I Should've Called Chords

KeyG# CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays431

I Should've Called by George Jones is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of G#. It uses the chords G#, C#, D# and C. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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  			(G#) Spent a week in Houston and watched it (C#) rain 
(D#) Spent a day in Dallas missing (G#) planes 
Lord, it sure was cold up in Montre(C#)al 
(D#) I thought of you and I should've (G#) called 
 
Acupolco, lying in the (C#) sun 
(D#) Spending all of my gold drinking (C#) lots of (G#) rum 
Mexicali women tan and (C#) tall 
(D#) Wish you were here, I should've (G#) called 
 
(C#) In spite of (D#) all my good in(G#)tentions 
(C#) I am the (D#) one who built the wall 
(G#) All by myself who ever (C#) thought  
(D#) I sure miss you, I (G#) should've called 
 
(G#) California is nice this time of (C#) year 
(D#) Colorado is fine and they got good (G#) beer 
Back in Tennessee it's an early (C#) fall 
(D#) I still love you, I should've (G#) called 
(D#) I still love you, I should've (G#) called 
(D#) I still love you, I should've (G#) called 
 
 
(you can also capo the 1st fret, and play in C) 
 

    	

Chord diagrams

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Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
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