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Calling America
Electric Light Orchestra
from "Balance of Power"
[Verse]
Somebody Dtold her that there was a Aplace like heaven
BmAcross the water on a Gseven-fortyseven
DYeah, we're living Bmin a Amodern Dworld.Bm  A  
DAnd pretty soon she's really Agot the notion
Of Bmflying out across the Gbig blue ocean
                 D      Bm        A   D( D   Bm   G  A)
Yeah, we're living in a modern world.
[Pre-Chorus]
F#Talk is cheap on Bmsatellite
But Gall I get is EmstaCtic
F#InforBmmation, F#I'm still Bmhere
Re-Gdial on autoAmatic.
[Chorus]
      Calling AmDerica (can't get a meGssage through)
      Calling AmDerica (that's what she saAid to do)
      Calling AmDerica (that's where she haGs to be)
      Calling AmDerica (she left a nuAmber for me)
      Calling AmAerica.
[Verse]
But I'm jDust talking to a satelliteA  
BmTwenty thousand miles Gup in the sky each night
DYeah, we're living Bmin a Amodern Dworld.Bm  A  
DAll I had to do was pick up tAhe phone
I'm Bmout in space, trying Gto talk to someone
                 D      Bm        A     D( D  C#m)
Yeah, we're living in a modern world.
[Pre-Chorus]
F#She left a number BmI could call
But Gno one's therEme, Cno one at all
F#There Bmmust be F#something Bmgoing wrong
ThaGt number jusAt rings on and on.
[Chorus]
      Calling DAmerica (can't get a Gmessage through)
      Calling AmDerica (that's what she saAid to do)
      Calling AmDerica (that's where she haGs to be)
      Calling AmDerica (she left a nuAmber for me)
      Calling AmAerica.
[Solo] (over verse chords)
e|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|-----------|---------|---------|
B|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|-----------|---------|---------|
G|-2---0-----|-----------|-----------|--------|-2---0-----|---------|---------|
D|--------4--|-2---4--2--|-0-2-4-----|--------|--------4--|-0---0---|-0-------|
A|-----------|-----------|--------2--|-2------|-----------|---------|---------|
E|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|-----------|---------|---------|
[Verse]
Said she'Dd call when she'd been gonAe a while
BmGuess she's missing me Gacross the miles
DYeah, we're living Bmin a Amodern Dworld.Bm  A  
[Chorus]
      Calling ADmerica (can't get a mGessage through)
      Calling AmDerica (that's what she saAid to do)
      Calling AmDerica (that's where she haGs to be)
      Calling AmDerica (she left a nuAmber for me)
      Calling AmAerica.
      Calling America, Calling America
      Calling America, Calling America...

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Calling America

by Electric Light Orchestra

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Calling America

Electric Light Orchestra

from "Balance of Power"

[Verse]

D A

Somebody told her that there was a place like heaven

Bm G

Across the water on a seven-fortyseven

D Bm A D Bm A

Yeah, we're living in a modern world.

D A

And pretty soon she's really got the notion

Bm G

Of flying out across the big blue ocean

D Bm A D D Bm G A

( )

Yeah, we're living in a modern world.

[Pre-Chorus]

F# Bm

Talk is cheap on satellite

G Em C

But all I get is static

F# Bm F# Bm

Information, I'm still here

G A

Re-dial on automatic.

[Chorus]

D G

Calling America (can't get a message through)

D A

Calling America (that's what she said to do)

D G

Calling America (that's where she has to be)

D A

Calling America (she left a number for me)

Calling America.

[Verse]

D A

But I'm just talking to a satellite

Bm G

Twenty thousand miles up in the sky each night

D Bm A D Bm A

Yeah, we're living in a modern world.

D A

All I had to do was pick up the phone

Bm G

I'm out in space, trying to talk to someone

D Bm A D D C#m

( )

Yeah, we're living in a modern world.

[Pre-Chorus]

F# Bm

She left a number I could call

G Em C

But no one's there, no one at all

F# Bm F# Bm

There must be something going wrong

G A

That number just rings on and on.

[Chorus]

D G

Calling America (can't get a message through)

D A

Calling America (that's what she said to do)

D G

Calling America (that's where she has to be)

D A

Calling America (she left a number for me)

Calling America.

[Solo] (over verse chords)

e|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|-----------|---------|---------|

B|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|-----------|---------|---------|

G|-2---0-----|-----------|-----------|--------|-2---0-----|---------|---------|

D|--------4--|-2---4--2--|-0-2-4-----|--------|--------4--|-0---0---|-0-------|

A|-----------|-----------|--------2--|-2------|-----------|---------|---------|

E|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|-----------|---------|---------|

[Verse]

D A

Said she'd call when she'd been gone a while

Bm G

Guess she's missing me across the miles

D Bm A D Bm A

Yeah, we're living in a modern world.

[Chorus]

D G

Calling America (can't get a message through)

D A

Calling America (that's what she said to do)

D G

Calling America (that's where she has to be)

D A

Calling America (she left a number for me)

Calling America.

Calling America, Calling America

Calling America, Calling America...

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