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...