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Call me

Al Green

R&B / SoulAdvanced for beginners21 chords

How to play it

Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.

A7×
Dm7Diagram coming soon
G9Diagram coming soon
F
C6Diagram coming soon
Am7×
BbDiagram coming soon
EbDiagram coming soon
AbDiagram coming soon
GbDiagram coming soon
C×
Eb9Diagram coming soon
Bbmaj7Diagram coming soon
Ebmaj7Diagram coming soon
Abmaj7Diagram coming soon
Gbmaj7Diagram coming soon
A×
Bbm7Diagram coming soon
Fmaj7Diagram coming soon
FdimDiagram coming soon
Gm7Diagram coming soon

Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

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              Intro: 
 
    Gm9        A7        Dm7      G9 
    Call me   call me   call me 
 
Verse 1: 
 
            F            C6          Dm7     Am7 
    What a beautiful time   we had together 
              F                   C6             Dm7     Am7 
    Now it's gettin' late and we must leave each other 
          Bb                  Eb 
    Just remember the time we had 
            Ab               Gb       C 
    And how right I tried to be 
         G9             Eb9 
    It's all in a day's work 
         F 
    Call me 
 
Verse 2: 
 
    {F}         Fm9                Dm7   Am7 
    Losing your love, acting foolishly 
           F                    Fm9               Dm7         Am7 
    Go on and take your time    'cause you're only losing me 
    Bbmaj7                  Ebmaj7 
    Love is a long ways from here 
                 Abmaj7             Gbmaj7   C 
    Tell you it's all in the way you feel 
         G9           Eb9 
    If your love is real 
             F 
    Come to me 
 
Bridge/string break: 
 
    {F}        A+       Bbm7     Eb9 
    Call me   call me   call me  come back home 
 
    Fmaj7     Fdim      Gm7       Bbm9 
     / / / /   / / / /   / / / /   / / / / 
 
Verse 3 {chords as per verse 1} 
 
    The best thing I can do is give back your love 
    Let you go away feelin' free as a dove 
    If you find you're a long ways from home 
    And somebody's doing you wrong 
    Just call on me baby 
              Gm9 
    And come back home 
 
Coda {3X; fade on 3rd repeat}: 
 
    Gm9        A7      Dm7       G9 
    Call me   call me  call me  come back home 
 
    Bb        Eb        Ab        Gb  C 
    / / / /   / / / /   / / / /   / / / / 
 
            Eb9/5- {x65665} 
    1:  It's all in a day's work 
 
              G9            Eb9 
    2:  It's all in a day's work 
 
 
          
 

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Chord set

A7 · Dm7 · G9 · F · C6 · Am7 · Bb · Eb · Ab · Gb · C · Eb9 · Bbmaj7 · Ebmaj7 · Abmaj7 · Gbmaj7 · A · Bbm7 · Fmaj7 · Fdim · Gm7

Practice tip

Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.