Answering Machine chords by The Replacements

Chords with lyrics

• Difficulty: Intermediate

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

🎸 Verse 1:

 Asus2Asus2              BB
Try and breathe some life into a letter
 Asus2Asus2           BB
Losing hope, we'll never be together
 Asus2Asus2
My courage is at its peak
           BB
You know what I mean


🎸 Chorus:

 C# minorC#m          Asus2Asus2            BB
How do you say you're okay to an answering machine?
 C# minorC#m          Asus2Asus2            BB
How do you say good night to an answering machine?

🎸 Verse 2:

 Asus2Asus2
Big town's got its losers
 BB
Small town's got its vices
 Asus2Asus2
A augmentedA handful of friends:
 BB
One needs a match, one needs some ice
                      Asus2Asus2
 Asus2Asus2        BB
Call waiting phone in another time zone


🎸 Chorus:

 C# minorC#m       Asus2Asus2     BB
How do you say I miss you to an answering machine?
 C# minorC#m       Asus2Asus2    BB
How do say good night to an answering machine?


🎸 Bridge:

 BB               Asus2Asus2
 If you'd like to make a call, please hang up and try again
 BB         A augmentedA
If you need help, hang up and then dial the number...
 BB
I get enough of that

🎸 Verse 3:

 Asus2Asus2          BB
Try and free a slave of ignorance
 Asus2Asus2            BB
Try and teach a whore about romance


🎸 Chorus:

 C# minorC#m       Asus2Asus2     BB
How do you say I miss you to an answering machine?
 C# minorC#m         Asus2Asus2         BB
How do you say good night to an answering machine?
 C# minorC#m        Asus2Asus2    BB
How do you say I'm lonely to an answering machine?


🎸 Outro:

 C# minorC#m         Asus2Asus2
The message is very plain
 BB             Asus2Asus2
Oh, I hate your answering machine
 BB           Asus2Asus2
I hate your answering machine
 BB           Asus2Asus2
I hate your answering machine
 BB               Asus2Asus2
 If you'd like to make a call, please hang up and try again
 BB         Asus2Asus2       Asus2Asus2
If you need help, if you need help, if you need help...
 BB               Asus2Asus2
If you'd like to make a call, please hang up and try again
 BB         Asus2Asus2       BB
If you need help, if you need help, if you need help...
 BB         Asus2Asus2    BB
If you'd like to make a call, please hang up and try again
 BB         Asus2Asus2       BB
If you need help, if you need help, if you need help...
 BB               Asus2Asus2
If you'd like to make a call, please hang up and try again
 BB         Asus2Asus2       BB
If you need help, if you need help, if you need help...

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