylvia's mother says Sylvia's trying to start a new life of her own. 
D5                     A5 
Sylvia's mother says Sylvia's happy... 
    E5                       A5 
So why don't you leave her alone? 
        E5                     
And the operator says: "Forty cents more, for the next three minutes." 


   D5                     A5 
Please Mrs. Adria, I've just got to talk to her 
E5                      A5 
I'll only keep her a while 
D5                        A5 
Please Mrs. Adria, just want to tell her 
     E5 
Goodbye...  
A5                                                                  E5 
Sylvia's mother says Sylvia's packing, she's going to be leaving today. 
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Sylvia's mother says Sylvia's marrying, a fellow down Galveston-Way 
D5                      A5  
Sylvia's mother says "Please don't say nothing... 
    E5                       A5 
To make her start crying and stay." 
        E5 
And the operator says: "Forty cents more, for the next three minutes." 
 
(Chorus) 
 

A5                                                                        E5 
Sylvia's mother says Sylvia's hurrying, she's catching the nine o'clock train. 
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Sylvia's mother says: "Take your umbrella, cause Sylvia it's starting to rain." 
    D5                      A5 
And Sylvia's mother says "Thank you for calling... 
       E5                       A5 
And so won't you come back again." 
        E5 
And the operator says: "Forty cents more, for the next three minutes." 
 
 
(Chorus) 
 
Tell her goodbye 
Please, tell her goodbye 
Goodbye ...