Someone Keeps Calling My Name Chords by Harry Chapin
Tempo:
72.875 bpm
Chords used:
E
A
B
F#m
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[A]
[E]
My [Bm] name is Jenny [D] and I am [A] four [E] fingers old
[A] Mostly I [E] just try to do [D] the [A] things that I [B] am told
[E] But when they say that [D] I'm too young a girl [A] to ride [E] a bike
[A] I may be just [E] four fingers old [D] but I [A] know what [E] I [B] like
[E] Someone keeps calling [F#m] my name
[E] Someone keeps calling [F#m] my name
[A] Or is it just the rustling of [B] the wind
[A] Or is it just [F#m] that I need [B] a friend
[E] Someone keeps calling [F#m] my [B] name
My [E] name
My name [D] is Jason and [A] I'm ten [E] birthdays old
[A] My parents had [E] me years ago [D] to [A] have and [B] to hold
[E] But sometimes they [Bm] don't talk too much [D] or touch [A] hardly [E] at all
[A] It's strange how two [E] can share a life [D]
[A] divided [B] by a wall
[E] Someone keeps calling [F#m] my name
[E] Someone keeps calling [F#m] my name
Or [A] is it just the rustling of [B] the wind
[A] Or is it just [F#m] that I need [B] a friend
[E] Someone keeps calling my [F#m] [B] name My [E] name
My name is [D] Jonathan [A] and I'm fifty [E] seasons old
[A] I say it that [E] way cause I [D] love the [A] changes each [B] year holds
[E] But as I look around [Bm] I see [E] some [A] changes nature [E] never planned
I [A] guess it's time [E] to change [D] ourselves at least [A] while we [E] still [B] can
[E]
Someone keeps calling [F#m] my name
[E]
Someone keeps calling [F#m] my name
[A] Or is it just the rustling [B] of the wind
[A] Or is it just [F#m] that I need [B] a friend
[E]
Someone keeps calling my [F#m] [B] name
My [E] name
My name is [D] Jamie fifteen years [A] I've been [E] too young
[A] Is it time [E] to face the truth [D] and toss [A] it off [B] my tongue
[E] You see the world has come [D] a calling and it's bleeding [A] at [E] my door
[A] Am I supposed [E] to turn away [D] or is this [A] what I'm [Em] here for
[B]
[E] Someone keeps calling [F#m] my name
[E] Someone keeps calling [F#m] my name
Is [A] it just the rustling of the [B] wind
[A] Or is it that I'm [F#m] looking [B] for a friend
[E] Someone keeps [F#m] calling my name
[B] [E] My name
[A] [B]
[F#] Someone [G#m] keeps calling [F#] my name
[G#m] Someone keeps calling [B] [C#]
[B] [D#m] [G#m] [C#]
[F#] [G#m] [F#] my name
[G#m] Someone keeps calling [B] my [C#] [B]
[D#m] [G#m] [C#] name
[F#] Yeah, someone keeps [G#m] calling my name
[F#] Well, someone keeps calling [G#m] my name
[F#] [B] Or is it just the rustling [C#] of the wind
You can tell me now
[B] Or is it just [G#m] that I need [C#] a friend
Oh, [F#] someone keeps [G#m] calling my name
You can [F#] hear a kiss call
[G#m] [B] [C#] [B]
[E]
My [Bm] name is Jenny [D] and I am [A] four [E] fingers old
[A] Mostly I [E] just try to do [D] the [A] things that I [B] am told
[E] But when they say that [D] I'm too young a girl [A] to ride [E] a bike
[A] I may be just [E] four fingers old [D] but I [A] know what [E] I [B] like
[E] Someone keeps calling [F#m] my name
[E] Someone keeps calling [F#m] my name
[A] Or is it just the rustling of [B] the wind
[A] Or is it just [F#m] that I need [B] a friend
[E] Someone keeps calling [F#m] my [B] name
My [E] name
My name [D] is Jason and [A] I'm ten [E] birthdays old
[A] My parents had [E] me years ago [D] to [A] have and [B] to hold
[E] But sometimes they [Bm] don't talk too much [D] or touch [A] hardly [E] at all
[A] It's strange how two [E] can share a life [D]
[A] divided [B] by a wall
[E] Someone keeps calling [F#m] my name
[E] Someone keeps calling [F#m] my name
Or [A] is it just the rustling of [B] the wind
[A] Or is it just [F#m] that I need [B] a friend
[E] Someone keeps calling my [F#m] [B] name My [E] name
