Phone Booth Chords

KeyAm CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays468

Phone Booth by Robert Cray is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of Am. It uses the chords Am, Em7, Dm and C. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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Am
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  			Intro: Am 
              Am                 Em7                     Am 
1.  I'm in a phone booth baby, numbers scratched on the wall. 
              Dm                                         Am 
    I'm in a phone booth baby, numbers scratched on the wall. 
         C              Dm          Em7     Am 
    I'm new in Chicago, got no one else to call. 

                 Am       Em7                  Am 
2.  Been walking all day, old friends I can't find. 
     Dm                                 Am 
    Hearts so cold, had to buy me some wine. 
      C                Dm     Em7       Am 
    Callin' you baby, took my very last dime. 


        INSTRUMENTAL: Am Em7 Am Dm Am C Dm Em7 Am (2X) 


              Am             Em7                    Am            
3.  I'm in a phone booth baby, numbers scratched up on the wall.  
              Dm                                 Am 
    I'm in a phone booth baby, numbers scratched on the wall. 
         C           Dm      Em7           Am 
    I'm new in Chicago, got no one else to call. 

           Am               Em7              Am 
4.  Said call Big Ole' Rita, anytime day or night. 
                  Dm                                       Am 
    You know I'm broke and I'm cold Baby, and I hope you treat me right. 
               C               Dm         Em7  
    I'm in a phone booth baby, with a cold wind blowin  
      Am 
    outside. 

         Am Em7 Am Dm Am C Dm Em7 Am (2X) 
    	

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100 BPM Andante