Calling Occupants Of Interplanetary Craft Cifras

Calling Occupants Of Interplanetary Craft - The Carpenters
 
[Spoken]
 
Radio Jingle: All Hit Radio!
 
DJ: "All right, you're listening to All Hit Radio, and it's 53 degrees at 13 minutes past the hour
and right now on our all-request line I've got Mike Ledgerwood on the phone.
Hey, babe, what would ya like to hear?"
 
Voice whispered "We've been observing your Earth."
 
DJ: "Hey babe, I'm sorry, I can't hear you too well, you're gonna have to speak a little closer
into the phone, okay, babe? What would you like to hear again?"
 
Voice: "We are observing your Earth."
 
DJ: "Hey Mike, I'm sorry babe, but that's not on our playlist.
And by the way, you sound great over the phone.
Anyway, if you'd give us your request, we'll be glad to play it for ya, babe. So let's hear it!"
 
Voice: "We are observing your Earth."
 
DJ: "Uh, listen Mike, I'm sorry babe but we can't--"
 
Voice: "And we'd like to make..."
 
DJ: "I'm sorry Mike, we... there's--"
 
Voice: "A contact..."
 
DJ: "Uh..."
 
Voice: "With you.         .... Baby."
 
 
 
 
[Verse]
Bb                        Eb            Bb
  In your mind you have capacities, you know
       F             Eb          F      Bb
To telepath messages through the vast unknown
       Bb                  F
Please close your eyes and concentrate
     Eb                     Bb
With every thought you think
         F          Eb     F       Gb    Ab
Upon the recitation we're about to sing
 
 
[Chorus]
Bb                     Eb
  Calling occupants of interplanetary craft
Bb             F       Eb              F                  Bb
  Calling occupants of interplanetary, most extraordinary craft
 
B                      E                   F#
  Calling occupants of interplanetary craft
B             F#       E                    F#
  Calling occupants of interplanetary craft
B             F#       E               F#                 G
  Calling occupants of interplanetary, most extraordinary craft
G               Bm
  You've been observing our Earth
G                G6
And we'd like to make
  A            E
A contact with you.....
 
            A         E    D
We are your friends
 
 
[Chorus]
B                      E                   F#
  Calling occupants of interplanetary craft
B             F#       E               F#
  Calling occupants of interplanetary, ultra emissaries
G              Bm
  We've been observing your Earth
G                   G6
And one night we'll make
  A            E
A contact with you
 
            A         E    D
We are your friends
 
 
[Chorus]
B                      E               F#                 (Gmaj7)
  Calling occupants of interplanetary, quite extraordinary craft
 
 
[Instrumental]
 
Gmaj7  G6   Bm7   Bm6   x2
 
 
[Bridge]
    Gmaj7          G6          Bm7                 Bm6
And please come in peace, we beseech you (only our loving will teach them)
Gmaj7           G6                Bm7         Bm6
  Our Earth may never survive (So do come, we beg you)
Gmaj7        G6        Bm7     Bm6
Please, interstellar policeman
             F#              G              Em         F#
Oh won't you give us a sign, give us a sign that we've reached you, oh oh
 
 
[Instrumental]
 
| Bm   | G     | Bm   | G    |
| Bm   | G  Em |
 
| F#   | D     | G  Em |
 
 
[Verse]
B           F#             E         B
  With your mind you have ability to form
             F#             E              B
And transmit thought energy far beyond the norm
                         F#
You close your eyes, you concentrate
  E                  B
Together, that's the way
            F#           E                   G    A
To send the message we declare World Contact Day
 
 
[Solo]
 
B   D#m   E   E
B   D#m   E   E
B   D#m   E   F#
 
 
[Chorus]
B                      Gmaj7
  Calling occupants of interplanetary craft
B                      Gmaj7
  Calling occupants of interplanetary craft
B                      E               F#                 B
  Calling occupants of interplanetary, most extraordinary craft
 
 
[Coda]
B    D#m    E
  Ah ah ah  ahh...
B    D#m    E    F#
  Ah ah ah  ahh...
B    D#m    E    F#
  Ah ah ah  ahh...
 
 
[Outro]
B                     G
  Calling occupants,     Calling occupants
B                      E               F#             B
  Calling occupants of interplanetary, anti-adversary craft
 
B   D#m  E
Ah  ah   ah...
B   D#m  E
Ah  ah   ah...
B   D#m  E
Ah  ah   ah...
            B        D#m   E
We are your friends
 
B   D#m  E
(fade)
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