Western Union Man chords by Max Merritt
Guitar chords with lyrics
Intro: (Chords & Riff for SAX & Guitar)
Bb F G C7
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E|--8--6--6--/-6--5--5-/-5--3--3--/--3--5----------5---3------|
Refrain:
C7
Hey, western union man
Send a telegram, to my baby
Bb
Send a telegram, send a telegram
Gm C7
Come on man, send it on to my baby
Verse 1:
This is what I want you to do. (Spoken ad-lib)
C7
Tell her that I'm all alone,
I tried to call her on the phone,
Tell her I'm in misery ,
And think she's avoiding me.
F
And if the telegram won't do,
Dm
Send a box of candy too,
C7
And maybe some flowers,
Tell her that I missed her for hours and hours.
Bb
Send a telegram, send a telegram
Gm C7
Come on man, send it on to my baby
Ah, this is what I want you to do.
Chorus:
Cmaj7
Western union man, send a telegram,
F Cmaj7
Send a telegram to my ba—by.
Western union man, send a telegram,
Bb
Send a telegram, send a telegram,
Gm C
Come on send it… send it on to my baby,
Verse 2:
This is what I want you to do (Spoken ad-lib)
C7
Have you got a boy you can send,
F
This is what I want him to do,
C7
Put him on his bike right away
If he can get my message through
F Dm
Maybe tomorrow, maybe right away ,
C7
I want the girl to know that I miss her,
F
Something like yesterday.
Bb
Send a telegram, send a telegram,
Gm C7
Come on man, send it on to my baby
Oh make it alright
Chorus:
Cmaj7
Western union man, send a telegram,
F Cmaj7
Send a telegram to my ba—by.
Western union man, send a telegram,
Bb
Send a telegram, send a telegram,
Gm C
Come on man… send it on to my baby,
Instrumental:
Bb F G C7
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A|-----------------------------------------3---3--------------| x2
E|--8--6--6--/-6--5--5-/-5--3--3--/--3--5----------5---3------|
Chorus:
Cmaj7
Western union man, send a telegram,
F Cmaj7
Send a telegram to my ba—by.
Western union man, send a telegram,
Bb
Send a telegram, send a telegram,
Gm C
Come on man… send it on to my baby,
Outro:
Ad-LIB / Bluesy FREE-STYLE using random parts of lyrics.
FINAL: --> Repeat Intro Riff once. (Abrupt Ending!)
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YOUTUBE - LIVE PERFORMANCE.
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