Balwyn Calling chords by Skyhooks

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Song: Balwyn Calling
By: Skyhooks
Album: Living In The 70's (1974)

Intro:

|C majorC     | C majorC     |
|A augmentedA A major 6A6 A augmentedA A major 6A6 | A augmentedA A major 6A6 A augmentedA A major 6A6 | A augmentedA A major 6A6 A augmentedA A major 6A6 |A augmentedA A major 6A6 A augmentedA A major 6A6 |

Verse 1:

  A augmentedA
You met her at a party on Saturday night, She was drinkin' advocaat
  A augmentedA
Her skin was smooth and her jeans were tight, You didn't think she'd go that far
      A augmentedA
Ah well she mighta looked like a princess
G+G         D/F#D/F#     A augmentedA
Why'd you have to give her your address?
  A augmentedA
Cos you ain't safe when you get home
E MajorE     D MajorD      C majorC  D MajorD C majorC A augmentedA
She gonna call you on the te-le-phone
E MajorE     D MajorD      C majorC  D MajorD C majorC A augmentedA
She gonna call you on the te-le-phone

Riff:

|A augmentedA   |%       |%     |

e|---------------------------------|
BB|-3-2-0---3-2-0---3-2-0-----------|
G+G|-------2-------2-------2-0-------|
D MajorD|---------------------------4-2-0-|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------|


Chorus:

D MajorD     D/B  D MajorD       D/B
 Hey boy that's Balwyn callin'
D MajorD     D/B  D MajorD       D/B
 Hey boy that's Balwyn callin'
D MajorD     D/B  D MajorD       D/B
 Hey boy that's Balwyn callin'
FF     C majorC     D MajorD
Get on the phone and do a bit of stallin'
FF     C majorC     D MajorD
Get on the phone and do a bit of stallin'

Interlude:

|C majorC     | C majorC     |
|A augmentedA A major 6A6 A augmentedA A major 6A6 | A augmentedA A major 6A6 A augmentedA A major 6A6 | A augmentedA A major 6A6 A augmentedA A major 6A6 |A augmentedA A major 6A6 A augmentedA A major 6A6 |

Verse 2:

    A augmentedA
It was just too easy when you got to her flat
    A augmentedA
And she kicked off her platform shoes
    A augmentedA
And you played around like a cat and a rat
  A augmentedA
And now you got the Balwyn blues
     A augmentedA
Well you thought that she'd be a one nighter
G+G        D/F#D/F#    A augmentedA
But she wants to squeeze you tighter
A augmentedA
You ain't safe when you get home
E MajorE     D MajorD      C majorC  D MajorD C majorC A augmentedA
She gonna call you on the te-le-phone
E MajorE     D MajorD      C majorC  D MajorD C majorC A augmentedA
She gonna call you on the te-le-phone


Riff:

|A augmentedA   |%       |%     |

e|---------------------------------|
BB|-3-2-0---3-2-0---3-2-0-----------|
G+G|-------2-------2-------2-0-------|
D MajorD|---------------------------4-2-0-|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------|


Chorus:

D MajorD     D/B  D MajorD       D/B
 Hey boy that's Balwyn callin'
D MajorD     D/B  D MajorD       D/B
 Hey boy that's Balwyn callin'
D MajorD     D/B  D MajorD       D/B
 Hey boy that's Balwyn callin'
FF     C majorC     D MajorD
Get on the phone and do a bit of stallin'
FF     C majorC     D MajorD
Get on the phone and do a bit of stallin'

Intro:

|C majorC     | C majorC     |
|A augmentedA A major 6A6 A augmentedA A major 6A6 | A augmentedA A major 6A6 A augmentedA A major 6A6 | A augmentedA A major 6A6 A augmentedA A major 6A6 |A augmentedA A major 6A6 A augmentedA A major 6A6 |


Verse 3:

A augmentedA
She sure knows when she's got a good catch
    A augmentedA
And she just won't let go
A augmentedA
She's been searchin' for the perfect match
   A augmentedA
Her ambition with your dough
 A augmentedA
A majorA brick veneer prison is waitin' for you
  G+G    D/F#D/F#    A augmentedA
But you just smile while she turns the screw
  A augmentedA
And you ain't safe when you get home
E MajorE      D MajorD      C majorC  D MajorD C majorC A augmentedA
She's gonna call you on the te-le-phone
E MajorE     D MajorD      C majorC  D MajorD C majorC A augmentedA
She gonna call you on the te-le-phone


Riff:

|A augmentedA   |%       |%     |

e|---------------------------------|
BB|-3-2-0---3-2-0---3-2-0-----------|
G+G|-------2-------2-------2-0-------|
D MajorD|---------------------------4-2-0-|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------|


Chorus:

D MajorD     D/B  D MajorD       D/B
 Hey boy that's Balwyn callin'
D MajorD     D/B  D MajorD       D/B
 Hey boy that's Balwyn callin'
D MajorD     D/B  D MajorD       D/B
 Hey boy that's Balwyn callin'
FF     C majorC     D MajorD
Get on the phone and do a bit of stallin'
FF     C majorC     D MajorD
Get on the phone and do a bit of stallin'


Bridge:

D MajorD     D6D6   D MajorD       D6D6
 Hey boy that's Balwyn calling
D MajorD     D6D6   D MajorD       D6D6
 Hey boy that's Balwyn calling
D MajorD     D6D6   D MajorD       D6D6
 Hey boy that's Balwyn calling
D MajorD     D6D6   D MajorD       D6D6
 Hey boy that's Balwyn calling


D MajorD     Dsus2Dsus2 D MajorD  Dsus4Dsus4 D MajorD  Dsus2Dsus2
 Hey boy that's Bal-wyn  call-ing
D MajorD     Dsus2Dsus2 D MajorD  Dsus4Dsus4 D MajorD  Dsus2Dsus2
 Hey boy that's Bal-wyn  call-ing
D MajorD     Dsus2Dsus2 D MajorD  Dsus4Dsus4 D MajorD  Dsus2Dsus2
 Hey boy that's Bal-wyn  call-ing


FF     C majorC     D MajorD
Get on the phone and do a bit of stallin'
FF     C majorC     D MajorD
Get on the phone and do a bit of stallin'
FF      C majorC   N.C.
Get off the phone and get out of Balwyn

Riff:

|D MajorD       |%       |%       |%       | %        | D6D6

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-3-2-0---3-2-0---3-2-0---3-2-0---3-2-0---3-2-0---3-2-0---3-2-0---3-2-0----------|
G+G|-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2------2-0-------|
D MajorD|--------------------------------------------------------------------------4-2-0-|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|