Telephone call from Istanbul

wee_ginga_yin

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All night long on a broken glass
Bm
living in a medicine chest
C#
Mediteromanian hotel back
F#m C#7 F#m
sprawled upon a roll top desk

The monkey rode the blade on an overhead fan
They paint the donkey blue if you pay
I got a telephone call from Istanbul
my baby's coming home today

Bm
Will you sell me one of those if I shave my head
E7
Get me out of town is what fireball said
A
Never trust a man in a blue trench coat -
Never drive a car when you're dead
Bm
Saturday's a festival - Friday's a gem
C#
Dye your hair yellow and raise your hem
F#m C#7+/F F#7/E F#m6/D#
Follow me to Beulah's on dry creek road
Bm/D C#7(#9)
I got to wear the hat that my baby done sewed

(Solo)

Take me down to buy a tux on red rose bear
Got to cut a hole in the day
I got a telephone call from Istanbul
my baby's coming home today
 
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