Written by Natalie Cole
G E7 Hmm, talking on the telephone early in Am the morning dawn, softly singing in D7 your ear G D G D G7 A song that I wrote last night, it's so very hard my dear, you are there E7 Am And I am here, somehow words I try to D7 G D G D say, they just don't seem to sound G right C F C Conversation's getting thin and my G Em patience is too, I gotta go I'll call A7 you when D7 C F My show is through, oh, hello operator, G Em give me a little more time Am D In the meantime get my baby on the G E Am line, please, in the meantime D G C D Get my baby on that line, I'm sending G C love and kisses on the telphone wire Am D7 G D I hope he gets them in time, hmm, hmm, G Am love and kisses across the pacific D7 G Gonna send them to that baby of mine, E Am D yeah, gonna send them to that baby of G mine C (How you doing....) Sure do miss ya, D7 I'd like to kiss ya G G7 (What...) What's that you said my dear, E this connection's not so clear Am D7 D7 G But if you said I love you, then you D7 G D7 G D7 G know that I feel the same way E7 Hope the kids are doing fine, do they still get to school on time Am D7 Oh by the way I really miss your face G around about supper time C F C Conversation's gettin thin and my G Em patience is too, gotta go A7 D I'll call you when my show is through, C D G I'm sending love and kisses C Am D7 On the telephone wire, I hope he gets G them in time D G Am Oh, love and kisses across the pacific, D7 G gonna send them to that baby of mine E Am D7 Hmm, gonna send them to that baby of G mine E Am D7 Hmm, gonna send them to that baby of G