G Bm C G
Operator oh could you help me place this call
Am D Em D
You see the number on the matchbook is old and faded
G Bm C Am7 G
He's living in L.A. with my best old ex-friend Ray
Am D7 Em D
A girl he said he knew well and sometimes hated
G C G
Isn't that the way they say it goes
C D
But let's forget all that
G Am
And give me the number if you can find it
C G Am Em Bm Am
So I can call just to tell him I'm fine and to show
D C Em
I've overcome the blow, I've learned to take it well
Am C
I only wish my words could just convince myself
D C G
That it just wasn't real, but that's not the way it feels
G Bm C G
G Bm C G
Operator could you help me place this call
Am D7 Em D
Cause I can't read the number that you just gave me
G Bm C G
There's something in my eyes, you know it happens every time
Am D7 Em D C Em D
I think about the love that I thought would save me
G C G
But isn't that the way they say it goes
C D
But let's forget all that
G Am
And give me the number if you can find it
C G D Em Bm Am
So I can call just to tell him I'm fine and to show
D C Em
I've overcome the blow, I've learned to take it well
Am C
I only wish my words could just convince myself
D C G
That it just wasn't real, but that's not the way it feels
Am D C G
No no no that's not the way it feels
G Bm C G
Operator well let's forget about this call
Am D7 Em D
There's no one there I really wanted to talk t o
G Bm
Thank you for your time
C G
Ah you've been so much more than kind
Am D7 Em D C B A G
You can keep the dime
G C G
But isn't that the way they say it goes
C D
But let's forget all that
G Am
And give me the number if you can find it
C G D Em Bm Am
So I can call just to tell him I'm fine and to show
D C Em
I've overcome the blow, I've learned to take it well
Am C
I only wish my words could just convince myself
D C G
That it just wasn't real, but that's not the way it feels
Am D C G
No no no that's not the way it feels
Am G
No no no