The Avett Brothers – Operator (Guitar)

      Bm                  C                     C B A G
Operator, well could you help me place this call?

 Am                     D7                   Em   D7
See, the number on the matchbook is old and faded

G                  Bm        C                     C B A G
She's living in L.A. with my best old ex-friend Ray

Am                 D7                      Em   D
A guy she said she knew well and sometimes hated

G              C               G                   C         D7
Isn't that the way they say it goes? Well, let's forget all that

    G                     Am
And give me the number if you can find it 

   C     G            Bm           Em          Am  B C D
So I can call just to tell 'em I'm fine and to show

D                  C
I've over come the blow

  C                        C/B
I've learned to take it well

C/B            Am                         C
I only wish my words could just convince myself 

                     D         C                       G  A B C  E F G x2
That it just wasn't real, but that's not the way it feels

Bm                       C                      C B A G
Operator, well could you help me place this call

 Am                      D7                   Em     D7
'Cause I can't read the number that you just gave me

 G                          Bm
There's something in my eyes

            C                 C B A G
You know it happens every time

Am                D7                         Em     D
I think about the love that I thought would save me

G              C               G                   C         D7
Isn't that the way they say it goes? Well, let's forget all that

    G                     Am
And give me the number if you can find it 

   C     G            Bm           Em          Am  B C D
So I can call just to tell 'em I'm fine and to show

D                  C
I've over come the blow

  C                        C/B
I've learned to take it well

C/B            Am                         C
I only wish my words could just convince myself 

                     D         C                       G  A B C  E F G
That it just wasn't real, but that's not the way it feels

  C                     G
that's not the way it feels

 Bm                    C                   C B A G 
Operator, well let's forget about this call

 Am                  D7                 Em      D7
There's no one there I really wanted to talk to

 G                    Bm
Thank you for your time

                C                     C B A G
Ah, you've been so much more than kind

 Am               D    Em  D
You can keep the dime

G              C               G                   C         D7
Isn't that the way they say it goes? Well, let's forget all that

    G                     Am
And give me the number if you can find it 

   C     G            Bm           Em          Am  B C D
So I can call just to tell 'em I'm fine and to show

D                  C
I've over come the blow

  C                        C/B
I've learned to take it well

C/B            Am                         C
I only wish my words could just convince myself 

                     D         C                       G  A B C  E F G
That it just wasn't real, but that's not the way it feels

  C                     G
that's not the way it feels