Chords for Electric Light Orchestra - Calling America (Official Video)
Tempo:
126.3 bpm
Chords used:
D
A
Bm
G
Bb
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Bm]
[A] [D] I told her that there [A] was a place like [Bm] heaven
Across the water [G] on 747
[D] Yeah, we're [Bm] living in [A] a modern [D] world
[Bm] [A]
[D] Pretty soon she [A] really got the notion
[Bm] Of flying out [G] across the big blue [D] ocean
Yeah, we're [Bm] living in a [A] modern [D] [Bm] world
[G] [A] We're living [Gb] in a modern world
I'm just chief [Bm] on satellite
[G] But all I get [Em] is
[C]
You, you, you
[Bb] You, [Bm] you, you
[Bb] I am [Bm] still you
[G] We die on [D] our name Calling America
[G] Can't get in the system [D] Calling America
[A] That's what she said to do [D] Calling America
[G] That's where she has to be
[D] Calling America
[A] She's a phenomenal thing 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]
All [D] I had to do was pick up [A] the phone
[Bm] I'm out in space [G] trying to talk to [D] someone
Yeah, we're living [Bm] in [A] a modern [D] world
[G] [A]
[Gb] She left and [Bm] I could call
[G] [Em] [C]
[Bb] [Bm] Could be [Bb] something [Bm] going [G] wrong
That longer just [D] brings on more and more
Calling America
Can't [G] get in the system [D] Calling America
[A] That's what she said to do [D] Calling America
That's [G] where she has to be
[D] Calling America
She's [A] a phenomenal thing
Said [D] [A]
[Bm] [G]
[D] [Bm] [D]
[Bm] [A]
[D] she'd call when she'd been gone a [A] while
[Bm] Guess she's missing [G] me across the [D] miles
Yeah, we're living [Bm] in [A] a modern [D] world
[A]
[D] Calling America
Can't [G] get in the system [D] Calling America
That's [A] what she said to do
[D] Calling America
That's [G] where she has to be [D] Calling America
She's [A] a phenomenal thing
[D] Calling America
[G]
Calling [D] America
[A]
[D] Calling America
[G] [D] [A]
[D] [G]
[D] [A]
[D] [G] [N]
[A] [D] I told her that there [A] was a place like [Bm] heaven
Across the water [G] on 747
[D] Yeah, we're [Bm] living in [A] a modern [D] world
[Bm] [A]
[D] Pretty soon she [A] really got the notion
[Bm] Of flying out [G] across the big blue [D] ocean
Yeah, we're [Bm] living in a [A] modern [D] [Bm] world
[G] [A] We're living [Gb] in a modern world
I'm just chief [Bm] on satellite
[G] But all I get [Em] is
[C]
You, you, you
[Bb] You, [Bm] you, you
[Bb] I am [Bm] still you
[G] We die on [D] our name Calling America
[G] Can't get in the system [D] Calling America
[A] That's what she said to do [D] Calling America
[G] That's where she has to be
[D] Calling America
[A] She's a phenomenal thing 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]
All [D] I had to do was pick up [A] the phone
[Bm] I'm out in space [G] trying to talk to [D] someone
Yeah, we're living [Bm] in [A] a modern [D] world
[G] [A]
[Gb] She left and [Bm] I could call
[G] [Em] [C]
[Bb] [Bm] Could be [Bb] something [Bm] going [G] wrong
That longer just [D] brings on more and more
Calling America
Can't [G] get in the system [D] Calling America
[A] That's what she said to do [D] Calling America
That's [G] where she has to be
[D] Calling America
She's [A] a phenomenal thing
Said [D] [A]
[Bm] [G]
[D] [Bm] [D]
[Bm] [A]
[D] she'd call when she'd been gone a [A] while
[Bm] Guess she's missing [G] me across the [D] miles
Yeah, we're living [Bm] in [A] a modern [D] world
[A]
[D] Calling America
Can't [G] get in the system [D] Calling America
That's [A] what she said to do
[D] Calling America
That's [G] where she has to be [D] Calling America
She's [A] a phenomenal thing
[D] Calling America
[G]
Calling [D] America
[A]
[D] Calling America
[G] [D] [A]
[D] [G]
[D] [A]
[D] [G] [N]
Key:
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A
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A
Bm
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
[A] [D] I told her that there [A] was a place like [Bm] heaven
Across the water [G] on _ 747
[D] _ Yeah, we're [Bm] living in [A] a modern [D] world
