Standard tuning
Capo: 2
A: X02220
E: 022100
D: XX0232
B7: X21202
A E
Down at the switchboard of the old Tell-n-Tale
A E
They got some fascinating stories to tell
D A D A
Connie and Val, nice old gals
D A E D
Minding the back of the store for thirty years or more, uh-huh
A E
Hey, Val, do you remember that girl back in 72
A E
She looked like Cher, sure took some getting used to
D A D A
She was working here summer, going to college
D A E
They must have been teaching her some funny kind of knowledge
B7
She was a nice enough girl, took a trip around the world
D E
I don't remember her name though, hey, Val, do you know?
D A E D
Uh-huh, uh-huh, oh-oh, uh-huh
Yeah, well, honey, the switchboard beats going to double features
You get to talking to some interesting creatures
Yeah, Connie and Val, a couple of nice old gals
They liked to take a little sherry with the obituaries, uh-huh
Hey Val, do you remember that girl whose ex-husband was a stalker?
That was the summer we had that punk rocker
Oh boy, what a crazy summer that was
Yeah, she wore a dog collar and some pink and blue fuz
They were nice enough though, I wonder where did they go
And if that girl is still singing
Hey Val, that line is ringin, uh-huh, uh-huh, oh-oh, uh-huh, uh-huh, oh-oh
Down at the switchboard of the old Tell-n-Tale
They got some fascinating stories to tell
Never let them tell you that their job is hell
Cause pretty soon it'll all be automated, well
You remember that girl who used to make us all lunch
Used to make us all laugh she called us "honey bunch"
B7
Then she moved her whole family way back to Idaho
D E
I surely did hate to see that girl go
D A D A D A D A
Connie and Val, nice old gals, they seen a few wars, they're still pals
D A D A
And they had a few babies, smoked a million cigarettes
D A D A
They don't need no one to help them when they're placing a bet
D A D A D A D A
Oh, Connie and Val, Connie and Val, thirty long years, same locale
D A D A D E
Oh, Connie and Val, oh, yes, Connie and Val, nice old gals, that Connie and
Val
D A E D
Uh-huh, uh-huh, oh-oh, uh-huh
D E D
Uh-huh, oh-oh, uh-huh