Drake Bell - Telegraph: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Telegraph" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

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F           A#/D      A#m/C#             F     Fsus4
Telegraph, telephone, tell a friend I'm leaving
F                 A#/D      D#9                  F
I heard you left, me alone, but I'm here still breathing
       D#9       D D7
'Cause she's in me
 Gm7                              C7sus4
Tell me where you've gone, could I meet you later on?
        F D#9     A#/D A#m/C#
Should I let you be?

Chorus:
F            C/E        Dm
I guess I'm letting you go,
     C/E                           F
it's hard but it's just like they said
     C/E       Dm C/E                     F
You had to be so hard on my heart and my head
       Dm       Am Am7 C7/A#         F
But I left our past     on the telegraph

Telephone
Tell a friend I'm grievin'
Lift it up
And tear it down
See what you believe in
'Cause she's in me
Tell me where you've gone
Could I meet you later on
Should I let you be (I'm gonna let you)

Chorus

Fm        A#7      Fm             A#7        Fm
Am I just wasting time? Trying to lose your mind
              C#7        C7
How do these things get done? (Yeah)
Fm         A#7        Fm                 A#7     Fm
So do you think it's true, when it comes out of you?
              C#7   C7
Aren't we the lucky ones?

Chorus:
Telegraph
Telephone
Tell a friend I'm leavin'
Cause she's in me
Tell me where you've gone
Could I meet you later on
Should I let you be (I'm gonna)


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

Am

Guitar chord Am

A#

Guitar chord A#

Am7

Guitar chord Am7

A#7

Guitar chord A#7

A#m

Guitar chord A#m

C#

Guitar chord C#

C

Guitar chord C

C7

Guitar chord C7

C#7

Guitar chord C#7

C7sus4

Guitar chord C7sus4

D

Guitar chord D

Dm

Guitar chord Dm

D7

Guitar chord D7

D#9

Guitar chord D#9

E

Guitar chord E

F

Guitar chord F

Fm

Guitar chord Fm

Fsus4

Guitar chord Fsus4

Gm

Guitar chord Gm

Gm7

Guitar chord Gm7

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Telegraph" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Telegraph" by Drake Bell.