Calm Down Aka I Should Not Be Alone chords by Ezra Furman

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Key: D

Difficulty: Novice

Intro:
D


Verse 1:
D
Happiness was never guaranteed

I wanted nothing more than to open up and bleed
A

No more anaesthetic, alcohol and weed
      G
Now I got my wish and it's too much for me


Chorus:
      A              G
And I should not be alone
    G/F#           D
The way things are going
             A             G
Yeah well, I should not be alone
    G/F#           D
The way things are going
 D
(Woo-woo, woo-woo)


Verse 2:
D
Panic-stricken, sweating in my bed

Could someone help me down? Sometimes you rot instead
A
Never ending movie playing in my head
       G
Of the dress you wore and all the shit you said


Chorus:
      A              G
And I should not be alone
    G/F#           D
The way things are going
 D
(Woo-woo, woo-woo)
          A              G
No, no, I should not be alone
    D
The way things are going


Break:
C  G


Bridge:
D
Baby, don't be so sad, so bad
C            G
I know isn't life we wanted
D
Bad men crush us into submission
C                 G
Downhill sliding, no more traction
D
Please stop crying. Take a deep breath
C                  G
Take a tall glass, ice cold water


Chorus 2:
     D
Calm down (Woo-woo)
     D
Calm down (Woo-woo)
           C
Baby, calm down (Woo-woo)
G
I know you can't 'cause I can't calm down


Chorus 2:
     D
Calm down (Woo-woo)
     D
Calm down (Woo-woo)
           C
Baby, calm down (Woo-woo)
G
I know you can't 'cause I can't calm down


Outro:
D
Woo-woo, woo-woo
D
Woo-woo, woo-woo
A
Woo-woo, woo-woo
G
Woo-woo, woo-woo


Outro:
A G D