Calling America Chords by Electric Light Orchestra

Tempo:

126.7 bpm

Chords used:

A#m

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

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[N] [D] [A] Somebody [D]
told us that there was a [A] place like heaven
[Bm]
Across the water [G] on 747
[D]
Yeah, we're living [Bm] in [A] a modern [D]
world
[Bm] [A] [D]
Very soon she'll [A] be got an ocean
[Bm]
Flying out across [G] the big blue ocean
[D]
Yeah, we're living [Bm] in [A] a modern [D]
world
[G] [A] The [A#m]
toughest chief [Bm] I've ever sat
[G]
Forget his information
[Bm] I'm still here, [G] we got an arm
[A] Calling [D]
America
Can't [G] get a message through
Calling [D] America
That's what [A] she said to do
Calling [D] America
That's who [G] she has to be
Calling [D] America
She's [A] the number three Calling America
But [D] I'm just talking to a [A] satellite
[Bm]
20,000 miles up [G] in the sky each [D] night
Yeah, we're living [Bm] in [A] a modern [D]
world
[Bm] [A] [D] All I had to do was pick up [A] the phone
[Bm]
I'm out in space [G] trying to talk to someone
[D]
Yeah, we're living [Bm] in [A] a modern [D]
world
[G] [A] [F#] She left and I [Bm] could call
[G] But no one's there, no one
[F#]
Could [Bm] be something [A#m] [Bm] going wrong
[G] That laundry just [A] brings on
Calling [D] America
Can't [G] get a message through [D] Calling America
That's [A] what she said to do [D] Calling America
That's [G] who she has to be [D] Calling America
She's [A] the number one
[D]
[A] [Bm]
[G] [D]
[Bm] [D]
[Bm] [A] [D] Since you called, she's been gone a [A] while
[Bm]
Guess she's missing [G] me across the [D]
miles
Yeah, we're living [Bm] in [A] a [D] modern world
[A] [D] Calling America
Can't [G] get a message through [D] Calling America
That's [A] what she said to do [D] Calling America
That's [G] who she has to be [D] Calling America
[A] She's the number three
[D] Calling America
[G] [D] Calling America
[A] [D] Calling America
[G] [D] Calling America
[A] [D]
[G] [D]
[A]

Key:

A#m

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To jam and learn the simple chords for Electric Light Orchestra - Calling America chords, practice playing G, A, D, A, D, G, D and Bm in sequence. A strategic approach would be to train at 63 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 127. Given the song's key of D Major, adjust the capo to align with your vocal range and chord preference.

[N] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] Somebody [D]
told us that there was a [A] place like heaven
[Bm]
Across the water [G] on _ 747
[D]
Yeah, we're living [Bm] in [A] a modern [D]
world
_ _ [Bm] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _
Very soon she'll [A] be got an ocean
[Bm] _
Flying out across [G] the big blue ocean
[D] _
Yeah, we're living [Bm] in [A] a modern [D]
world
_ _ [G] _ _ [A] The [A#m]
toughest chief [Bm] I've ever sat
_ _ [G] _
_ Forget his _ information _
_ [Bm] _ _ I'm still here, [G] we got an arm
[A] _ _ Calling [D] _
America
Can't [G] get a message through
Calling [D] _ America
That's what [A] she said to do
Calling [D] _ America
That's who [G] she has to be
Calling [D] _ America
She's [A] the number three Calling _ America
_ _ _ But [D] I'm just talking to a [A] satellite
_ _ _ [Bm]
20,000 miles up [G] in the sky each [D] night
Yeah, we're living [Bm] in [A] a modern [D] _
_ world
[Bm] _ _ [A] _ [D] All I had to do was pick up [A] the phone
_ _ [Bm]
I'm out in space [G] trying to talk to someone
[D]
Yeah, we're living [Bm] in [A] a modern [D]
world
_ _ [G] _ _ [A] _ [F#] She left and I [Bm] could call
[G] But no one's there, no one
_ [F#]
Could [Bm] be something [A#m] _ [Bm] going wrong
[G] That laundry just [A] brings on
Calling _ [D] _ America
Can't [G] get a message through [D] Calling America
That's [A] what she said to do [D] Calling America
That's [G] who she has to be [D] Calling America
She's [A] the number one _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [A] _ [D] Since you called, she's been gone a [A] while
_ _ _ [Bm] _
Guess she's missing [G] me across the _ [D]
miles
Yeah, we're living [Bm] in [A] a [D] modern world
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] Calling America
Can't [G] get a message through [D] Calling America
That's [A] what she said to do [D] Calling America
That's [G] who she has to be [D] Calling America
[A] She's the number three _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] Calling _ America
[G] _ _ _ [D] Calling America
_ [A] _ _ _ [D] Calling America
_ [G] _ _ _ [D] Calling America
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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