Rory Gallagher – Calling Card (Guitar)

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Chords

Note: Song counted in 12/8 time
[Intro]
Bass riff
G|-------------------|
D|---------------0---|
A|-------3---------1-|
E|-3-----------------|
||: Gm7 C7 :|| (x20) [Verse 1]
Gm7                    C7          Gm7      C7
  Well, the rain ain't fussy about where it lands

Gm7          C7        Gm7           C7
  It'll find you no matter where you stand

Gm7               C7       Gm7                 C7
  It's gonna rain brother, and it's gonna rain hard

         Gm7
When the blues comes calling with it's calling card
[Verse 2]
Gm7        C7                   Gm7         C7
  It ain't too funny when you'd rather die

Gm7      C7                 Gm7              C7
Ain't no pleasure when that girl don't reply

        Gm7       C7              Gm7      C7
To your love sick letter that you wrote in tears

      Gm7
About feeling so bad for a million years
[Bridge 1]
Cm7        F
 Watch out brother,

Cm7  F
 be alert

Cm7      F
Whatever you do,

Cm7 F               Gm7   C7
    don't show that hurt

                Gm7   C7
Don't show that hurt
||: Gm7 C7 :|| [Solo 1] ||: Gm7 C7 :|| (x12) (Guitar solo) ||: Am7 D :|| (x12) (Piano solo) [Bridge 2]
Cm7        F
 I've been subjected,

Cm7           F
 I've been so___ distressed

Cm7        F
 Come back baby,

Cm7        F
 and clean up this mess
Clean up this mess [Solo 2] ||: Gm7 C7 :|| (x8) [Verse 3]
Gm7        C7                   Gm7         C7
  It ain't too funny when you'd rather die

Gm7      C7                 Gm7              C7
Ain't no pleasure when that girl don't reply

        Gm7       C7              Gm7      C7
To your love sick letter that you wrote in tears

      Gm7
About feeling so bad for a million years
[Verse 4]
Gm7              C7          Gm7            C7
  Yeah, the rain ain't fussy about where it falls

Gm7           C7               Gm7           C7
  It rains on one just like it rains on all

Gm7           C7                  Gm7        C7
  But when it falls brother, it's gonna rain hard

         Gm7
When the blues comes calling with his calling card
[Outro]
||: Gm7 C7 :|| (x32)
||: Gm7 :|| (x8)