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Ive Been Meaning To Call

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I SO WANT TO MAKE A TABLATURE OF THIS IN THE FUTURE
TUNING
Untune your guitar half step down, that is somewhere in the middle of E and D#
CAPO ON 1
D D
Bm D
Bm D
D D
 DEarly to rise, Early to bed
 GThat moment I'd risen I Dshaved my head
 GDoing so that morning beDgan with a grin
 AI left behind my old fabled sDkin
 It was Dmiddle of May, the seasons were bending
 GI with the seasons could Dpredict no ending
 GLived in the moment, Dbeing as it were
 That Amoment surrendered and led me to Dher
 BmExchanging glances, our Geyes by a thread
 I Dtugged her right over by tilting my BmheadD  
 I Emfollowed her blind, to an Gold record Dstore
 While one of her friends found a way through the Adoor
 In the dEmark we played Bmrecords with Geveryone high
 EmI held her Bmhands when the Gpolice drove by
 She Emasked me bout' Bmhome if I Gmissed it at all
 I thought Mama oh Mom I've been meaning to callD  
Bm  D
Bm  D  D
 The Dband went home, I stayed behind
 I took the GMuskegon Ferry from the DMilwaukee line
 ArrGived at her door to clutch Dall her hearts strings
 We're Adriving up north to forget everythingD  
 I Dfollowed her to beaches, we slept on the dunes
 I Gstill see her eyes lit by Dfragments of moons
 Not Gcrescent, nor full inDside of the storm
 She'd Adive and resurface each time changing formD  
 But Emtime kept iBmnsisting we Gboth sink like rocks
 EmTime out of Bmwater reGsumed on the clocks 
 She Emslept while the Bmsecond hand Gspun on the wall
 I thought Mama Oh Mom I've been meaning to callD  
Bm  D
Bm  D  D
 I Ddidn't wanna lose her, I bought two tickets home
 We Gleft Copper Harbor sDcared to be alone
 GStanding there watching our Dfeet off the plane 
 Each Gstep she took further I Dwas less the same
 I was Drunning from whoever I was at the time
 I went Grunning right into the Dmiddle of a crime
 I was Gclawing in the quicksand just to Dget above the grime
 Just to Gcome up for some air, I was Dclimbing to climb
 And I Gdidn't mean to hurt you when I Dturned on a dime
 And Ajust within a day you were well on your way
 And I Emwent to the Bmriver where Gall sinners meet
 Watched the Emanimals Bmrun from headlGights in the street
 I thought EmI'm like all the Grest, I just Bmwanna be impressed
 You gotta Embe above someGone to watch them Bmfall
 EmEmily IBm've been meaGning
 EmEmily IBm've been meaGning
 EmEmily IBm've been meaG..ning to cDall
D Em
D Em
D Em
G D

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Ive Been Meaning To Call

by Robert Francis

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

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I SO WANT TO MAKE A TABLATURE OF THIS IN THE FUTURE

TUNING

Untune your guitar half step down, that is somewhere in the middle of E and D#

CAPO ON 1

D D

Bm D

D D

Early to rise, Early to bed

G D

That moment I'd risen I shaved my head

G D

Doing so that morning began with a grin

A D

I left behind my old fabled skin

It was middle of May, the seasons were bending

G D

I with the seasons could predict no ending

G D

Lived in the moment, being as it were

A D

That moment surrendered and led me to her

Bm G

Exchanging glances, our eyes by a thread

D Bm D

I tugged her right over by tilting my head

Em G D

I followed her blind, to an old record store

While one of her friends found a way through the door

Em Bm G

In the dark we played records with everyone high

Em Bm G

I held her hands when the police drove by

Em Bm G

She asked me bout' home if I missed it at all

I thought Mama oh Mom I've been meaning to call

Bm D

Bm D D

The band went home, I stayed behind

G D

I took the Muskegon Ferry from the Milwaukee line

G D

Arrived at her door to clutch all her hearts strings

A D

We're driving up north to forget everything

I followed her to beaches, we slept on the dunes

G D

I still see her eyes lit by fragments of moons

G D

Not crescent, nor full inside of the storm

A D

She'd dive and resurface each time changing form

Em Bm G

But time kept insisting we both sink like rocks

Em Bm G

Time out of water resumed on the clocks

Em Bm G

She slept while the second hand spun on the wall

I thought Mama Oh Mom I've been meaning to call

Bm D

Bm D D

I didn't wanna lose her, I bought two tickets home

G D

We left Copper Harbor scared to be alone

G D

Standing there watching our feet off the plane

G D

Each step she took further I was less the same

I was running from whoever I was at the time

G D

I went running right into the middle of a crime

G D

I was clawing in the quicksand just to get above the grime

G D

Just to come up for some air, I was climbing to climb

G D

And I didn't mean to hurt you when I turned on a dime

And just within a day you were well on your way

Em Bm G

And I went to the river where all sinners meet

Em Bm G

Watched the animals run from headlights in the street

Em G Bm

I thought I'm like all the rest, I just wanna be impressed

Em G Bm

You gotta be above someone to watch them fall

Em Bm G

Emily I've been meaning

Em Bm G

Emily I've been meaning

Em Bm G D

Emily I've been mea..ning to call

D Em

G D

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