Answering Machine chords by The Replacements

• Difficulty: Intermediate

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

🎸 Verse 1:

 Asus2              B
Try and breathe some life into a letter
 Asus2           B
Losing hope, we'll never be together
 Asus2
My courage is at its peak
           B
You know what I mean



🎸 Chorus:

 C#m          Asus2            B
How do you say you're okay to an answering machine?
 C#m          Asus2            B
How do you say good night to an answering machine?


🎸 Verse 2:

 Asus2
Big town's got its losers
 B
Small town's got its vices
 Asus2
A handful of friends:
 B
One needs a match, one needs some ice
                      Asus2
 Asus2        B
Call waiting phone in another time zone


🎸 Chorus:

 C#m       Asus2     B
How do you say I miss you to an answering machine?
 C#m       Asus2    B
How do say good night to an answering machine?


🎸 Bridge:

 B               Asus2
 If you'd like to make a call, please hang up and try again
 B         A
If you need help, hang up and then dial the number...
 B
I get enough of that


🎸 Verse 3:

 Asus2          B
Try and free a slave of ignorance
 Asus2            B
Try and teach a whore about romance


🎸 Chorus:

 C#m       Asus2     B
How do you say I miss you to an answering machine?
 C#m         Asus2         B
How do you say good night to an answering machine?
 C#m        Asus2    B
How do you say I'm lonely to an answering machine?


🎸 Outro:

 C#m         Asus2
The message is very plain
 B             Asus2
Oh, I hate your answering machine
 B           Asus2
I hate your answering machine
 B           Asus2
I hate your answering machine
 B               Asus2
 If you'd like to make a call, please hang up and try again
 B         Asus2       Asus2
If you need help, if you need help, if you need help...
 B               Asus2
If you'd like to make a call, please hang up and try again
 B         Asus2       B
If you need help, if you need help, if you need help...
 B         Asus2    B
If you'd like to make a call, please hang up and try again
 B         Asus2       B
If you need help, if you need help, if you need help...
 B               Asus2
If you'd like to make a call, please hang up and try again
 B         Asus2       B
If you need help, if you need help, if you need help...