Operator oh could you help me place this call
You see the number on the matchbook is old and faded
She’s living in L.A. with my best old ex-friend Ray
A guy she said she knew well and sometimes hated

CHORUS: Isn’t that the way they say it goes
| C D
| But lets forget all that
| G Am
| And give me the number if you can find it
| C D Em Bm Am
| So I can call just to tell her I’m fine and to show
| D C G
| I’ve overcome the blow, I’ve learned to take it well
| Am C
| I only wish my words could just convince myself
| D7 C G
| That it just wasn’t real, but that’s not the way it feels

Operator oh could you help[(B)] me place this ca[(B]ll[G)]
Cause I can’t read the number that you just gave me[(D][G)]
There’s something in my eye, you know it ha[(B]ppens every ti[)]me
I think about the love that I thought would save me[(D][G)]

CHORUS

Operator let’s forget[(B)] about this ca[(B]ll[G)]
There’s no one there I really wanted to talk to[(D][G)]
Thank you for your time,
Cause you’ve been so[(B] much more than kin[G)]d
You can keep the dime

CHORUS