Train - Call me sir
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Capo: 4
Tuning: E A D G B E
Capo 4th fret to match recorded key
(You can also transpose this tab +4 for the original chords and play them as
barre chords for a more advanced version.)
[CHORDS & STRUMMING PATTERN]
Em7 - 02x033 (mute 4th string with bottom of index finger)
Em9 - 02x032 (same mute as above)
Am7 - x02010
Am9 - x02000
D7 - xx0212
D7sus2 - xx0210
G - 320003
Gadd9 - 320203 (fingering 31-2-4; you can substitute G for this chord)
Bm7 - x24232 (easier non-barre chord version: x20202)
Main Strumming Pattern - begins in Verse 1 at 0:27 and continues throughout
the song except during Bridge:
Em7 Em9 Em7 Am7 Am9 Am7
D D D U D U U D D D U D U U
e|-----3-----3-----2-----3-----3---|-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0---|
B|-----3---x-3-----3-----3-x---3---|-----1---x-1-----0-----1-----1---|
G|-----0---x-0-----0-----0-x---0---|-----0---x-0-----0-----0-----0---|
D|-----x---x-x-----x-----x-x---x---|---2-2---x-2-----2-----2-----2---|
A|---2-2-----2-----2-----2-----2---|-0---------------0---------------|
E|-0---------------0---------------|---------------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
D7 D7sus2 D7 Gadd9 Bm7
D D D U D U U D D D U D U U
e|-----2-----2-----0-----2-----2---|-----3-----3-----2-----2-----2---|
B|-----1---x-1-----1-----1-x---1---|-----0---x-0-----3-----3-x---3---|
G|---2-2---x-2-----2-----2-x---2---|-----2---x-2-----2-----2-x---2---|
D|-0-------x-------0-------x-------|-----0---x-0-----4-----4-x---4---|
A|---------------------------------|---2-------------2---------------|
E|---------------------------------|-3-------------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
Note: x-x-x on beats 2 & 4 = string slaps to simulate the beat of the kick
drum and claps in the studio recording. Slap strings with strumming hand.
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[Start of Song]
[Chorus]
Em7 When I ride by mysAm7elf, I don't ever get no hD7elp
But when I roll up with hGer, Bm7everybody calls me Em7Sir
No matter how long I stAm7ay, they never ever know my nD7ame
But when I walk in with hGer, Bm7everybody calls me
[Verse 1]
N.C.
SirEm7Northern CalifEm9orniEm7a, sAm7ame old Friday nAm9ightAm7
TD7end to be invD7sus2isible D7 underGadd9neath these city lBm7ights
Em7Then I met my bEm9aby,Em7 fAm7elt like I struck gAm9old Am7
D7 D7sus2 D7 Gadd9 Bm7 (Em7)
Now they treat me like royalty everywhere I go (oh-oh-oh-oh)
[Chorus]
Em7 Em9When I ridEm7e by myseAm7lf, Am9I don'tAm7 ever get D7no help
But D7sus2when I roll up with hGadd9er, Bm7everybody calls me Em7Sir
No Em9matter howEm7 long I sAm7tay, they Am9neverAm7 ever know D7my name
But D7sus2when I walD7k in with hGadd9er, Bm7everybody calls me Em7Sir
[Post-Chorus]
Em7 Oh-oh oh-Em9oh oh-oh oh-oh oEm7h ohAm7-oh, Am9 Am7 call me Sir
D7 D7sus2 D7 Gadd9 Bm7 (Em7)
Oh-oh oh-oh oh-oh oh-oh oh oh-oh (oh-oh-oh-oh)
[Verse 2]
Em7I ain't goin' nEm9owheEm7re unAm7less he's there with mAm9e Am7
D7 'Cause I don't stand in lD7sus2ine no mD7ore, adGadd9mission's always fBm7ree
Em7He could break the lEm9aw, Em7 he could bAm7reak your heart in tAm9wo Am7
D7 D7sus2 D7 Gadd9 Bm7 (Em7)
But I promise that you won't care when he smiles at you (oh-oh-oh-oh)
[Chorus]
Em7 Em9When I ridEm7e by myseAm7lf, Am9I don't eveAm7r get no hD7elp
But D7sus2when I roll up with hGadd9er, Bm7everybody calls me Em7Sir
No Em9matter howEm7 long I sAm7tay, they Am9never eveAm7r know my nD7ame
But D7sus2when I walD7k in with hGadd9er, Bm7everybody calls me Em7Sir
[Post-Chorus]
Em7 Oh-oh oh-Em9oh oh-oh oh-oh oEm7h ohAm7-oh, Am9 Am7 call me Sir
D7 D7sus2 D7 Gadd9 Bm7 Em7
Oh-oh oh-oh oh-oh oh-oh oh oh-oh, (a-ha) call me Sir
Oh-oh oh-Em9oh oh-oh oh-oh (come onEm7) oh oAm7h-oh, Am9 Am7 callD7 me Sir
D7sus2 D7 Gadd9 Bm7 (Em7)
Oh-oh oh-oh oh-oh oh-oh oh oh-oh (oh-oh-oh-oh)
(She makes me feel like a billion bucks bruh, yeah)
[Bridge]
Em7 Every time we hit the streets it's like a world premiere
Am7 She make me feel like Sia swinging from that chandelier
(Went fromD7) marginally famous to the top of the A list
And Gjust for future reference, here's a Bm7tip, Mr. Belvedere
Em7 Never judge a book by its cover
Am7 And never judge an ugly duckling duckling by his mother
The D7Frog Prince got kissed, her lips granted his wish
It's a Gsad world when your net worth deBm7termines your lover
BuEm7t what would I ever do without you huh?
Am7 I prolly wouldn't have a clue without you
But D7one thing's for sure, is when I pull up with her
(G*) (Bm7*)
Don't refer to me as Travie, you can, you can call me Sir
[Post-Chorus Outro]
Em7 Oh-oh oh-Em9oh oh-oh oh-oh oEm7h ohAm7-oh, Am9 Am7 call me Sir
(What would I ever do without you, what would I ever do without you)
D7 Oh-oh oh-D7sus2oh oh-oh oh-oh oD7h oGadd9h-oh Bm7 call me Em7Sir
(What would I ever do without you)
Em7 Oh-oh oh-Em9oh oh-oh oh-oh oEm7h ohAm7-oh, Am9 Am7 call me Sir
(What would I ever do without you, what would I ever do without you)
D7 D7sus2 D7 Gadd9 Bm7 Em7**
Oh-oh oh-oh oh-oh oh-oh oh oh-oh call me Sir
(What would I ever do without you)
[End]
*G and Bm7 chords barely audible at end of bridge
**For the final chord, play root note (open 6th string) only
to match the recorded version where only the bass guitar plays
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x - muted/dampened string
D - downstroke
U - upstroke
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