Verse: D One Day a Man From 1970 Gave Me a Call Bm He Had Dirty Blonde Hair Bm And Compared To Me He’s Pretty Tall G He Had Lime Green Eyes G And Bigger Hands I Wish That I Could Hold A And We’d Spend 8 In The Evening A Talking On The Telephone D He’s So Full Of Himself And D Likes Making Sadistic Jokes. Bm But There’s Something That I’m So In love Bm With In The Way He Spoke G And The Way He Draws, G The Way He Sings Along To His Guitar A A If Only The Distance Between Us Wasn’t So That Goddamn Far. Chorus: D When I’m Talking To Him That’s The Happiest I’ll Ever Be Bm And He Makes Me Feel So Special, I Love It Whenever He G Compliments Me, Tries To Hide The Fact That He’s Obsessed With Me A Went Through Trouble, Sending Me Flowers From 1970 D D As I'm falling for him more and more, Bm Bm The more it'll hurt the day he leaves G G And when I hear his voice it's like it's straight out of a dream A A I would do things for him that completely messes my routine Bm Bm so even just for a minute it'd feel like he's right next to me D D I would take time out of busy days so I could hear his laugh Bm Bm listen to his favorite songs while staring at his photograph G G I needed him, I wanted him, right person but wrong time A A and on September 9, the telephone cord cut the line D D Bm but you said it yourself, flowers from 1970 couldn't last that long and you were my flower G G and for one last time I said "goodbye old man" A A you said "you take care of those flowers, wrong number." Chorus: D When I’m Talking To Him That’s The Happiest I’ll Ever Be Bm And He Makes Me Feel So Special, I Love It Whenever He G Compliments Me, Tries To Hide The Fact That He’s Obsessed With Me A Went Through Trouble, Sending Me Flowers From 1970 Interlude: D Bm G A Chorus: D When I’m Talking To Him That’s The Happiest I’ll Ever Be Bm and he made me feel so special but it broke me when he G asked for closure, proof that in 1970, a man A who didn't even exist yet had loved me. D D you said you just can't have your heart in 2020 with me Bm Bm when your heart belongs there in 1970 G G maybe in another life we'd do the things we couldn't do A A so I'd hold you in my arms and tell you how much I love you. D One Day A Man From 1970 Gave Me A Call. Bm Gbm Now My Only Memories Of Him Are Handprints On The Wall. G And That Faded Green Paint 3 Familiar Words Were Written Under A Once Upon A Time, Same Room, Same House, 50 Years Apart. We Have Loved Each Other
