Buzz, (Dm7)buzz, line is (G7)bus y ev ’ry (Dm7)time that I phone.
Buzz, he’s the (G7)long est talk er (Dm7)I’ve ev er known.
Buzz, (Gm7)buzz, I’ve been (C7)try ing now to (Gm7)reach him all day.
Buzz, when I (G7)get him I’ll for (Gm7)get what to say.
(Should I (E7)call the op er (Am)a tor?)
(Is the num ber that I (Dm7)gave him my own?) Buzz, (Dm7)buzz, I’ve been (G7)sit ting here and (Dm7)dial ing all day.
Buzz,
got to (G7)get him and there (Dm7)must be a way.
Buzz, (Gm7)buzz, if you (C7)heard the way he (Gm7)begged me to call, buzz,
you could (C7)nev er un der (Gm7)stand it at all.
(When I (E7)met him he was (Am)qui et,
but (B)now he learned to (Em7)talk.)
Buzz, (F#)buzz, think I’m (B7)go ing to give up.
(B)P’ra Can’t que stand it an y (Em)more.
Buzz, (Dm7)buzz, I’ve de (G7)cid ed that our (E)ro mance is (A7)through.
(Fm7)Can it be (Bb7)true?
(E)The phone is (A7)ring ing!
(Ebm7)I can’t be (Ab7)lieve it!
(Dm7)Wait till I (G7)say, “Hel (C6/9)lo!”
(Dm7)Buzz, tuem, oc u (G7)pa do pe la (Dm7)dec im a vez.
Tuem,
tel e (G7)fon o não con (Dm7)sig o fal ar.
Tuem, (Gm7)tuem estou vin (C7)do há mui to (Gm7)mais de um mês.
Tuem,
já com (G7)e ça quand o (Gm7)pen so dis car.
(Eu já (E7)estou des com fi (Am)an do.)
(Que la deu meu tel e (Dm7)fon e p’ra mim.) Tuem, (Dm7)tuem, e diz (G7)er que vid a (Dm7)teir a per ei.
Tuem,
que dei (G7)dur o me mat (Dm7)ei p’ra con trar.
Tuem, (Gm7)tuem, tô da (C7)list a quas e (Gm7)eu de cor ei.
Tuem, di a (C7)noi te não par (Gm7)ei de dis car.
(E só (E7)vend o com que (Am)jei to,
Pe (B)dia p’ra eu lig (Em7)ar.)
Tuem, (F#)tuem, não en (B7)ten do mais na da.
(B)P’ra Can’t que é que fui to (Em)par.
Tuem, (Dm7)tuem, não me (G7)di ga que a (E)gor a en (A7)deu.
(Fm7)Se rá, que (Bb7)eu?
(E)Eu com se (A7)qui, a (Ebm7)gor a con (Ab7)trar!
A (Dm7)mo ça en (G7)deu, “A (C6/9)lo.”
(Dm7)Tuem, (C6/9)lo!”
This page shows “Telephone Song” by Stan Getz in our color-coded kid songbook view — every note is colored by pitch (red C, orange D, yellow E, green F, blue G, purple A, pink B) and the lyrics sit directly under each note, so children can sing along while they play. The song is in the key of C at 100 BPM, a comfortable easy-level arrangement perfect for first-time learners.