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The Calling - Defiance, Ohio
[Intro] 
High  Echord, strummed for two measures
[Verse 1]
EMonday morning drag your Afeet again
Can you C#mfeel it?
That's the Acrawling of your skin
EBy Wednesday it feels like you cant Abreath again
Can you C#mhear it?
Thats the Acalling of your name dont wait.
[Break] 
 Estrummed quite softly, until the last bar when it picks up for the second verse
[Verse 2]
EDays turns to weeks, and weeks turn to Amonths, and months turn to years
All lost in the C#mcloud
The aggregate Asum of your hopes and your fears
EAnd the rumbling that Afills your ears
Can you C#mhear it? That's the Afuture rushing rushing in and out without
[Chorus]
C#mStop it before its too Alate! So easy
C#mTo overlook my Amistakes!
                         E   A(strummed quickly four times),     E   A(strummed quickly four times)
Before it isssss too late!
C#mStop it before its too late! So easy to
C#mBe overcome by Amistakes!
                            E   A(strummed quickly four times),     E   A(strummed quickly four times
And then it issssss too late!
[Bridge]
 F#m   A(x2)
F#mThis is the Apart where I dig in my F#mheels!
Dig my own Arut I can feel the F#mappeal!
                          A    C#m    A    E    B(x2)
A certainty of staying put!
F#mI dont believAe in belief but I F#mneed
A little Asomethin' to put me to F#msleep
                                      A    C#m    A    E   B(x2)
A subtle reminder that things turn out fine
[Verse 3]
EMonday morning drag your Afeet again
Can you C#mfeel it?
That's the Acrawling of your skin
EBy Wednesday it feels like you cant Abreath again
Can you C#mhear it?
Thats the Acalling of your name dont wait.
[Break] 
 Estrummed quite softly, until the last bar when it picks up for the outro
[Outro]
(E, A, C#m, A) (x2)
  Eto end the song.
I hope this tab was helpful! I was getting sick and tired of not seeing a tab for this song, so I tried
my patience to write my own tab :)

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The Calling

by Defiance, Ohio

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C#m

F#m

The Calling - Defiance, Ohio

[Intro]

High chord, strummed for two measures

[Verse 1]

E A

Monday morning drag your feet again

C#m

Can you feel it?

That's the crawling of your skin

E A

By Wednesday it feels like you cant breath again

C#m

Can you hear it?

Thats the calling of your name dont wait.

[Break]

strummed quite softly, until the last bar when it picks up for the second verse

[Verse 2]

E A

Days turns to weeks, and weeks turn to months, and months turn to years

C#m

All lost in the cloud

The aggregate sum of your hopes and your fears

E A

And the rumbling that fills your ears

C#m A

Can you hear it? That's the future rushing rushing in and out without

[Chorus]

C#m A

Stop it before its too late! So easy

C#m A

To overlook my mistakes!

E A E A

(strummed quickly four times), (strummed quickly four times)

Before it isssss too late!

C#m

Stop it before its too late! So easy to

C#m A

Be overcome by mistakes!

E A E A

(strummed quickly four times), (strummed quickly four times

And then it issssss too late!

[Bridge]

F#m A

(x2)

F#m A F#m

This is the part where I dig in my heels!

A F#m

Dig my own rut I can feel the appeal!

A C#m A E B

(x2)

A certainty of staying put!

F#m A F#m

I dont believe in belief but I need

A F#m

A little somethin' to put me to sleep

A C#m A E B

(x2)

A subtle reminder that things turn out fine

[Verse 3]

E A

Monday morning drag your feet again

C#m

Can you feel it?

That's the crawling of your skin

E A

By Wednesday it feels like you cant breath again

C#m

Can you hear it?

Thats the calling of your name dont wait.

[Break]

strummed quite softly, until the last bar when it picks up for the outro

[Outro]

E A C#m A

(, , , ) (x2)

to end the song.

I hope this tab was helpful! I was getting sick and tired of not seeing a tab for this song, so I tried

my patience to write my own tab :)

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