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Send "Hello Operator" Ringtone to your Cell Phone


Intro
E|-----|
B|-----|
G|-----|
D|--4--|
A|--4--|
E|--2--|  

E|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|--11--11-11-11-11---11-11-10-11-11--11-11-11-10-9--7-8---|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|


Verse 1
E|-----|
B|-----|
G|-----|
D|--9--|
A|--9--|
E|--7--|  

E|--------------|
B|--------------|
G|--/11-10-9-7--|
D|--------------|
A|--------------|
E|--------------|

E|-----|
B|-----|
G|-----|
D|--4--|
A|--4--|
E|--2--|  

E|----------|
B|----------|
G|--9b-/7---|
D|----------|
A|----------|
E|----------|

E|-----|
B|-----|
G|-----|
D|--9--|
A|--9--|
E|--7--|  

E|--------------|
B|--------------|
G|--/11-10-9-7--|
D|--------------|
A|--------------|
E|--------------|

E|-----|
B|-----|
G|-----|
D|--4--|
A|--4--|
E|--2--| 

E|----------|
B|--10------|
G|-----9b---|
D|----------|
A|----------|
E|----------| 

E|-----|
B|-----|
G|-----|
D|--9--|
A|--9--|
E|--7--|  
     Hello operator, 

E|-----|
B|-----|
G|-----|
D|--4--|
A|--4--|
E|--2--|  
     can you give me number nine?

E|-----|
B|-----|
G|-----|
D|--9--|
A|--9--|
E|--7--|  
     Can I see you later?  

E|--------------|
B|--------------|
G|--/11-10-9-7--|
D|--------------|
A|--------------|
E|--------------|
                          
E|-----|
B|-----|
G|-----|
D|--4--|
A|--4--|
E|--2--|  
     Will you give me back my dime?

E|-----|
B|-----|
G|-----|
D|--9--|
A|--9--|
E|--7--|  
     Turn me oscillator,

E|---------|
B|---------|
G|--9b-/7--|
D|---------|
A|---------|
E|---------|

E|-----|
B|-----|
G|-----|
D|--4--|
A|--4--|
E|--2--|  
     twisty with a dollar bill

E|-----|
B|-----|
G|-----|
D|--9--|
A|--9--|
E|--7--|                        
     Mailman bring the paper, 

E|-----|
B|-----|
G|-----|
D|--4--|
A|--4--|
E|--2--|       
     leave it on my window sill

E|-----|
B|-----|
G|-----|
D|--9--|
A|--9--|
E|--7--| 

(Drum Sticks Interlude)
 

Chorus
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|--7-7-7----------|--7-7-7---9-9----|--7-7-7----------|-----------------|
D|--7-7-7-7-9-9----|--7-7-7-7-9-9----|--7-7-7-7-9-9----|--7-7-7-6-4-4----|
A|--5-5-5-7-9-9----|--5-5-5-7-7-7----|--5-5-5-7-7-7----|--7-7-7-4-4-4----|
E|--------5-7-7----|--------5--------|--------5-7-7----|--5-5-5-4-2-2----|

E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|--7-7-7----------|--7-7-7---9-9----|--7-7-7----------|--9-9-9-10-11----|
D|--7-7-7-7-9-9----|--7-7-7-7-9-9----|--7-7-7-7-9-9----|--7-7-7-8--9-----|
A|--5-5-5-7-9-9----|--5-5-5-7-7-7----|--5-5-5-7-7-7----|--7-7-7-8--9-----|
E|--------5-7-7----|--------5--------|--------5-7-7----|-----------------|

E|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|--11--11-10-11-10---11-11-10-11-11--11-11-11-10-9--7h8---|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|


Verse 2

E|-----|
B|-----|
G|-----|
D|--9--|
A|--9--|
E|--7--|  

E|--------------|
B|--------------|
G|--/11-10-9-7--|
D|--------------|
A|--------------|
E|--------------|

E|-----|
B|-----|
G|-----|
D|--4--|
A|--4--|
E|--2--|  

E|----------|
B|----------|
G|--9b-/7---|
D|----------|
A|----------|
E|----------|

E|-----|
B|-----|
G|-----|
D|--9--|
A|--9--|
E|--7--|  

E|--------------|
B|------10------|
G|--10b----9b---|
D|--------------|
A|--------------|
E|--------------|

E|-----|
B|-----|
G|-----|
D|--4--|
A|--4--|
E|--2--|  

E|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|--/11-11-11-10-9---------|
D|-----------------12-9----|
A|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|

E|-----|
B|-----|
G|-----|
D|--9--|
A|--9--|
E|--7--|  
     Find a canary:  

E|-----|
B|-----|
G|-----|
D|--4--|
A|--4--|
E|--2--|    
     a bird to bring my message home

E|-----|
B|-----|
G|-----|
D|--9--|
A|--9--|
E|--7--|  
     Carry my obituary,                              

E|--------------|
B|--------------|
G|--9b-/7-------|
D|--------------|
A|--------------|
E|--------------|

E|-----|
B|-----|
G|-----|
D|--4--|
A|--4--|
E|--2--|  
     coffin doesn't have a phone

E|-----|
B|-----|
G|-----|
D|--9--|
A|--9--|
E|--7--|  
     How ya gonna get the money? 

