The White Stripes - Hello Operator
Tab by Matt Frear matt@smashing-pumpkins.com
Lyrics courtesy of: http://www.geocities.com/the_whitestripes

Capo First Fret (or just play it in F instead of E)
(All Chords are 5ths)

INTRO
E (fig 2) A (fig 1) E (1) A (1)  E (1)

Fig 1:
The little bits between chords are variations on this
e|-----------------|
B|-3b(5)b3p1-------|
G|-----------2-----|
D|-----------------|
A|-----------------|
E|-----------------|

Fig 2:
Extended version of Fig 1
e|-0-----0---0---0----0-0-0-----0---0----------|
B|--3b(5)-(5)-(5)-(5)-------(5)--(5)-(5)-1-3---|
G|-------------------------------------------2-|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|

VERSE
A
Hello operator
E
can you give me number nine?
A                   (fig 1)
can I see you later?
E
will you give me back my dime?
A                   (fig 1)
turn the oscillator
E
twist it with a dollar bill
A
mail man bring the paper
E
leave it on my window sill
A

DRUM SOLO (no chords)

INTERLUDE (no lyrics)
C  G  A
C  G  D
C  G  A
G  F#  E
C  G  A
C  G  D
C  G  A
D  D#  E

REPEAT INTRO with fills

find a canary
a bird to bring my message home
carry my obituary
my coffin doesn't have a phone
how you gonna get the money?
send papers to an empty home?
how you gonna get the money?
nobody to answer the phone

REPEAT DRUM SOLO, INTERLUDE and INTRO