SYLVIA’S MOTHER: DR. HOOK (Shel Silverstein) 84 – 4/4
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[Intro]
b-string: 3232|(on the 4th count)
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[Verse]
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SYLVIA’S MOTHER SAYS, SYLVIA’S BUSY, TOO BUSY TO COME TO THE PHONE.
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SYLVIA’S MOTHER SAYS, SYLVIA’S TRYIN’, TO START A NEW LIFE OF HER OWN.
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SYLVIA’S MOTHER SAYS, SYLVIA’S HAPPY, SO WHY DON’T YOU LEAVE HER A-LONE.
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AND THE OPERATOR SAYS, FOURTY CENTS MORE, FOR THE NEXT THREE MINUTES.
[Chorus]
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PLEA-SE MRS. AVERY I’VE, JUST GOT TO TALK TO HER, I’LL ONLY KEEP HER/
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A WHILE. PLEASE MRS. AVERY I, JUST WANNA TELL HER GOOD-BYE - - -.
[Verse]
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SYLVIA’S MOTHER SAYS, SYLVIA’S PACKIN’, SHE’S GOIN’ TO BE LEAVIN’ TO-DAY
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SYLVIA’S MOTHER SAYS, SYLVIA’S MARRYIN’, A FELLOW DOWN GALVESTON WAY.
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SYLVIA’S MOTHER SAYS, PLEASE DON’T SAY NOTHIN’,
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TO MAKE HER START CRYIN’ AND STAY.
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AND THE OPERATOR SAYS, FOURTY CENTS MORE, FOR THE NEXT THREE MINUTES.
[Chorus]
|D |A |E
PLEA-SE MRS. AVERY I’VE, JUST GOT TO TALK TO HER, I’LL ONLY KEEP HER/
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A WHILE. PLEASE MRS. AVERY I, JUST WANNA TELL HER GOOD-BYE - - -.
[Verse]
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SYLVIA’S MOTHER SAYS, SYLVIA’S HURRYIN’, SHE’S CATCHIN’ THE NINE O’CLOCK
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TRAIN. SYLVIA’S MOTHERS SAYS, TAKE YOUR UMBELLA’ ‘CAUSE SYLVIA
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IT’S STARTIN’ TO RAIN. SYLVIA’S MOTHER SAYS, THANK YOU FOR CALLIN’,
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AND SO WON’T YOU CALL BACK A-GAIN.
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AND THE OPERATOR SAYS, FOURTY CENTS MORE, FOR THE NEXT THREE MINUTES.
Chorus/Outro:
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PLEA-SE MRS. AVERY I’VE, JUST GOT TO TALK TO HER, I’LL ONLY KEEP HER
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A WHILE. PLEASE MRS. AVERY I, JUST WANNA TELL HER GOOD-BYE - - -.
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TELL HER GOOD-BYE - - -. PLEASE TELL HER GOOD-BYE - - -. (: Fade Out)
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