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TABBY CAT MUSIC ARCHIVES
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Transcribed by: asf0@comcast.net Alice Franceschini
Date: January 18, 2000
Album: Read My Mind
Written by: Sandy Knox\T.W. Hale
Note: n.c. means no chord played. You can capo the first fret and play these
Chords ignoring the sharp symbol. The F will become an E form.
WHY HAVEN'T I HEARD FROM YOU Reba McEntire
Intro chords A# D# A# A# A# D# A# F# F
Intro notes (listen to recording for timing)
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A#
Well back in 1876 an ol' boy named Bell
A#
Invented a contraption that we know so well
D#
By the 1950's they're in everybody's home
A#
As a crazy little thing they call the telephone
F D#
Now there's one on every corner, in the back of every bar
A#(n.c.)
You can get one in your briefcase, on a plane or in your car
CHORUS:
A# D# A#
So tell me why (why) haven't I (haven't I) heard from you
A#
(Why haven't I heard from you)
D# A#
Tell me why (why) haven't I (haven't I) heard from you
A#
(Why haven't I heard from you)
F D#
I said now darlin' (darlin') honey (honey) what is your excuse
A# 1.)A# D# A# F# F to 2nd verse
Why haven't I heard from you 2.)Bb B C C# D D# to bridge
3.)you you you you you you
A#
Well there's no problem gettin' to me Baby you can dial direct
A#
I got call forward and call waiting You can even call collect
D#
The service man he told me that my phone was workin' fine
A#
And I have come to the conclusion the trouble isn't with my line
F D#
I'm sure the operator will be glad to put you through
A# (n.c.)
So dial zero for assistance if this all confuses you
Go to Chorus using 2.), then to bridge
BRIDGE:
D#
There better been a flood, a landslide of mud
A#
A fire that burns up the wires
D#
And a thunder so loud with a black funnel cloud
G# F
A natural disaster I know nothing about
Go to chorus using 3.)
