“call on me” by chicago
( loughnane )
chicago vii 1974

for the intro , i strum the first six chords once and then make – up my own kind of rhythm .
also , sliding up the fretboard from Am and A#m a little sounds like the recording .
it would help to play all of the chords using barre chords , and a wah – wah pedal is needed .

intro : Am Bm Dm A#m C#m Em
Bm Dm Am Bm C#m Em C#m Em
A#m A#m Bm C#m

for the verses , i play a strumming pattern of :

w w x w u x u u x D u D with w ( down ) , u ( up ) , and x ( muted )

verse 1 :
C#m Bm
the feeling was clear , clear as a blue sky on a sunny day
C#m
everything was you , oo ooo
D C#m Bm
’cause no one made me feel , the way i felt with you , oh oohh
C#m C#m D
call on me ’cause i love you
C#m C#m D6 C#m C#m D A#m A#m Bm C#m
you know i do , you love me too .

for verse 2 , the strumming pattern stays the same , but for the first D chord , i play :

w u w u w x w x w x ( twice )

verse 2 :
C#m Bm
then came a change , when i said i would soon be leavin’ you
C#m
nothing else to do , oooh
D C#m Bm
but please remember i’ll never lose the thought of you
C#m C#m D
call on me ’cause i love you
C#m C#m D6 C#m C#m D A#m
you know i do , you love me too , oo ooo
A#m
hoo ooh oh oh hoh

i ad – lib on rhythm for the instrumental . it’s difficult to hear the guitar
over the brass and percussion anyways .

instrumental 1 : A#m Bm C#m Em Bm Dm
Am Cm Bm Gmaj7 Bm Cm Dm

same strum pattern as verse 1

verse 3 :
Dm Cm
you’ve got to find someone else to somehow take my place
Dm
share his life with you , oo ooo
D# Dm Cm
but if you need a friend , you can always count on me
Dm Dm D#
count on me ’cause i love you ,
Dm Dm D#6 Dm Dm D# Bm
you know i do , you love me too , oo ooo

instrumental 2 : Bm Dm Am Bm Cm Bm

outro :
Bm
you can count on me , ooh oh ( baby )
G D
you can count on me

( repeat until done )