E|---------|
B|---------|
G|--9b-/7--|
D|---------|
A|---------|
E|---------|
               
E|-----|
B|-----|
G|-----|
D|--4--|
A|--4--|
E|--2--|          
     Send papers to an empty home

E|-----|
B|-----|
G|-----|
D|--9--|
A|--9--|
E|--7--|  
     How ya gonna get the money?  

E|-----|
B|-----|
G|-----|
D|--4--|
A|--4--|
E|--2--|  
     Nobody to answer the phone

E|-----|
B|-----|
G|-----|
D|--9--|
A|--9--|
E|--7--|  

(Drum Sticks Interlude)


Chorus
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|--7-7-7----------|--7-7-7---9-9----|--7-7-7----------|-----------------|
D|--7-7-7-7-9-9----|--7-7-7-7-9-9----|--7-7-7-7-9-9----|--7-7-7-6-4-4----|
A|--5-5-5-7-9-9----|--5-5-5-7-7-7----|--5-5-5-7-7-7----|--7-7-7-4-4-4----|
E|--------5-7-7----|--------5--------|--------5-7-7----|--5-5-5-4-2-2----|

E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|--7-7-7----------|--7-7-7---9-9----|--7-7-7----------|--9-9-9-10-11----|
D|--7-7-7-7-9-9----|--7-7-7-7-9-9----|--7-7-7-7-9-9----|--7-7-7-8--9-----|
A|--5-5-5-7-9-9----|--5-5-5-7-7-7----|--5-5-5-7-7-7----|--7-7-7-8--9-----|
E|--------5-7-7----|--------5--------|--------5-7-7----|-----------------|

E|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|--11-10-11-10-11-10--11-11-11-11-11-10-10/11-10-9-7h8----|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|


Outro
E|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|--9—--x-xx-xx--4--x-xx-xx -|
A|--9---x-xx-xx--4--x-xx-xx -| x4
E|--7---x-xx-xx--2--x-xx-xx -|

Send "Hello Operator" Ringtone to your Cell Phone

Source: http://www.guitarmasta.net/w/white_stripes,_the/338463.html

Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


No Picture Ŧøn¥ Average	#1 by Ŧøn¥ PiNeDa at May 11, 2006 at 9:36 PM EST
	does anyone know what the name of that song not blonde is talking about?

No Picture jimmy Wanna Be	#2 by jimmy henry at Jun 7, 2006 at 2:59 AM EST
	his girlfreind is the operator and he tells her as an iside connection to not send any telemarketers

No Picture Brett Professional	#3 by Brett Czap at Jun 29, 2006 at 6:47 PM EST
	hmm thats the one i knew too! and i love the guitar in this song! Especially the first part... ~~Sigh~~

No Picture Chris Badass	#4 by Chris Phillips at Jul 10, 2006 at 11:25 PM EST
	"Ms. Suzy had a steamboat, the steamboat had a bell. Ms. Suzy went to heaven, but the steamboat went to hell-o operator, give me number nine, if you disconnect me, I'll chop off your behind the 'frigerator, there sat a piece of glass. Ms. Suzy sat about it and broke her little - ask me no more questions, tell me no more lies, the boys are in the bathroom, zipping up their - flies are in the meadow, bees are in the park. My sister and her boyfriend are kissing in the D-A-R-K, D-A-R-K, dark, dark, dark. The dark is to a movie, a movie's to a show, a show is to a T.V., and that is all I know. I know I know my ma, I know I know my pa, I know I know my sister, with the eighty-acre bra. My mother is Godzilla, my father is King Kong, and my brother is the stupid one who made up this dumb song." is the version I know.

No Picture robert Average	#5 by robert liedberg at Jul 18, 2006 at 12:06 AM EST
	i always thought that it was about him escaping the government or the IRS or something...

No Picture jordan Average	#6 by jordan mcm at Sep 27, 2006 at 5:26 PM EST
	Although they're totally wrong, Muzzy and and LilRyans version made me laugh non-stop for 10 minutes. such a funny thought, Jack White comitting suicide because of pesky telemarketers...hehe

No Picture Roman Rhythm Player	#7 by Roman Malik at Sep 30, 2006 at 6:06 AM EST
	briljant beginning

No Picture robert Professional	#8 by robert cunningham at Oct 8, 2006 at 11:33 PM EST
	alright, who doesn't like the white stripes? even a little. the are good.

