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Date: 8/14/96; 1:39:13 AM
From: Darragh Egan <darragh@switchtech.net>
Subject: "When I Call Your Name" by Vince Gill


"WHEN I CALL YOUR NAME."  PERFORMED BY VINCE GILL.
WRITTEN BY VINCE GILL AND TIM BUBOIS.
TRANSCRIBED FROM "VINCE GILL: SOUVENIRS" [MCA RECORDS, 1995]
ORIGINALLY RELEASED ON THE MCA CD: "WHEN I CALL YOUR NAME"


Notes:  Played in 3/4 time.  Written in Key of F, shifting up to key of F#
for last Chorus.  To play it in the key of E, capo on the first fret and
play the chords in brackets.

                           VINCE GILL 

                      WHEN I CALL YOUR NAME


INTRO:    Bb  F  C  F    C         
          [A  E  B  E    B]


  F [E]            F [E]     Bb [A]   F [E]
I rushed home from work like I always do.
F [E]      F [E]          Gm [F#m]    C [B]
I spent my whole day just thinking of you.
       F  [E]             F [E]          Bb [A]         F [E]
When I walked through the front door, my whole life was changed
      Bb [A]    F [E]      C [B]         F [E]      C [B]
Cause nobody answered when I called your name.


A note on the table that told me goodbye
Said you'd grown weary of living a lie.
Oh, your love has ended, but mine still remains;
But nobody answers when I call your name.


                  F[E]   Gm[F#m]  Bb[A]    F[E]
          Oh, the lonely sound of my voice calling
             F[E]    F[E] C[B]     C[B]
          Is driving me insane.
              F[E]      Gm[F#m]   Bb[A]      F[E]
          And just like rain, the tears keep falling;
              Bb[A]  F[E]         C[B]        F[E]     C[B]
          But nobody answers when I call your name.


INSTRUMENTAL:
  F  F  Bb  F    F  Gm  C  C    F  F  Bb  F    Bb  F  C  F    Db
[ E  E   A  E    E  F#m B  B    E  E   A  E    A   E  B  E    C ]


                  F#[F]  G#m[Gm]  B[Bb]    F#[F]
          Oh, the lonely sound of my voice calling
             F#[F]   F#[F] Db[C]    Db[C]
          Is driving me insane.
              F#[F]     G#m[Gm]   B[Bb]      F#[F]
          And just like rain, the tears keep falling;
              B[Bb]  F#[F]        Db[C]       F#[F]
          But nobody answers when I call your name.

              B[Bb]  F#[F]        Db[C]       F#[F]
          Oh, nobody answers when I call your name.


Transcribed by Darragh Egan <darragh@switchtech.net>
Please send any corrections to me.