The Jam – Girl On The Phone (Guitar)

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An underrated tune from The Jam, 1979. If you're particular about this sort of thing, I recommend you listen for the strumming patterns rather than following the above patterns to the letter, as they change pretty frequently. Note: Wherever you see (G) or (A), that's where the bass plays without guitar. [Chords] G = 355433 D#5 = x68xxx B = 799877 A = 57765x G#5 = x-11-13-x-x-x B5 = x24xxxx D = x5777x A* = 54xxxx B5/A# = x14xxx Bm7 = 7x777x F#5 = 24xxxx B5/A = x04xxx F#m = 244322 C# = 9-11-11-10-9-9 B5/G# = x4x4xx F# = 244322 F#m* = 14-16-16-14-14 C# = x4666x Bm = x24432
[Outro Chords]
E  = x79997
A  = x-x-x-6-10-x
B7  = x-x-x-8-10-x

[Main Riff]
   G   A     D             
e|-3---5---|-----------------|
B|-3---5---|-7-7-x-7-x-7-----|
G|-4---6---|-7-7-x-7-x-7--(4)|
D|-5---7---|-7-7-x-7-x-7--(5)|
A|-5---7---|-5-5-x-5-x-5-----|
E|-3---5---|-----------------|
   3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
=================================================================== [Intro] (telephone ringing) | G A | D | | G A | D | | G A | [Chorus 1]
D                         G  A    D   (G) (A)
Girl on the phone keeps a-ringing back

    D                        G    A  D     (G) (A)
Her voice is smooth, but the tone is bland

      D                          G       A  D   (G) (A)
She's telling me this, and she's telling me that

    D                     G    A   D
She talks about me, and I must a - gree
[Post-Chorus 1]
          Bm7
With what she says about me

      Bm7
About how nice I can be

       Bm7                    F#m     G  A
But it makes no difference to my mind
| D | G A | [Chorus 2]
D                         G  A    D   (G) (A)
Girl on the phone keeps a-ringing back

    D                           G   A  D    (G) (A)
She knows all my details; she's got my facts

    D                           G     A  D    (G) (A)
She tells me my height, and she knows my weight

    D                         G     A  D
She knows my age and says she knows my fate
[Post-Chorus 2]
      Bm7
And I must say; it's logical

     Bm7
What foresight she must learn

            Bm7                 F#m     G  A
I've got to meet her whenever I get time
[Verse 1]
F#                  Bm
Says she knows everything about me

D#5             G#5
Every word I've ever said

A*             F#5
Every book I've ever read

    C#                         F#m*
She told me that we met a long time ago

  C#                    B              G  A
I can't think when, but she should know
[Chorus 3]
D                         G  A    D   (G) (A)
Girl on the phone keeps a-ringing back

      D                                 G   A  D    (G) (A)
Knows where I get my shirts and where I get my pants,

        D                        G   A  D     (G) (A)
Where I get my trousers, where I get my socks,

   D                        G       A  D
My leg measurements and the size of my cock
[Post-Chorus 3]
       Bm7
And, I must say, it's unnerving

   Bm7
To think that she knows me
[Bridge]
B5       B5/A#   B5/A        B5/G#
Knows me so well—better than anyone,

Bm            C#
Better than myself
| Bm | C# | Bm | C# | | Bm | A | A | A | [Verse 2]
F#                  B5
Says she knows everything about me

D#5               G#5
Every record I've listened to

A                 F#m
Every window that I've looked through

    C#                         F#m*
She told me that we met a long time ago

  C#                    B              G  A
I can't think when, but she should know
[Outro]
E                         A  B7   E     A  B7
Girl on the phone keeps a-ringing back
(Girl on the phone keeps a-ringing back)
      E                          A       B7 E     A  B7
She's telling me this, and she's telling me that
(She's telling me this, and she's telling me that)
E                         A  B7   E     A  B7
Girl on the phone keeps a-ringing back
(Girl on the phone keeps a-ringing back)
      E                          A       B7 E     A  B7
She's telling me this, and she's telling me that
(She's telling me this, and she's telling me that)
E                         A  B7   E
Girl on the phone keeps a-ringing back!