At The Sound Of The Tone

G C G C G G C G I called her up to say I'm sorry, I just can't have lunch today D Em D C Cause the boss just called and he's flying in from L.A G And as the phone rang, I remembered the time C G How simple things used to be D Em D C Then her voice came on the line, not her, but the answer machine C D Em She said, "I'm sorry, I can't take your call, cause I'm packing up to C away G C D And John, if that's you, you'll just cancel the lunch anyway Em C G C Ah you used to find the time, but now you don't even try G C D G So at the sound of the tone you're on your own...goodbye. G C G I ran down to the street and I caught a cab, God I had to get back home D Em D C But the house was empty, except for the code-a-phone G C G And as the tears came, I remembered the time, how happy we used to be D Em D C And I'll never forget the last words she ever said to me Em C G C She said you used to find the time, but now you don't even try G C D G So at the sound of the tone, you're on your own.......goodbye