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Giovannie and the Hired Guns – Calling You Tonight Chords

ChordsD A Em G

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These are Calling You Tonight by Giovannie and the Hired Guns on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar & Keyboard.

[Intro]
D  A  Em  G
D  A  Em  G  D

[Verse]
       D
Hello there
                     A
Are you gonna be up all
night?
'Cause I can't get you
    Em
off my mind
   G
Tonight
     D
How are you?
It's been a long time
            A
 since I've seen you
But I bet you're still
         Em
 full of li-i-i-i-ife
           G   A
And beautiful

[Pre-Chorus]
And I know things
G      A
change
And I know people
       G
 move oooo-on

[Chorus]
Em   G         D
I'm sorry for calling
      A
you tonight
Em             G
I just had to tell you
     D           A
everything on my mind
Em          G
I may be a little buzzed,
        D            A
or I'm just too far gone
Em   G
I'm sorry for
                   D
For calling you tonight
D   A   Em   G  D

[Verse]
          D
You were the one that I
       A
first wanted
But I was covered by
        Em   G
 false love
D
Well, I hope I can be
  A
 honest
You steal all my
 Em            G   A
 lo-o-o-o-o-o-ove

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[Pre-Chorus]
And I know things
 G      A
change
And I know people move
 G
 oooo-on

[Chorus]
Em   G         D
I'm sorry for calling you
  A
tonight
Em             G
I just had to tell you
     D           A
everything on my mind
Em          G
I may be a little buzzed,
         D            A
 or I'm just too far gone
Em   G
I'm sorry for
                   D
For calling you tonight

[Instrument]
D   A   Em   G
D   A   Em   G   A

[Pre-Chorus]

And I know things
 G      A
change
And I know people
move
  G
 oooo-on

[Chorus]
Em   G         D
I'm sorry for calling
     A
you tonight
Em             G
I just had to tell you
      D           A
 everything on my mind
Em          G
I may be a little buzzed,
        D            A
or I'm just too far gone
Em   G        G
I'm sorry for
Em   G         D
I'm sorry for calling
    A
you tonight
Em             G
I just had to tell you
     D           A
everything on my mii-ind
Em          G
I may be a little buzzed,
         D            A
 or I'm just too far gone
Em   G        G
I'm sorry for
               D
Calling you tonight

[Outro/Instrument]
D   A   Em   G
D   A   Em   G
D   A   Em   G  D

How to play Calling You Tonight: key, chords and progression

To play Calling You Tonight by Giovannie and the Hired Guns, think in D major (two sharps: F♯, C♯). It takes 4 chords: D, A, Em and G.

Most of the song cycles through D – A – Em – G (I – V – ii – IV in D major). In solfa, that is doh – soh – reh – fah. Get these 4 changes smooth and the rest comes quickly.

Beginner-friendly: every chord here is an open shape on guitar: no capo, no barre chords needed.