The Red Telephone Lyrics

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# "The Red Telephone"
# (Arthur Lee)
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#Intro:
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Verse 1:
Sitting on a hillside
Watching all the people die
I'll feel much better on the other side
I'll bum a ride
Verse 2/3:
I believe in magic
Why, because it is so quick
I don't need power when I'm hypnotized
Look in my eyes
What are you seeing (I see...)
How do you feel?
(...you)
I feel real phony when my name is Phil
Or was that Bill?
Bridge:
BbaddE AaddB
Life goes on here
Day after day
I don't know if I am living or if I'm
Supposed to be
Sometimes my life is so eerie
And if you think I'm happy
Paint me (white)
(yellow)
BbaddE AaddB
I've been here once
I've been here twice
I don't know if the third's the fourth or if
The fifth's the fix
Sometimes I deal with numbers
And if you wanna count me
Count me out
Verse 4:
I don't need the time of day
Anytime with me's OK
I just don't want you using up my time
'Cause that's not right
Coda:
repeat 3X:
ahh....
repeat 3X:
They're locking them up today
They're throwing away the key
I wonder who it'll be tomorrow, you or me?
We're all normal and we want our freedom
Freedom... freedom... freedom... freedom
Freedom... freedom... freedom... freedom
continue with - progression to fade
(spoken:) Alla God's chilluns gotta have dere freedom
-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers