I Called Out Your Name
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Intro: C - Em (4x)
C Em C
Under the sky, the cold morning light,
Am Em F-G
I called out your name.
C
With nothing I could feel
Em C
Nothing I knew was real
Am Em F-G
I called out your name
Am Em G G7
Vision a blur, voice in a slur, crying in the rain
C Em C
One thing I knew, baby it was you.
F C - G
I called out your name.
G C G C
I was dreamin of a place where my body never aged,
Am Em F - G
I called out your name.
C G C
I was dreamin of a time when I never lost my mind,
Am Em F - G
I called out your name.
Am Em
My vision turned the threat, I woke up in a sweat,
G G7
feeling my spirits drain!
C G C
One thing I knew baby it was you.
F C G
I called out your name.
F
I was feelin so old, my body so cold,
C
Only you I needed to see.
F
I had fallen so low, you were all I had known
G G7
I had to love before I had to leave!
Interlude:
C G C Am Em F C
C G C Am Em F C
Am Em G G7
C G C F C G
F
I was feelin so old, my body so cold,
C
Only you I needed to see.
F
I had fallen so low, you were all I had known
G G7
I had to love before I had to leave!
C G C
Under the sky, the cold morning light
Am Em F - G
I called out your name.
C
With nothing I could feel,
G C
Nothing I knew was real,
Am Em F - G
I called out your name.
A
My time was running out!
Em G G7
Still I had to shout, I held my refrain! Whoa!
C G C
One thing I knew, baby it was you!
F C - G - C
I called out your name.
How to play I Called Out Your Name
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is C. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.