Answering Machine tab by The Replacements

This song is played on the album w/ two separate
guitars but I've tried to combine them to approximate
the sound here. Note: On the Asus2 in the chorus
throw in the notes on the 4th and 2nd fret of the
high E string to approximate the lead guitar riff.

Chords:

 Bsus4   Asus2   F#sus4  Esus2  Bsus2

e---0---| |---0---| |---2---| |---7---| |---2---|
b---0---| |---0---| |---2---| |---7---| |---2---|
g---4---| |---2---| |---4---| |---9---| |---4---|
d---4---| |---2---| |---4---| |---9---| |---4---|
a---2---| |---0---| |---4---| |---7---| |---2---|
e-------| |-------| |---2---| |-------| |-------|

 C#min  C#sus2  Esus4

e---4---| |---4---| |---0---|
a---5---| |---4---| |---0---|
g---6---| |---6---| |---2---|
d---6---| |---6---| |---2---|
a---4---| |---4---| |---2---|
e-------| |-------| |---0---|

Intro:

(Picked) Bsus4 Asus2

Verse:

Asus2             F#sus4

Try to breath some life into a letter

Asus2            Esus2   Bsus2 Bsus4

Losin' hope, We'll never be together

  Asus2                 F#sus4

My courage is at its peak, you know what I mean

Chorus:

C#min C#sus2     Asus2  Esus2    Bsus2

How do you say you're ok to an answering machine?

Bsus4

C#min C#sus2    Asus2    Esus2    Bsus2

How do you say good night to an answering machine?

Bsus4

Intro Riff...

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

How do you say I miss you to
An answering machine?
How do say good night to
An answering machine?

Bridge/Outro:

Bsus2 Asus2 Esus2 Bsus2 Asus2 Esus4

"If you'd like to make a call..."

I get enough of that

Try to free a slave of ignorance
Try and teach a whore about romance

How do you say I miss you to
An answering machine?
How do you say good night to
An answering machine?
How do you say I'm lonely to
An answering machine?
The message is very plain
Oh, I hate your answering machine
I hate your answering machine
I hate your answering machine...