Recorded by Jim Reeves
| Intro | B | F# | B | F#7 |
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| Put your sweet lips a little | closer to the | phone |
| B | F# |
| Let's pretend that we're together all alone |
| B | B7 | E | Em |
| I'll tell the man to turn the | jukebox way down | low |
| B | F# | B | F#7 | |
| And you | can tell your friend th | ere with you, he'll ha | ve t | o go. |
| B | E | B |
| Whisper to me, tell me | do you love me | true |
| B | F# |
| Or is he holding you the way I do |
| B | B7 | E | Em |
| Though love is blind, make up your | mind, I've got to | know |
| B | F# | B | B7 | |
| Should I | hang up, or will you | tell him, he'll have to | go. |
| E | |
| You can't say | the words I want to hear |
| B | |
| When you're | with another man |
| E | |
| Do you want | me, answer yes or no |
| B | F# | |
| Darling, | I will understand. |
| B | E | B | |
| Put your | sweet lips a little | closer to the | phone |
| B | F# | |
| Let's pr | etend that we're together all alone |
| B | B7 | E | Em | |
| I'll tell the | man to turn the | jukebox way down | low |
| B | F# | B | |
| And you can | tell your friend there | with you, he'll have t | o go. |