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Cm/GCalling out to CarolFm  Gm  
Cm/GShe could really twist the screwsFm  Gm  
Cm/GWhat'cha doin' MondayFm  Gm  
Cm/GAnd are you back on the booze?Fm  Gm  
Cm/GNow, I've been dooin' some thinkinFm'Gm  
Cm/GAbout Colorado SpringsFm  Gm  
Cm/GA dirty denim jacketFm  Gm  
Cm/GAnd a seven-dollar ringFm  Gm  
EmWell, I've been keepin' CbusDy
EmI've got lots of pots Cboiling on the Dstove
EmWho's that in the CbackgDround
EmI'm sorry that I asked, CI guess I should have Dknown
Cm/GCallin' out to Carol on the Fmtelephone Gmcall
Cm/GMessage on a wire comin' Fmthrough a Gmwall
Cm/GTalk about old times but not too Fmlong Gmago
Cm/GCarol was the girl that everyFmbody got to Gmknow
Cm/GWhen'd you change your number?   Fm  GmHey, Carol!
Cm/GIt's different than you hadFm  Gm  
Cm/GHave you got protection?Fm  Gm  
Cm/GI know some police are badFm  Gm  
Cm/GBut that's not why I called you Fmup, nowGm  
Cm/GYou know I quit that FmsceneGm  
Cm/GI told ya 'bout your picturesFm  Gm  
Cm/GI guess I'll buy that magazinFmeGm  
EmAnd I still CrememDber
EmAll those days Cwe spent Dalone
EmYou went one way Cwhile I went the Dother
EmSometimes, I guess, that's the Cway things Dgo
Cm/GCallin' out to Carol on the Fmtelephone Gmcall
Cm/GMessage on a wire comin' Fmthrough a Gmwall
Cm/GTalk about old times but not too Fmlong Gmago
Cm/GCarol was the girl that everyFmbody got to Gmknow
Cm/GCallin' out to Carol gets a Fmbusy Gmtone
Cm/GSees a lot of people but she Fmlives Gmalone
Cm/GPick up the reciever, love will Fmcome and goGm  
Cm/GBut Carol was the girl that everyFmbody got to Gmknow
Cm/GWhen they called me in the morningFm  Gm  
Cm/GAnd told me that she'd goneFm  Gm  
Cm/GI didn't want to hear itFm  Gm  
Cm/GSo I just hung up the phoneFm  Gm  
Cm/GCallin' out, FmCallin' out to GmCarol
Cm/GCallin' out, FmCallin' out to GmCarol
Cm/GCallin' out, FmCallin' out to GmCarol
Cm/GCallin' out to FmCarolGm  
Cm/GCallin' out to Carol on the Fmtelephone Gmcall
Cm/GMessage on a wire comin' Fmthrough a Gmwall
Cm/GIs this line in service? OpeFmrator says Gmno
Cm/GBut Carol was the girl that everyFmbody got to Gmknow

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Calling Out To Carol

by Stan Ridgway

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Cm/G

Cm/G Fm Gm

Calling out to Carol

Cm/G Fm Gm

She could really twist the screws

Cm/G Fm Gm

What'cha doin' Monday

Cm/G Fm Gm

And are you back on the booze?

Cm/G Fm Gm

Now, I've been dooin' some thinkin'

Cm/G Fm Gm

About Colorado Springs

Cm/G Fm Gm

A dirty denim jacket

Cm/G Fm Gm

And a seven-dollar ring

Em C D

Well, I've been keepin' busy

Em C D

I've got lots of pots boiling on the stove

Em C D

Who's that in the background

Em C D

I'm sorry that I asked, I guess I should have known

Cm/G Fm Gm

Callin' out to Carol on the telephone call

Cm/G Fm Gm

Message on a wire comin' through a wall

Cm/G Fm Gm

Talk about old times but not too long ago

Cm/G Fm Gm

Carol was the girl that everybody got to know

Cm/G Fm Gm

When'd you change your number? Hey, Carol!

Cm/G Fm Gm

It's different than you had

Cm/G Fm Gm

Have you got protection?

Cm/G Fm Gm

I know some police are bad

Cm/G Fm Gm

But that's not why I called you up, now

Cm/G Fm Gm

You know I quit that scene

Cm/G Fm Gm

I told ya 'bout your pictures

Cm/G Fm Gm

I guess I'll buy that magazine

Em C D

And I still remember

Em C D

All those days we spent alone

Em C D

You went one way while I went the other

Em C D

Sometimes, I guess, that's the way things go

Cm/G Fm Gm

Callin' out to Carol on the telephone call

Cm/G Fm Gm

Message on a wire comin' through a wall

Cm/G Fm Gm

Talk about old times but not too long ago

Cm/G Fm Gm

Carol was the girl that everybody got to know

Cm/G Fm Gm

Callin' out to Carol gets a busy tone

Cm/G Fm Gm

Sees a lot of people but she lives alone

Cm/G Fm Gm

Pick up the reciever, love will come and go

Cm/G Fm Gm

But Carol was the girl that everybody got to know

Cm/G Fm Gm

When they called me in the morning

Cm/G Fm Gm

And told me that she'd gone

Cm/G Fm Gm

I didn't want to hear it

Cm/G Fm Gm

So I just hung up the phone

Cm/G Fm Gm

Callin' out, Callin' out to Carol

Cm/G Fm Gm

Callin' out, Callin' out to Carol

Cm/G Fm Gm

Callin' out, Callin' out to Carol

Cm/G Fm Gm

Callin' out to Carol

Cm/G Fm Gm

Callin' out to Carol on the telephone call

Cm/G Fm Gm

Message on a wire comin' through a wall

Cm/G Fm Gm

Is this line in service? Operator says no

Cm/G Fm Gm

But Carol was the girl that everybody got to know

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