No Picture Jesse Wanna Be	#9 by Jesse Seibel at Oct 12, 2006 at 9:13 AM EST
	Wow, a recent poster. The song is about how the lead singer dislikes telemarketers who call during dinner or other inappropiate times. "How you gonna get the money? Send papers to an empty home" He gives the dumb telemarketer a fake address. "Nobody to answer the phone" He sees the caller id and lets it ring when there's a marketer.

No Picture ♥brian Lead Player	#10 by ♥brian♥ ******** at Nov 26, 2006 at 12:34 AM EST
	The telemarketers are so annoying it makes him want to kill himself, and he knows even after he's dead they will still call his house askin for him. Just a thought

No Picture bob Average	#11 by bob fred at Dec 1, 2006 at 9:03 PM EST
	your lucky you even got to say stuff like kick you behind and shit in those rope things, we only had shit about life is great and butterflies will watch over us... crap like that. I

No Picture terry Rhythm Player	#12 by terry terry watts at Dec 21, 2006 at 10:48 PM EST
	but its him whos calling the operator not somone calling him.

No Picture Christian Wanna Be	#13 by Christian Chavez at Jan 7, 2007 at 9:01 AM EST
	anyone have any idea what the song is about? i think its time to get past arguing about the ryhme.

No Picture julian Average	#14 by julian at Jan 10, 2007 at 12:56 PM EST
	I'm pretty sure their isn't a RIGHT version of that rhyme...

No Picture brent Rhythm Player	#15 by brent west at Mar 31, 2007 at 5:13 AM EST
	no no no.... it's ms. suzy, and it's a hand game chant thingy... :D "ms. suzy had a steamboat, the steamboat had a horn toot toot ms. suzy went to heavan and the steamboa went to hello oerator, please give me number 9, and if you disconnect mei will chop off your behind the frigerator, there was a piece of glass, ms. suzy sat upon it and she cut herlittle assk me no more questions, please tell me no more lies, the boys are in the bathroom, zipping up their flie are in the city, the bees are in the dark, ms. suzy and her boyfriend are kissing in the D-A-R-K, D-A-R-K dark dark dark. the dark is at the movies, the movie's like a show, a show is on a tv set and that is all i know. i know i know my paaa. i know i know my maaa. i know i know my sister wit the 40acre bra. i know my paaa i king kong, i know my maaa is queen kong, i know my sistes the stupid one who made me sing this song!"

No Picture chris the pirat Lead Player	#16 by chris the pirate. arr at Apr 7, 2007 at 3:40 PM EST
	Ms. Suzy had a steamboat, the steamboat had a bell, m. suzy went to heaven, the steamboat went to hell, like all of you people who are writing this instead of discussing the song. just kidding, because you like the white stripes :)

No Picture patrick Average	#17 by patrick chamberland at May 29, 2007 at 1:29 PM EST
	"I'm pretty sure their isn't a RIGHT version of that rhyme... " uhh, you guys do realize that childrens' schoolyard rhymes aren't exactly standardized, and that they naturally differ from region to region? just sayin'.

No Picture Tyler Average	#18 by Tyler at Jun 9, 2007 at 6:40 AM EST
	no no it went "ms mary had a steamboat, the steamboat had a bell toot toot the steamboat went to heaven, ms mary went to hello operator, please give me number nine, and if you disconnect me, i'll kick your behind the refridgerator there was a piece of glass, ms mary sat upon it, and broke her little ask me no more questions, tell me no more lies, the boys are in the bathroom, zipping up their flies are in the field" uhh... the birds are in the meadow? i don't remember, heh. but yeah. at least, that's the one i knew. i don't know how i remembered that much..

No Picture † james † Average	#19 by † james † at Jun 11, 2007 at 9:08 PM EST
	Upon, not about. Wee.

No Picture Frost Wanna Be	#20 by Frost Bite at Jul 2, 2007 at 11:38 PM EST
	ah, i love this song..it's so wonderfully different and it makes me feel frisky.

No Picture jake Average	#21 by jake battkoo at Jul 15, 2007 at 9:23 AM EST
	do you remember that song from elementary school that we would sing while jumping rope? There was a part that went "Hello operator, please give me number 9 and if you disconnect me I will chop off your bees are in the courtyard....."

No Picture _Heretic_ Wanna Be	#22 by _Heretic_ at Aug 1, 2007 at 12:27 PM EST
	good song

No Picture Lyssa CHAOS Average	#23 by Lyssa CHAOS at Aug 2, 2007 at 4:01 PM EST
	I think Muzzy's on the right track, the song seems to be about someone he doesn't want to talk to calling him constantly.

No Picture sY Average	#24 by sYsTem oWnS rOx at Aug 23, 2007 at 5:33 AM EST
	So all these chants have one line in common with the song...Dont stop haing fun because of me though

No Picture Joshua Wanna Be	#25 by Joshua Osprey at Sep 16, 2007 at 9:38 AM EST
	all of you got the miss suzy thing wrong. but i dont care enough to have to write the correct version.