Key: D major
Verse 1
Somebody
D
A
told her that there was a place like heaven
Bm
G
Across the water on a 747
Bm
A
D
Bm
A
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
Yeah, we're living in
A
D
Bm
G
A
In a modern world
Pre-chorus 1
F#
Bm
Talk is cheap on satellite
G
Em
C
But all I get is (static)
F#
Bm
Information
F#
Bm
I'm still here
G
A
re- dial on automa tic
Chorus 1
D
A
Calling America (she left a number for me)
Verse 2
D
A
But I'm just talking to a satellite
Bm
A
D
Bm
A
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
Bm
A
D
Bm
G
A
In a modern world
Pre-chorus 2
F#
Bm
She left a number I could call
G
Em
C
But no one's there, no one at all
F#
Bm
There must be something
F#
Bm
going wrong
G
A
That number just rings on and on
Chorus 2
D
A
Calling America (she left a number for me)
Interlude 1
D
A
Bm
G
D
Bm
A
D
Bm
A
Verse 3
D
Bm
Yeah, we're living in
A
D
A
In a modern world
Chorus 3
D
A
Calling America (she left a number for me)
A
A
Outro 1
G
D
Calling America
A
D
Calling America
G
D
A
Calling America
[Repeat and fade]
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