#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------## Transcribed by: David Shmelzer at208@freenet.carleton.ca Artist: The The Song: This is the day Bb Gm C Eb repeat throughout song Bb Well, you didn't wake up this morning Gm Cuz, you didn't go to bed C Eb You were watching the whites of your eyes turn red The calendar on your wall is ticking the days off You've been reading some old letters You smile and think how much you've changed All the money in the world Couldn't buy back those days You pull back your curtains And the sun burns into your eyes You watch a plane flying across a clear blue sky This is the day - your life will surely change This is the day - when things fall into place You could've done anything - if you'd wnated And all your friends and family Think that you're lucky But the side of you they'll never see Is when you're left alone with the memories That hold your life together like glue (note: I like to think he says "glue on glue" there) Song: Helpline Operator intro organ Abm E 2nd inv no middle note bassline Ab B C# E x5 Ab B C# E Eb Abm E Abm/Eb Abm I watch the sun go down on London town I wait for the night voices to sound I smell the pain upon the breath of the lost and the lonely Oh Lord I hear the thought that whisper in the hearts of all men I'm the helpline operator and I'll spare you the time I'm the intimate stranger. Your problems will be mine Put your tongue into the mouthpiece And whisper in my ear Admit to me The things you can't admit to yourself Admit to me and no one else Everybody's looking for someone To tell them what they want to hear Everybody's looking for true love To help them feel what they cannot feel I'm the helpline operator, can you spare me the time I'm the intimate stranger Your problems will be mine I'm the helpline operator Helpline operator Helpline operator Helpline operator True love will come True love will come Helpline operator Helpline operator Helpline operator Helpline operator