Originally in C#, I play in A
I probably don’t bother with the key change
Mix in lots of 5 in the bass on the 3 and 4 beats
| A | A/E | A | Amaj7/E |
| A | A/E | A | A |
The first Imaj7 is implied
| Amaj7 | A | Amaj7 | A | |
| No | New Year’s | day, to | cele | brate |
| Amaj7 | A | Bm | |
| No | chocolate | covered candy hearts to give a | way |
| BmM7 | Bm | BmM7 | Bm7 |
| No first of | spri- | ing, no song to | sing |
| BmM7 | Bm | Bm7 | Esus4 | E | A |
| In fact here’s | just a | nother | ordi | nary | day |
| Amaj7 | A | Amaj7 | A | |
| No | April r | ain, no | flowers | bloom |
| Amaj7 | A | Bm | |
| No | wedding | Saturday within the month of | June |
| BmM7 | Bm | BmM7 | Bm7 |
| But what it | iii | is, is something | true |
| BmM7 | Bm | Bm7 | Esus4 | E | A |
| Made up of | these three | words that | I must | say to | you |
| Bm | E | A | |
| I just | called to | say I | love you |
| Bm | E | F#m | |
| I just | called to | say how much I | care |
| Bm | E | F#m | |
| I just | called to | say I | love you |
| Bm7 | Esus4 | E | A | |
| And I | mean it from the | bottom | of my | heart |
| Amaj7 | A | Amaj7 | A | |
| No | summer’s | high, no | warm Ju | ly |
| Amaj7 | A | Bm | |
| No | harvest | moon to light one tender August | night |
| BmM7 | Bm | BmM7 | Bm7 |
| No autumn | bre | eze, no falling | leaves |
| BmM7 | Bm | Esus4 | E | A |
| Not even | time for birds to | fly to | southern | skies |
| Amaj7 | A | Amaj7 | A | |
| No | Libra | Sun, no | Hallo | ween |
| Amaj7 | A | Bm | |
| No | giving | thanks to all the Christmas joy you | bring |
| BmM7 | Bm | BmM7 | Bm7 |
| But what it | iii | is, though old, so | new |
| BmM7 | Bm | Bm7 | Esus4 | E | A |
| To fill your | heart like | no three | words could | ever | do |
| Cm | F | A# | |
| I just | called to | say I | love you |
| Cm | F | Gm | |
| I just | called to | say how much I | care, I do |
| Cm | F | Gm | |
| I just | called to | say I | love you |
| Cm | Fsus4 | F | A# | |
| And I | mean it from the | bottom | of my | heart |
| C#m | F# | B | |
| I just | called to | say I | love you |
| C#m | F# | G#m | |
| I just | called to | say how much I | care |
| C#m | F# | G#m | |
| I just | called to | say I | love you |
| C#m | F#sus4 | F# | B | |
| And I | mean it from the | bottom | of my | heart |
| G | A | A | B |
| Of my | heart, | of my he | art |