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

INTRO: [G] [G]

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

CHORUS:
[C] Please Mrs Avery I've [G] just got to talk to her
[D] I'll only keep her a-[G]-while
[C] Please Mrs Avery I just [G] want to tell her, good-[D]-bye [D]

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

REPEAT CHORUS:

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

REPEAT CHORUS:

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