Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show, Sylvia's Mother (1972)
^{Key: :[B] (w: Shel Silverstein)}

INTRO: [B] [B]

VERSE 1:
[B] Sylvia's mother says "Sylvia's busy, too busy to come to the [F#] phone"
[F#] Sylvia's mother says "Sylvia's trying, to start a new life of her [B] own"
[E] Sylvia's mother says [B] "Sylvia's happy, so [F#] why don't you leave her a-[B]-lone"
And the [F#] operator says: "Forty cents more, for the next three minutes"

CHORUS:
[E] Please Mrs Avery I've [B] just got to talk to her
[F#] I'll only keep her a-[B]-while
[E] Please Mrs Avery I just [B] want to tell her, good-[F#]-bye [F#]

VERSE 2:
[B] Sylvia's mother says "Sylvia's packing, she's goin' to be leaving [F#] today"
[F#] Sylvia's mother says "Sylvia's marrying, a fellow down Galveston [B] way"
[E] Sylvia's mother says [B] "Please don't say nothing, to [F#] make her start crying and [B] stay"
And the [F#] operator says "Forty cents more, for the next three minutes"

REPEAT CHORUS:

VERSE 3:
[B] Sylvia's mother says "Sylvia's hurrying, she's catching the nine o'clock [F#] train"
[F#] Sylvia's mother says "Take your umbrella, cause Sylvia it's starting to [B] rain"
And [E] Sylvia's mother says [B] "Thank you for calling, and sir [F#] won't you call back a-[B]-gain"
And the [F#] operator says "Forty cents more, for the next three minutes"

REPEAT CHORUS:

OUTRO:
Tell her good-[F#]-bye, please, tell her good-[F#]-bye