Opera^Emtor, well could you ^Fhelp me place this call? ^DmSee, the number on the ^Gmatchbook is old and ^Amfaded ^G S^Che's living in L. A. ^Em with my best old ^Fex -friend Ray ^Dm... guy she said she ^Gknew well and sometimes ^Amhate^Gmd

^Cbut Isn't that the ^Fway... they say it ^Cgoes? Well, let's forg^Fet all tha^Gt A^Cnd give me the number if you ^Dm7can find it So ^DmI can ^Amcall just to ^Gtell 'em I'm fine and to ^Dm7show ^GI've overcome the blow, ^FI've learned to take it well ^AmI only wish my words ^Dm7could just convince myself ^FThat it just wasn't real^{G F}But that's not the way it feels^C

Opera^Emtor, well could you ^Fhelp me place this call? ^Dmcuz I can't read the num^Gber that you just gave m^Ame ^{G C}There's something in my eyes,^Em you know it ha^Fppens every time ^Dm.... I think about the ^Glove that I thought would save m^Ame ^G

^CIsn't that the way....^F they say it goes^C? Well, let's ^Amforget all ^Gthat And^C give me the number if ^Dmyou can find it So ^AmI can call just to t^Gell 'em I'm fine and to s^Dm7how ^G7I've overcome the blow, I^F've learned to take it well ^CI only wish my words could^Dm7 just convince myself ^FThat it just wasn't rea^Gl But^F that's not the way it feels^C

^Fno no no n^Co ^Fthat's not the way it feels^C

Opera^Emtor, let's fo^Erge^Ft about this call ^Dmthere's no one there ^GI really wanted to talk ^Amto ^{G C}Thank you for your t^Emime, ah, you've been s^Fo much more than kind ^Dm........you can keep the dim^Ge....oh O^Amooooh ^{Gm G}

^CIsn't that the way....^F they say it goes^C? Well, let's ^Fforget all that^G And^C give me the number^Dm7 if you can find it So ^DmI can c^Amall just to ^Gtell 'em I'm fine and to ^Dm7show ^GI've overcome the blow, ^FI've learned to take it well ^CI only wish my words c^Dm7ould just convince myself ^FThat it just wasn't rea^Gl But^F that's not the way it feels^C

^EmOh no n^Eo no.^Dm7...A-huh... th^Fats not the way it feels^{C Em}oh no no no^Dm7 ... ^Fbut thats not the way it feels^C