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Sent:   Saturday, December 13, 1997 12:58 AM
Note: Best played with bar chords, working down the neck of the guitar; I "trill" Esus with E - striking 
on the up stroke and E on the down stroke.
AmThe night gang started Gworking
FLaid a mile of solid Esusroad
DmAs I watched, I got to tChinking
You ain't Esusnever coming Amhome.
I looked out into Gnowhere
FThere was nobody at Esusall
To get me hDmelp, to get me tCo you
I'm here Esusmaking night Amcalls.
CHORUS
ANight callsC#m, making nDight cCallsE  
ANight callsC#m, making nDight cCalls.E  
AI have, GI have tried so hard to rAeach you
GBut you must be moving fAast
DAll my hopes about the fCuture
They'll just mBove on into the pEast.
AmYou know it just ain't Geasy
FAs the twilight starts to Esusfade
Sitting Dmhere on a chair I'm wCondering
Thinking Esusof the plans we mAmade.

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Night Calls

by Joe Cocker

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Esus

C#m

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Sent: Saturday, December 13, 1997 12:58 AM

Note: Best played with bar chords, working down the neck of the guitar; I "trill" Esus with E - striking

on the up stroke and E on the down stroke.

Am G

The night gang started working

F Esus

Laid a mile of solid road

Dm C

As I watched, I got to thinking

Esus Am

You ain't never coming home.

I looked out into nowhere

F Esus

There was nobody at all

Dm C

To get me help, to get me to you

Esus Am

I'm here making night calls.

CHORUS

A C#m D C E

Night calls, making night calls

A C#m D C E

Night calls, making night calls.

A G A

I have, I have tried so hard to reach you

G A

But you must be moving fast

D C

All my hopes about the future

B E

They'll just move on into the past.

Am G

You know it just ain't easy

F Esus

As the twilight starts to fade

Dm C

Sitting here on a chair I'm wondering

Esus Am

Thinking of the plans we made.

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