Call Me Sir chords by Train

• Capo on 4th

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Key: B

Difficulty: Novice


CHORDS & STRUMMING PATTERN:

Em7   - 02x033 (mute 4th string with bottom of index finger)
Em9   - 02x032 (same mute as above)
Am7   - x02010
Am7sus2 - 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      Am7sus2 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         Am7            D7
 When I ride by myself, I don't ever get no help
             G   Bm7        Em7
But when I roll up with her,  everybody calls me Sir
            Am7             D7
No matter how long I stay, they never ever know my name
             G   Bm7        N.C.
But when I walk in with her,  everybody calls me Sir

Verse 1:
Em7      Em9 Em7  Am7       Am7sus2 Am7
Northern California,  same old Friday night
 D7      D7sus2 D7   Gadd9       Bm7
Tend to be invisible  underneath these city lights
Em7      Em9 Em7 Am7        Am7sus2 Am7
Then I met my baby,  felt like I struck gold
D7        D7sus2 D7  Gadd9     Bm7    (Em7)
Now they treat me like royalty everywhere I go (oh-oh-oh-oh)

Chorus:
Em7 Em9    Em7   Am7 Am7sus2  Am7    D7
  When I ride by myself, I don't ever get no help
  D7sus2        Gadd9 Bm7        Em7
But when I roll up with her,  everybody calls me Sir
  Em9    Em7   Am7    Am7sus2 Am7    D7
No matter how long I stay, they never ever know my name
  D7sus2  D7     Gadd9 Bm7        Em7
But when I walk in with her,  everybody calls me Sir

Post-Chorus:
Em7     Em9       Em7 Am7  Am7sus2 Am7
  Oh-oh oh-oh oh-oh oh-oh oh oh-oh,     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:
Em7      Em9 Em7 Am7          Am7sus2 Am7
I ain't goin' nowhere unless he's there with me
D7             D7sus2 D7   Gadd9       Bm7
 'Cause I don't stand in line no more, admission's always free
Em7         Em9 Em7    Am7         Am7sus2 Am7
He could break the law, he could break your heart in two
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 Em9    Em7   Am7 Am7sus2    Am7    D7
  When I ride by myself, I don't ever get no help
  D7sus2        Gadd9 Bm7        Em7
But when I roll up with her,  everybody calls me Sir
  Em9    Em7   Am7    A7sus2   Am7    D7
No matter how long I stay, they never ever know my name
  D7sus2  D7     Gadd9 Bm7        Em7
But when I walk in with her,  everybody calls me Sir

Post-Chorus:
Em7     Em9       Em7 Am7  Am7sus2 Am7
  Oh-oh oh-oh oh-oh oh-oh oh oh-oh,       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
     Em9          Em7  Am7  Am7sus2 Am7    D7
Oh-oh oh-oh oh-oh oh-oh (come on) oh oh-oh,      call 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
     D7
(Went from) marginally famous to the top of the A list
  G                  Bm7
And just for future reference, here's a tip, Mr. Belvedere
Em7
  Never judge a book by its cover
Am7
  And never judge an ugly duckling duckling by his mother
  D7
The Frog Prince got kissed, her lips granted his wish
    G                Bm7
It's a sad world when your net worth determines your lover
 Em7
But what would I ever do without you huh?
Am7
  I prolly wouldn't have a clue without you
  D7
But one 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     Em9       Em7 Am7  Am7sus2 Am7
  Oh-oh oh-oh oh-oh oh-oh oh oh-oh,     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)
Em7     Em9       Em7 Am7  Am7sus2 Am7
  Oh-oh oh-oh oh-oh oh-oh oh oh-oh,     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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