Intro:

        organ: D5 (4 bars; fades in)

        guitar (2X alone; 2X after bass and drums enter)

         D               Dsus4
         v   v   v   v     v   v   v   v
E|-------5---------|-------5---------|
B|-----7-----7-----|-----8-----8-----|
G|---7---------7---|---7---------7---|
D|-0---------------|-0---------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|

Verse 1:

         D          Dsus4
        Things went wrong today
         D       Dsus4
        Bad news came my way
        D     Dsus4
        I woke up to find
        D           Dsus4
        A wire that blew my mind

        D  Dsus4  [1, 4: 2X; 2, 3: 1X  5: to coda]

Verse 2:

        Western Union man
        Bad news in his hand
        Knocking at my door
        Selling me the score

Verse 3:

        Fifteen cents a word to read
        A telegram I didn't need
        Said she didn't care no more
        Think I'll throw it on the floor

Bridge 1:

        Bm              E
        Got your cable just today
        Bm                      E           D  Dsus4  D  Dsus4
        Killed my groove, I've got to say, hey

        [1, 3: to refrain  2: to solo]

Refrain:

        E        A [N.C.]
        / / / /  /
        (...hey)   Western Union

        (acapella; high voice holds A; low voice alternates A and G):

        Da-da-da-da-da  da-da-da-da-da
        Da-da-da-da-da  da-da-da-da-da

        (band enters)

        D              Dsus4
        Da-da-da-da-da  da-da-da-da-da
        D              Dsus4
        Da-da-da-da-da  da-da-da-da-da

Verse 4:

        Now you've gone away and
        How it's sad to say you've gone
        I remember what they said
        Now I'm going out of my head

Bridge 2:

        Telegram just had to say
        You've learned your lesson all the way, hey

Organ solo:

        D       Dsus4        [4X]
        / / / /  / / / /

[repeat bridge 2]

[repeat refrain]

Verse 5:

        I'll be on my way 'cause
        There's another girl for me
        I'll be sure of her and
        Things'll be as they were

Coda (repeat to fade):

        D              Dsus4
        Da-da-da-da-da  da-da-da-da-da