[Primeira Parte]

               Em
I thought we figured out how not to spill blood
     Am               G
I thought we figured out to walk away
     Am                  Em
I thought we found that love was not a failure
    Am            G
Decided that the sea would have no waves
 
[Pré-Refrão]

                       Em                    F#m
And it kills me 'cause I get worked up and you get worked up
    G                        Am
And we get worked up for nothing, yeah
 Em                    F#m
I get worked up and they get worked up
    G                      Am
And we get worked up for what?
 
[Refrão]

Em          G     Em
Calm down, calm down
G      Em       G
Calm down, oh, calm down
 
[Segunda Parte]

                   Em
Is this the way it is for other people?
                  G
I wonder if they feel it like I do
                 Em
I know there is more than than there is evil
                   G
A war is just a waste of me and you
 
[Pré-Refrão]

                       Em                    F#m
And it kills me 'cause I get worked up and you get worked up
    G                        Am
And we get worked up for nothing, yeah
 Em                    F#m
I get worked up and they get worked up
    G                      Am
And we get worked up for what?
 
[Refrão]

Em          G     Em
Calm down, calm down
G      Em       G
Calm down, oh, calm down
Em          G     Em
Calm down, calm down
G      Em       G
Calm down, oh, calm down
 
[Ponte]

Em                              G
Time to figure it out, when people living in doubt
Am                              G
Brother, look further, take care of each other
Em                            G
Stressing over, about if you need it, then you can shout
Am                              G
My sister, look further, yeah, you're the preserver
Em                             G
Time to figure it out, when people living in doubt
Am                            G
I get worked up and you get worked up and
Em                            G
Stressing over, about if you need it, then you can shout
Am                       C
We get worked up for what?
 
[Refrão]

Em          G     Em
Calm down, calm down
G      Em       G
Calm down, oh, calm down
Em          G     Em
Calm down, calm down
G      Em       G
Calm down, oh, calm down
Em          G     Em
Calm down, calm down
G      Em       G
Calm down, oh, calm down
Em          G     Em
Calm down, calm down
G      Em       G
Calm down, oh, calm down
 
Em                G
Oh, my brother, sister, my mother
Em                   G
Got to get together, oh, calm down
Em
Oh, calm down