_ _ [Bm] _ _ [A] _
_ [D] _ Pretty soon she [A] really got the notion
[Bm] Of flying out [G] across the big blue [D] ocean
Yeah, we're [Bm] living in a [A] modern [D] _ [Bm] world
_ [G] _ [A] We're living [Gb] in a modern world
I'm just chief [Bm] on satellite
_ [G] But all I get [Em] is
_ [C]
You, you, you
[Bb] You, [Bm] you, you
[Bb] I am [Bm] still you
[G] We die on [D] our _ name Calling America
[G] Can't get in the system [D] Calling America
[A] That's what she said to do [D] Calling America
[G] That's where she has to be
[D] _ Calling America
[A] She's a phenomenal thing 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]
All [D] I had to do was pick up [A] the phone _
_ [Bm] I'm out in space [G] trying to talk to [D] someone
Yeah, we're living [Bm] in [A] a modern [D] world
_ _ [G] _ _ [A] _
[Gb] She left and _ [Bm] I could call
[G] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [C] _
_ [Bb] _ [Bm] Could be [Bb] something [Bm] going [G] wrong
That longer just [D] brings on more and more
Calling America
Can't [G] get in the system [D] Calling America
[A] That's what she said to do [D] Calling America
That's [G] where she has to be
[D] _ Calling America
She's [A] a phenomenal thing
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Said [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [A] _
[D] she'd call when she'd been gone a [A] while _ _
_ [Bm] _ Guess she's missing [G] me across the _ [D] miles
Yeah, we're living [Bm] in [A] a modern [D] world
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[D] Calling America
Can't [G] get in the system [D] Calling America
That's [A] what she said to do
[D] Calling America
That's [G] where she has to be [D] Calling America
She's [A] a phenomenal thing _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] Calling America
_ [G] _ _
Calling [D] _ America
_ [A] _ _ _
[D] Calling America
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ [N] _ _
[A] [D] I told her that there [A] was a place like [Bm] heaven
Across the water [G] on _ 747
[D] _ Yeah, we're [Bm] living in [A] a modern [D] world
_ _ [Bm] _ _ [A] _
_ [D] _ Pretty soon she [A] really got the notion
[Bm] Of flying out [G] across the big blue [D] ocean
Yeah, we're [Bm] living in a [A] modern [D] _ [Bm] world
_ [G] _ [A] We're living [Gb] in a modern world
I'm just chief [Bm] on satellite
_ [G] But all I get [Em] is
_ [C]
You, you, you
[Bb] You, [Bm] you, you
[Bb] I am [Bm] still you
[G] We die on [D] our _ name Calling America
[G] Can't get in the system [D] Calling America
[A] That's what she said to do [D] Calling America
[G] That's where she has to be
[D] _ Calling America
[A] She's a phenomenal thing 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]
All [D] I had to do was pick up [A] the phone _
_ [Bm] I'm out in space [G] trying to talk to [D] someone
Yeah, we're living [Bm] in [A] a modern [D] world
_ _ [G] _ _ [A] _
[Gb] She left and _ [Bm] I could call
[G] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [C] _
_ [Bb] _ [Bm] Could be [Bb] something [Bm] going [G] wrong
That longer just [D] brings on more and more
Calling America
Can't [G] get in the system [D] Calling America
[A] That's what she said to do [D] Calling America
That's [G] where she has to be
[D] _ Calling America
She's [A] a phenomenal thing
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Said [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [A] _
[D] she'd call when she'd been gone a [A] while _ _
_ [Bm] _ Guess she's missing [G] me across the _ [D] miles
Yeah, we're living [Bm] in [A] a modern [D] world
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[D] Calling America
Can't [G] get in the system [D] Calling America
That's [A] what she said to do
[D] Calling America
That's [G] where she has to be [D] Calling America
She's [A] a phenomenal thing _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] Calling America
_ [G] _ _
Calling [D] _ America
_ [A] _ _ _
[D] Calling America
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ [N] _ _