Dont Be Alarmed
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Afinação: E A D G B ETecla: CCapotraste: Sem capotraste
“Don’t Be Alarmed”
Written by Shires, Jason Isbell, Ruston Kelly, and Liz Rose
[Intro]
F C G Am
[Verse 1]
F C
Don't be alarmed. Don't look away.
G Am
Somebody's heart breaks every hour every day.
F C
Don't hide your eyes. Don't stare at the sky.
G C
I'm losing my balance. I'm not losing my mind.
[Chorus]
F Am
Stay right where you're standing. Take it all in.
G F G
At least be a witness. See it to the end.
[Verse 2]
F C
Don't be alarmed. I've been broken before.
G Am
Don't make excuses as you walk out the door.
F C
Don't say it'll be alright. Don't need a lesson in time.
G C
You won't make it any better with those throwaway lines.
[Chorus]
F Am
Stay right where you're standing. Take it all in.
G F
At least be a witness. See it to the end.
F Am
I missed all the signals. Was it flawed by design?
G C
I'm losing my balance. I'm not losing my mind.
[Instrumental]
F Am G F
F G Am G C
[Chorus]
F Am
Stay right where you're standing. Take it all in.
G F
Don't call it dramatic. See it to the end.
F Am
Stay right where you're standing. Take it all in.
G Am
At least be a witness. See it to the end.
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