The Red Telephone tab - love

"The Red Telephone"
                              (Arthur Lee)

Intro:

	Cmaj7   Am   G   F#7       F  F#
	/ / / /  / / / /  / / / /  / / / /

Verse 1:

	C            Am  G  F#7
	Sitting on a hillside
	                  F F#   D
	Watching all the people die
	      G         C             E     A
	I'll feel much better on the other side
	            Am       G  F#7   F  F#
	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
	            Am    G
	Look in my eyes
	F#7                  F  F#
	What are you seeing (I see...)
	             D
	How do you feel?
	       (...you)
	   G         C             E       A
	I feel real phony when my name is Phil
		     Am      G  F#7   F   F#
	Or was that Bill?

Bridge:

	BbaddE [xx8760]   AaddB [xx7657]     [2X]
	/  /  /  /        /  /  /  /

	BbaddE       AaddB
	Life goes on here
	BbaddE    AaddB
	Day after day
	E           Fmaj7
	I don't know if I am living or if I'm
	C           E
	Supposed to be
	D                        C
	Sometimes my life is so eerie
	D
	And if you think I'm happy
	C    G/B    A
	Paint me (white)
	         (yellow)

	BbaddE    AaddB        [2X]
	/ / / /    / / / /

	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
		           [Am]
	'Cause that's not right

Coda:

	[repeat 3X:]
	Am                A
	/ / / /  / / / /  / / / /  / / / /
	                  ahh....

	[repeat 3X:]
	         Am
	They're locking them up today
	They're throwing away the key
	  A
	I wonder who it'll be tomorrow, you or me?

	Am
	We're all normal and we want our freedom
	A                                 
	Freedom... freedom... freedom... freedom
	Am                                A
	Freedom... freedom... freedom... freedom

	[continue with Am-A progression to fade]

	(spoken:) Alla God's chilluns gotta have dere freedom


-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers

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Video The Red Telephone

Love - The Red Telephone
Go to my Channel for full albums. The 6th track on the 1967 album "Forever Changes" by Love. "The Red Telephone" is written by Arthur Lee. Peace

Arthur Lee & Love - The Red Telephone (Live)
Glastonbury 2003.

ARTHUR LEE & LOVE-The Red Telephone
Live At The House Of Blues,Filmed By Nick Koff.

The Red Telephone - LoVE
when I asked Arthur at at Tramps what this was about he said it was about the hotline to the president

my version of the Red Telephone by Love
This is UTube and there aren't any other versions of this song on at the moment I know its not great! At least it might remind you to listen to the real version of this classic song by Arthur Lee from Forever Changes. So I am leaving it on here for a bit. Spot the edit its is where I had to turn the tab over!