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WHY SHOULD YOU COME WHEN I CALL  by CountingCrows
i'd try to tune the guitar to the actual song. its in 447, not in 440 
to start, play along with diads and triads, the guitar is very sparse in a heavy mix.
Intro
 G|  D/F#|  Em|  D|  C|  D|  G|[mostly GBD string voicings]
GIt`s one thirty in the Cmorning and that`s Falright by Cme
GWeren`t you Cwaiting by the Fphone?
GI should give a little Cwarning
But I neeFd the things I Cneed
BmI`m not proud to need a Emhand, Cbut I just don’t AmunderstaDnd
CHORUS
GSo why should you Bmcome when I Emcall?
I nGever say nothing at CallBm  C  D  
GWhy do I Bmgo when I Emgo?
GIt`s leaving me here all Calone
You oughGt to get out on Cyour ownD  
Ain't necessarily a bad thing
To believe the things I say
Cause you can make yourself feel good
You know it's really not a good thing
To give everything to me
I'm just waiting for the show
Cause I got no where to go
GSo why should you Bmcome when I Emcall?
I nGever say nothing at CallBm  C  D  
GWhy do I Bmgo when I Emgo?
GIt`s leaving me here all Calone
You oughGt to get out on Cyour own
Bridge:
   FCause nothing Cmakes me feel so Ggood
  FGets me Chigh
So I Fsleep at Cnight
And Amlets me know that Geverythings Falright
I feel Dnice
I'm so sorry in the morning
Could believe what you believe
I'm used to waking up alone
And if you think about it
Anyone you think about is better love than me
But if you've Bmnot fallen Emquite 
asleep CI might call tonAmight
If that's Dalright...
GSo why should you Bmcome when I Emcall?
I nGever say nothing at CallBm  C  D  
GWhy do I Bmgo when I Emgo?
GIt`s leaving me here all Calone
You oughGt to get out on Cyour ownD  
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Why Should You Come When I Call

by Counting Crows

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D/F#

WHY SHOULD YOU COME WHEN I CALL by CountingCrows

i'd try to tune the guitar to the actual song. its in 447, not in 440

to start, play along with diads and triads, the guitar is very sparse in a heavy mix.

Intro

G D/F# Em D C D G

G C F C

It`s one thirty in the morning and that`s alright by me

G C F

Weren`t you waiting by the phone?

G C

I should give a little warning

F C

But I need the things I need

Bm Em C Am D

I`m not proud to need a hand, but I just don’t understand

CHORUS

G Bm Em

So why should you come when I call?

G C Bm C D

I never say nothing at all

G Bm Em

Why do I go when I go?

G C

It`s leaving me here all alone

G C D

You ought to get out on your own

Ain't necessarily a bad thing

To believe the things I say

Cause you can make yourself feel good

You know it's really not a good thing

To give everything to me

I'm just waiting for the show

Cause I got no where to go

G Bm Em

So why should you come when I call?

G C Bm C D

I never say nothing at all

G Bm Em

Why do I go when I go?

G C

It`s leaving me here all alone

G C

You ought to get out on your own

Bridge:

F C G

Cause nothing makes me feel so good

F C

Gets me high

F C

So I sleep at night

Am G F

And lets me know that everythings alright

I feel nice

I'm so sorry in the morning

Could believe what you believe

I'm used to waking up alone

And if you think about it

Anyone you think about is better love than me

Bm Em

But if you've not fallen quite

C Am

asleep I might call tonight

If that's alright...

G Bm Em

So why should you come when I call?

G C Bm C D

I never say nothing at all

G Bm Em

Why do I go when I go?

G C

It`s leaving me here all alone

G C D

You ought to get out on your own

Improvising over chorus chords

About Why Should You Come When I Call Chords by Counting Crows

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