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I Just Called To Say I Love You

I Just Called to Say I Love You, composed and performed by Stevie Wonder, was specifically written for the soundtrack of The Woman in Red (1984). It won the Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1985. Wonder wrote the song to convey a simple, straightforward message of love, one that goes beyond holidays or seasons.

Key: C

Introduction:  C   C   C7M/G   C   C*  

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               C        C7M/G  C 
No New Year`s day, to cele -  brate,
    C7M/G    C                              Dm 
No chocolate covered candy hearts to give away.
 D7M           Dm    D7M              Dm7 
  No first of spri-ing,  no song to sing,
 D7M              Dm     Dm7     G4  G     C 
  In fact here`s just another ordi- nary day.

          C         C7M/G  C 
No April rain, no flowers bloom,
    C7M/G  C                             Dm 
No wedding Saturday within the month of June.
 D7M           Dm  D7M              Dm7 
  But what it i- is, is something true,
 D7M          Dm           Dm7         G4   G       C 
  Made up of these three words that I must say to you.

        Dm         G      C 
I just called to say I love you,
        Dm         G               Am 
I just called to say how much I care.
        Dm         G      Am 
I just called to say I love you,
       Dm7               G4   G      C 
And I mean it from the bottom of my heart.

             C         C7M/G  C 
No summer`s high, no warm  July,
    C7M/G  C                                Dm 
No harvest moon to light one tender August night.
 D7M         Dm  D7M             Dm7 
  No autumn breeze, no falling leaves,
 D7M        Dm                 G4   G         C 
  Not even time for birds to fly to southern skies.

          C        C7M/G  C 
No Libra Sun, no Hallo - ween,
    C7M/G  C                                    Dm 
No giving  thanks to all the Christmas joy you bring.
 D7M           Dm     D7M                Dm7 
  But what it i-i-i-is, though old, so new.
 D7M            Dm          Dm7       G4        G     C 
  To fill your heart like no three words could ever do.
        Ebm        Ab     Db 
I just called to say I love you.
        Ebm        Ab              Bbm 
I just called to say how much I ca-a-are, I do.
        Ebm        Ab     Bbm 
I just called to say I love you.
       Ebm               A#4  Ab     Db 
And I mean it from the bottom of my heart.
        Em         A      D 
I just called to say I love you.
        Em         A               Bm 
I just called to say how much I care.
        Em         A      Bm 
I just called to say I love you.
       Em                A4   A      D 
And I mean it from the bottom of my heart.

 Bb     C               D 
Of my heart, of my heart.