My name is [D] Jonathan [A] and I'm fifty [E] seasons old
[A] I say it that [E] way cause I [D] love the [A] changes each [B] year holds
[E] But as I look around [Bm] I see [E] some [A] changes nature [E] never planned
I [A] guess it's time [E] to change [D] ourselves at least [A] while we [E] still [B] can
[E]
Someone keeps calling [F#m] my name
[E]
Someone keeps calling [F#m] my name
[A] Or is it just the rustling [B] of the wind
[A] Or is it just [F#m] that I need [B] a friend
[E]
Someone keeps calling my [F#m] [B] name
My [E] name
My name is [D] Jamie fifteen years [A] I've been [E] too young
[A] Is it time [E] to face the truth [D] and toss [A] it off [B] my tongue
[E] You see the world has come [D] a calling and it's bleeding [A] at [E] my door
[A] Am I supposed [E] to turn away [D] or is this [A] what I'm [Em] here for
[B]
[E] Someone keeps calling [F#m] my name
[E] Someone keeps calling [F#m] my name
Is [A] it just the rustling of the [B] wind
[A] Or is it that I'm [F#m] looking [B] for a friend
[E] Someone keeps [F#m] calling my name
[B] [E] My name
[A] [B]
[F#] Someone [G#m] keeps calling [F#] my name
[G#m] Someone keeps calling [B] [C#]
[B] [D#m] [G#m] [C#]
[F#] [G#m] [F#] my name
[G#m] Someone keeps calling [B] my [C#] [B]
[D#m] [G#m] [C#] name
[F#] Yeah, someone keeps [G#m] calling my name
[F#] Well, someone keeps calling [G#m] my name
[F#] [B] Or is it just the rustling [C#] of the wind
You can tell me now
[B] Or is it just [G#m] that I need [C#] a friend
Oh, [F#] someone keeps [G#m] calling my name
You can [F#] hear a kiss call
[G#m] [B] [C#] [B]
Key:
E
A
B
F#m
D
E
A
B
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ My [Bm] name is Jenny [D] and I am [A] four [E] fingers old
[A] Mostly I [E] just try to do [D] the [A] things that I [B] am told
[E] But when they say that [D] I'm too young a girl [A] to ride [E] a bike
[A] I may be just [E] four fingers old [D] but I [A] know what [E] I [B] _ like
[E] Someone keeps calling [F#m] my name
_ _ [E] Someone keeps calling [F#m] my name
_ [A] Or is it just the rustling of [B] the wind
_ [A] Or is it just [F#m] that I need [B] a friend
_ _ [E] Someone keeps calling [F#m] my [B] name
My [E] name
My _ _ _ _ name [D] is Jason and [A] I'm ten [E] birthdays old
[A] My parents had [E] me years ago [D] to [A] have and [B] to hold
[E] But sometimes they [Bm] don't talk too much [D] or touch [A] hardly [E] at all
[A] It's strange how two [E] can share a life [D]
[A] divided [B] by a wall
_ _ [E] Someone keeps calling [F#m] my name
_ _ [E] Someone keeps calling [F#m] my name
Or [A] is it just the rustling of [B] the wind
_ [A] Or is it just [F#m] that I need [B] a friend
_ _ [E] Someone keeps calling my [F#m] _ [B] name My [E] name _
My _ _ _ _ _ name is [D] Jonathan [A] and I'm fifty [E] seasons old
[A] I say it that [E] way cause I [D] love the [A] changes each [B] year holds
[E] But as I look around [Bm] I see [E] some [A] changes nature [E] never planned
I [A] guess it's time [E] to change [D] ourselves at least [A] while we [E] still [B] can
_ [E]
Someone keeps calling [F#m] my name
_ _ [E]
Someone keeps calling [F#m] my name
[A] Or is it just the rustling [B] of the wind
_ [A] Or is it just [F#m] that I need [B] a friend
_ _ [E]
Someone keeps calling my [F#m] _ [B] name
My [E] name
_ My _ _ _ _ name is [D] Jamie fifteen years [A] I've been [E] too young
[A] Is it time [E] to face the truth [D] and toss [A] it off [B] my tongue
[E] You see the world has come [D] a calling and it's bleeding [A] at [E] my door
[A] Am I supposed [E] to turn away [D] or is this [A] what I'm [Em] here for
[B] _
_ [E] Someone keeps calling [F#m] my name _
_ [E] Someone keeps calling [F#m] my name
Is [A] it just the rustling of the [B] wind _
