Cold Caller Chords

KeyA CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays376

Cold Caller by Julia Jacklin is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of A. It uses the chords A, E, D, F#m and Dm. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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Verse 
A                              E           D 
Will I be a a mother or will I always be a child? 
A                               E              D 
Does someone come and say, "hey girl, it's your time"? 
A                                E           D 
What if I'm dancing and I don't hear the door knock? 
A                       E         D 
And some cold caller decides I'm not 

          A         E 
Ready to change 
               A                                 E           D 
Oh what if my body is but my mind remains the same? 

Verse 
A                              E           D 
Will I be a mother or will I always be a child? 
A                               E         D 
Does someone come and say your time has arrived? 
A                                E           D 
What if I'm sleeping and I don't wake with the call? 
A                                              E             D 
And I sleep right through it and some kind of god decides im not 
 
          A         E 
Ready to change 
               A                                     E           D 
Oh what if my mind is but my body won't take to the stage 

Solo 
A E 
A E 
A F#m E 
A E 

Bridge 
A (let it ring) 
I heard her screaming last night in my dreams 
A (come in quietly)      E 
I tried to reach out and hold her 
A                                     E         D 
Can someone please tell me what that screaming means? 
A                              E 
And not say wait till you get older 
D         E 
Are you alright? 
D          A 
I have to see 
D            E 
Oh my sweet sister 
       E                       A     E 
You've always been braver than me 
               A                           E 
Oh what if my love is but I'm not ready to be? 
                A          E 
I'm willing to change 
        A                          E   Dm 
Oh it's not just me he's also afraid. 

Outro 
A E (x3) 
A E Dm (x7) 
fade out 
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

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).
No microphone? You can still tap any string above to hear its exact reference pitch.

Metronome

100 BPM Andante