If The Phone Doesn't Ring Its Me chords by Jimmy Buffett

"If the Phone Doesn't Ring, It's Me" by Jimmy Buffett
>From "The Last Mango in Paris" album
Submitted by Richard Burchett
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I wrote the intro-melody part out in tab format. This part needs to be
played by finger-picking. The chords above the tab usually give an easy
reference to the proper positioning of the left hand while the individual
notes are played.

Intro-melody:
      (C)              (Em)      (F)      (repeat
2x)

E:----------0------------0----------------0---------1-------------------------
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B:----------------------------3----------------3-----1---------------0--1--3--
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G:-----------------0----------------------------------------2-----2-----------
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D:----------------------------------------------------------------------------
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A:----------3-----------------------------------------------------------------
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E:-----------------------------------0------------------1---------------------
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      (C)             (Em)       (F)





E:----------0------------0-----------------0---3------5-----------------------
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B:-----------------------------3----------------------------------------------
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G:-----------------0----------------------------------------------------------
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D:-------------------------------------------------------3--------------------
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A:----------3-----------------------------------------------------------------
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E:-----------------------------------0----------------------------------------
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Verse 1:
           C        Em       F    C
   There are oceans of ...
   Am                   C
   currents that ...
   C           Em        F   C
   That's why we seldom ...,
        Am      G       C
   in the light of a ...
   Am                      C
   Lot's of new friends, ...
   Am                    G   G7
   open your eyes you ...
        C            Em       F        C
   if our lives were that ...
        Am         G      C
   if the phone ...


Chorus:
        G                  C
   If the phone doesn't ring, you ...
        G                 C
   I'll be out in the eye ...
        G                  C
   if the phone doesn't ring, ...
         G                      C
   where someone can ...
      C         Em         F        C
   It's too bad we can't ...,
        Am         G      C-(first chord of intro)
   if the phone doesn't ....


Intro-melody: No repeats this time.


Verse 2:
          C            Em          F
        C
   I've had good days and bad ...
    Am                C
   I try to let go, but your ...
      C         Em         F          C
   I've lost all the old ways, I'm ...
   Am      G        C
   Putting it all ...
   Am                     C
   Lots of new friends, with ...,
   Am                    G   G7
   open your eyes you ....
        C           Em       F        C
   if our lives were that simple ....,
        Am         G      C
   if the phone ....


Repeat chorus.


Intro-melody: Play the tab part, singing these words over it. All repeats
this time.
   C  Em    F
   It's me, ...
   C  Em    F
   it's me, ...
   C  Em    F
   it's me, ...
   C  Em    F
   it's me, ...


Coda: (Slowly)
      C          Em       F            C
   If it takes all our future ...
        Am         G      C  C/F  C
   if the phone doesn't ....



That's All. Once again, this song sounds much better if you finger-pick it.
 Also, it's a nice touch to add a high "g" note to the Em chords.

                               -Richard
Burchett


"We're wanted men, we'll strike again, but first let's have a beer!"

                                -J. Buffett