New York Telephone Conversation

{title: New York Telephone Conversation}
{artist: Lou Reed}

{comment: Capo 2}

{comment: Verse 1}
[C]I was [G]sleeping, [F]gently [G]napping
[Am]when I [E]heard the [Am]phone[E] [Am]
[F]Who is [G]on the [C]other end [G]talking
[F]am I [G]even [C]home[G] [C]

{comment: Verse 2}
[C]Did you [G]see what [F]she did [G]to him
[Am]did you [E]hear what [Am]they [E]said[Am]
[F]Just a [G]New York [C]conver[G]sation
[F]rattling [G]in my [C]head[G] [C]

{start_of_chorus}
[Ab]Oh, [G]oh, [C][G][C]my,and [F]what shall [G]we [C]wear[G] [C]
[Ab]Oh, [G]oh, [C][G][C]my,and [F]who [G]really [C]cares [G][C]
{end_of_chorus}

{comment: Verse 3}
[C]Just a [G]New York [F]conver[G]sation
[Am]gossip [E]all of [Am]the [E]time[Am]
[F]Did you [G]hear who [C]did what [G]to whom
[F]happens [G]all the [C]time[G] [C]

{comment: Verse 4}
[C]Who has [G]touched and [F]who has [G]dabbled
[Am]here in [E]the city [Am]of [E]shows[Am]
[F]Openings, [G]closings, [C]bad repar[G]tee
[F]everybody [G]knows[C] [G][C]

{start_of_chorus}
[Ab]Oh, [G]how [C][G][C]sad and [F]why do [G]we [C]call [G][C]
[Ab]Oh, [G]I'm [C][G][C]glad to [F]hear [G]from you[C]all [G][C]
{end_of_chorus}

[C]I am [G]calling, [F]yes I am [G]calling
[Am]just to [E]speak to [Am]you[E] [Am]
[F]For I [G]know this [C]night will [G]kill me
[F]if I [G]can't be [C]with [G]you[C]

[F]If I [G]can't be [C]with you