Sylvia’s Mother

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Suggested strumwaltzwaltz time

1

d

&

–

2

d

&

u

3

d

&

–

Also works: busy waltz d – d u d u

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Intro (x2): A  D A
 
A                                                           E
Sylvia's mother says Sylvia's busy, too busy to come to the phone
                                                                A
Sylvia's mother says Sylvia's tryin' to start a new life of her own
D                    A                 E                        A
Sylvia's mother says Sylvia's happy so why don't you leave her alone
        E
And the operator says forty cents more for the next three minutes
 

D                    A
Please Mrs. Avery, I just gotta talk to her,
E                     A
I'll only keep her a while
D                    A                       E
Please Mrs. Avery, I just wanna tell her goodbye
 

A                                                              E
Sylvia's mother says Sylvia's packin' she's gonna be leavin' today
                                                              A
Sylvia's mother says Sylvia's marryin' a fella down Galveston way
D                    A                           E                         A
Sylvia's mother says please don't say nothin' to make her start cryin' and stay
        E
And the operator says forty cents more for the next three minutes
 

D                    A
Please Mrs. Avery, I just gotta talk to her,
E                     A
I'll only keep her a while
D                    A                       E
Please Mrs. Avery, I just wanna tell her goodbye
 

A                                                                      E
Sylvia's mother says Sylvia's hurryin' she's catchin' the nine o'clock train
                                                                       A
Sylvia's mother says take your umbrella cause Sylvie, it's startin' to rain
    D                    A                         E                        A
And Sylvia's mother says thank you for callin' and sir won't you call back again
        E
And the operator says forty cents more for the next three minutes
 

D                    A
Please Mrs. Avery, I just gotta talk to her,
E                     A
I'll only keep her a while
D                    A                       E
Please Mrs. Avery, I just wanna tell her goodbye
D            E
Tell her goodbye...
          D            E
Please... tell her goodbye..
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How to play Sylvia’s Mother on ukulele

It runs d – d u d –. Expect a medium pace, around 100 bpm. You are playing it in A major. The chords stay at the rookie level, nothing tricky in there. Count in three and sway the strum for the waltz feel.

3 ukulele chords used in "Sylvia’s Mother" by Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show: A, D and E

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Biography

Dr. Hook was an American rock band formed in Union City, New Jersey. The band had commercial success in the 1970s with hit singles "Sylvia's Mother" (1972), "The Cover of 'Rolling Stone'" (1973), "Only Sixteen" (1976), "A Little Bit More" (1976), "Walk Right In" (1977), "Sharing the Night Together" (1978), "When You're in Love with a Beautiful Woman" (1979), "Better Love Next Time" (1979), "Sexy Eyes" (1980) and "Baby Makes Her Blue Jeans Talk" (1982). In addition to its own material, Dr. Hook and the Medicine Show performed songs written by the poet Shel Silverstein.

Genres country rock pop rock soft rock

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Intro (x2): A  D A
 
A                                                           E
Sylvia's mother says Sylvia's busy, too busy to come to the phone
                                                                A
Sylvia's mother says Sylvia's tryin' to start a new life of her own
D                    A                 E                        A
Sylvia's mother says Sylvia's happy so why don't you leave her alone
        E
And the operator says forty cents more for the next three minutes
 

D                    A
Please Mrs. Avery, I just gotta talk to her,
E                     A
I'll only keep her a while
D                    A                       E
Please Mrs. Avery, I just wanna tell her goodbye
 

A                                                              E
Sylvia's mother says Sylvia's packin' she's gonna be leavin' today
                                                              A
Sylvia's mother says Sylvia's marryin' a fella down Galveston way
D                    A                           E                         A
Sylvia's mother says please don't say nothin' to make her start cryin' and stay
        E
And the operator says forty cents more for the next three minutes
 

D                    A
Please Mrs. Avery, I just gotta talk to her,
E                     A
I'll only keep her a while
D                    A                       E
Please Mrs. Avery, I just wanna tell her goodbye
 

A                                                                      E
Sylvia's mother says Sylvia's hurryin' she's catchin' the nine o'clock train
                                                                       A
Sylvia's mother says take your umbrella cause Sylvie, it's startin' to rain
    D                    A                         E                        A
And Sylvia's mother says thank you for callin' and sir won't you call back again
        E
And the operator says forty cents more for the next three minutes
 

D                    A
Please Mrs. Avery, I just gotta talk to her,
E                     A
I'll only keep her a while
D                    A                       E
Please Mrs. Avery, I just wanna tell her goodbye
D            E
Tell her goodbye...
          D            E
Please... tell her goodbye..