By The Time I Get To Phoenix
Glenn Campbell

Play Midi 1(Eb85)   Midi 2(Eb105)*
Midi 3(F102)   Midi 4(Bb90)
Midi 5(Eb95)
   Midi 6(Eb112)
Words & Music by Jimmy Webb
Tabbed by Mark Purintun

 

 

Verse 1:
 RRR -3  4     -4 r-4 -4 -4     -4 -4 r 4     6    6  5
|    By the | time I get to | Phoenix she'll be | risin'. |
 RRRr  4      -4   -4  -4  -4  -4    -4 -4 r 4  6     5
|   She'll | find the note I left | hangin' on her | door. |
 RRRr  6       -6   -6   -6  -6    -6    -6 r -5   6   -6     6  6
|   She'll | laugh when she reads the | part that says I'm | leavin'. |
 RRR  6     5     -5   -5   -5 r-5    5 5   -4 r 4    -4
|  'Cause I've | left that girl so | many times be | fore. |


Verse 2:
 
RRR -3  4     -4 -4  -4  -4-4    -4  -4 r  4    6     6  5
|    By the | time I make Albe | querque she'll be | workin'. |
 RRRr  4     -4 -4  -4  -4     -4   -4  -4   4 6    5
|   She'll prob'ly stop at | lunch and give me a | call. |
 RRRr  6    -6      -6   -6   -6      -6    6  -6    6   6
|     But she'll | just hear that | phone keep on | ringin', |
 RRR -4  5     -4    RRR  4       -4  
|   off the | wall. |   That's | all. |
 

Verse 3:
 
RRR-3  4     -4  -4 -4  -4 -4   -4 -4 R   4    6     6  5
|   By the | time I make Ok la | ho ma  she'll be | sleepin'. |
 RRR   -3   4      -4 -4  -4    -4  -4   4   6     5
|   She'll turn | softly and | call my name out | low. |
 RRR 6     6      -6  -6  -6     -6   -5   6 -6     6    6
|   And she'll | cry just to | think I'd really | leave her. |
 RRR -4     -5 r -5  -5   -5   -5   5  -5   6     5
|   Tho' | time and time | I tried to tell her | so. |
 Rr 4   4    -4 5     -4   -4   4    -3 -5    5 ---- >
|  She just didn't | know | I would really | go... |     |

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