G5  B5                 C5    B5  A5   G5    C5 B5 A5 G5 
                Operator oh could you help me place this call 
                A5                        D5                    E5   D5 C5 B5 A5 G5 
                You see the number on the matchbook is old and faded 
                G5                 B5         C5    B5   A5 G5     C5 B5 A5 G5 
                She's living in L.A. with my best old ex-friend Ray 
                A5                 D5                      E5    D5 C5 B5 A5 G5 
                A guy she said she knew well and sometimes hated 
 

                G5              C5               G5 
        Chorus: Isn't that the way they say it goes 
            |                 C5       D5 
            |     But lets forget all that 
            |         G5                     A5      
            |     And give me the number if you can find it 
            |        C5 D5   E5           B5                       A5 
            |     So I can call just to tell her I'm fine and to show 
            |     D5                 C5                             G5 
            |     I've overcome the blow, I've learned to take it well 
            |                    A5                          C5 
            |     I only wish my words could just convince myself 
            |                         D5        C5                       G5 
            |     That it just wasn't real, but that's not the way it feels 
 

                G5   B5                C5   ( B5 ) A5   G5    C5 ( B5 A5 G5 ) 
                Operator oh could you help me place this call 
                A5                     D5                   E5     ( D5 C5 B5 A5 G5 ) 
                Cause I can't read the number that you just gave me 
                G5                       B5               C5 ( B5    A5     G5 )  
                There's something in my eye, you know it happens every time 
                A5                D5                        E5     ( D5 C5 B5 A5 G5 ) 
                I think about the love that I thought would save me 
 
                Chorus 
 

                G5   B5            C5  ( B5 ) A5 G5   C5 ( B5 A5 G5 ) 
                Operator let's forget about this call 
                A5                   D5                 E5     ( D5 C5 B5 A5 G5 ) 
                There's no one there I really wanted to talk to 
                G5                  B5 
                Thank you for your time,  
                B5                C5 ( B5    A5  G5 C5 B5 A5 G5 ) 
                Cause you've been so much more than kind 
                A5               D5    E5 D5 C5 B5 A5 G5  
                You can keep the dime 
 
                Chorus