[A] Or is it that I'm [F#m] looking [B] for a friend _
[E] Someone keeps [F#m] calling my name
[B] _ [E] My name
_ [A] _ _ _ [B] _
[F#] _ _ Someone [G#m] _ keeps calling [F#] my name
_ _ [G#m] Someone keeps calling [B] _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _
[B] _ [D#m] _ [G#m] _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ [G#m] _ _ _ [F#] my name
_ _ [G#m] Someone keeps calling [B] my _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ [B] _
[D#m] _ [G#m] _ _ [C#] name
[F#] Yeah, someone keeps [G#m] calling my name
_ [F#] Well, someone keeps calling [G#m] my name
_ [F#] [B] Or is it just the rustling [C#] of the wind
You can tell me now
[B] Or is it just [G#m] that I need [C#] a friend
Oh, [F#] someone keeps [G#m] calling my name
You can [F#] hear a kiss call
[G#m] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ My [Bm] name is Jenny [D] and I am [A] four [E] fingers old
[A] Mostly I [E] just try to do [D] the [A] things that I [B] am told
[E] But when they say that [D] I'm too young a girl [A] to ride [E] a bike
[A] I may be just [E] four fingers old [D] but I [A] know what [E] I [B] _ like
[E] Someone keeps calling [F#m] my name
_ _ [E] Someone keeps calling [F#m] my name
_ [A] Or is it just the rustling of [B] the wind
_ [A] Or is it just [F#m] that I need [B] a friend
_ _ [E] Someone keeps calling [F#m] my [B] name
My [E] name
My _ _ _ _ name [D] is Jason and [A] I'm ten [E] birthdays old
[A] My parents had [E] me years ago [D] to [A] have and [B] to hold
[E] But sometimes they [Bm] don't talk too much [D] or touch [A] hardly [E] at all
[A] It's strange how two [E] can share a life [D]
[A] divided [B] by a wall
_ _ [E] Someone keeps calling [F#m] my name
_ _ [E] Someone keeps calling [F#m] my name
Or [A] is it just the rustling of [B] the wind
_ [A] Or is it just [F#m] that I need [B] a friend
_ _ [E] Someone keeps calling my [F#m] _ [B] name My [E] name _
My _ _ _ _ _ name is [D] Jonathan [A] and I'm fifty [E] seasons old
[A] I say it that [E] way cause I [D] love the [A] changes each [B] year holds
[E] But as I look around [Bm] I see [E] some [A] changes nature [E] never planned
I [A] guess it's time [E] to change [D] ourselves at least [A] while we [E] still [B] can
_ [E]
Someone keeps calling [F#m] my name
_ _ [E]
Someone keeps calling [F#m] my name
[A] Or is it just the rustling [B] of the wind
_ [A] Or is it just [F#m] that I need [B] a friend
_ _ [E]
Someone keeps calling my [F#m] _ [B] name
My [E] name
_ My _ _ _ _ name is [D] Jamie fifteen years [A] I've been [E] too young
[A] Is it time [E] to face the truth [D] and toss [A] it off [B] my tongue
[E] You see the world has come [D] a calling and it's bleeding [A] at [E] my door
[A] Am I supposed [E] to turn away [D] or is this [A] what I'm [Em] here for
[B] _
_ [E] Someone keeps calling [F#m] my name _
_ [E] Someone keeps calling [F#m] my name
Is [A] it just the rustling of the [B] wind _
[A] Or is it that I'm [F#m] looking [B] for a friend _
[E] Someone keeps [F#m] calling my name
[B] _ [E] My name
_ [A] _ _ _ [B] _
[F#] _ _ Someone [G#m] _ keeps calling [F#] my name
_ _ [G#m] Someone keeps calling [B] _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _
[B] _ [D#m] _ [G#m] _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ [G#m] _ _ _ [F#] my name
_ _ [G#m] Someone keeps calling [B] my _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ [B] _
[D#m] _ [G#m] _ _ [C#] name
[F#] Yeah, someone keeps [G#m] calling my name
_ [F#] Well, someone keeps calling [G#m] my name
_ [F#] [B] Or is it just the rustling [C#] of the wind
You can tell me now
[B] Or is it just [G#m] that I need [C#] a friend
Oh, [F#] someone keeps [G#m] calling my name
You can [F#] hear a kiss call
[G#m] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _