Song: The Call
Artist: Backstreet Boys
Album: Black & Blue (2000) Zomba Records
Tabbed by: Christie
**Please Note: The alignment of the chords with the lyrics might be slightly off**
Introduction:
(Bbm) (F)
e-------1--------------|---2-5-3-2------------------3----------|
b-------2--------------|-----------5-3-2------------3----------|
g-------3--------------|-----------------4--2-0-----2----------|
d-------3--------------|----------------------------3----------|
a-------1--------------|----------------------------3----------|
e----------------------|-------------------------1--1----------|
Continue to play this pattern through intro: Bbm, Bbm, Bbm, Bbm, F
Then...
e-2-1-------------|
b-----4-2-1-------|
g-----------4-3-4-|
d-----------------|
a-----------------|
e-----------------|
Verse1:
Bbm F
Let me tell you the story about the call that changed my destiny
Bbm Eb F
Me and my boys went out, just to end up in mysery
Bbm F
I was about to go home and there she was standing in front of me
F# F
And Hi, I got a little place nearby
Bbm F
I wanna go, I should have said no
Db
Someone's waiting for me
Eb F
But I called my girl up and said
CHORUS:
Bbm
Listen Baby I'm sorry
F
Just wanna tell you don't worry
Db Eb F Bbm
I will be late don't stay up and wait for me
F Db
I'll say again you're dropping out my battery it's low
Eb F
So you know we're goin to a place nearby
Bbm
I gotta go
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/b/backstreet_boys/the_call_tab_ver_2.html ]
Verse 2: (Same as Verse 1)
Now two years gone, nothing's been won
I can't take it back what's done is done
One of her friends found out
That she wasn't my only one
And it eats me from inside, that she's not by my side
Just because I made that call and lied
CHORUS: (same as first chorus)
Listen Baby I'm sorry
Just wanna tell you don't worry
I will be late don't stay up and wait for me
I'll say again you're dropping out my battery is low
So you know we're goin to a place nearby
I gotta go
Chrous Break(Bridge)
Repeat intro pattern: Bbm, Bbm, Bbm, Bbm, F
Then as they sing like a choir with the "oohs" play the chords from the chrous.
Then...
e-2-1-----------2-1-----------|
b-----4-2-1---------4-2-1-----|
g-----------4-3-----------4-3-|
d-----------------------------|
a-----------------------------|
e-----------------------------|
KEY CHANGE: UP FULL STEP
Final Verse:
C#m G#
Let me tell you the story about the call that changed my destiny
C#m F G# C#m
Me and my boys went out, just to end up in mysery
G#
I was about to go home and there she was standing in front of me
D# (No chords)
Said I, I got a little place nearby
(No Chords)
Gotta go
Final Chorus (x2):
C#m
Listen Baby I'm sorry
G#
Just wanna tell you don't worry
D# F G# C#m
I will be late don't stay up and wait for me
G# D#
I'll say again you're dropping out my battery it's low
F G#
So you know we're goin to a place nearby
F# G#
We're goin to a place nearby
C#m
Gotta go
Play during the end of the last chorus:
e---4-3-1---------4-3-1----------|
b---------4-3-1---------4-3-1----|
g---------------4-------------4-5|
d--------------------------------|
a--------------------------------|
e--------------------------------|
That should be about right.
I love backstreet boys!!!!!
