All Time Low - Calm Down: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Calm Down" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

18+
A                                           C#m
It's a mad, mad world, tell me not to be so mad
about it
F#m                                           D
It's a sad, sad world, tell me that I oughta laugh
about it
 A                                            C#m
Funny thing is I'm the one with the cool head,
everything's fine if you pretend
F#m                              Dm7
Bless this mess, Hallelujah, but I'm about to
lose it
Two, three, four

Chorus:
 A                     C#m                   F#m
Don't tell me to calm down, tell me to calm down
                  D
It's freaking me out that you're not freaking out
 A                     C#m                 F#m
Don't tell me I'll be fine even if you're right
                 D                   Dm7     A
It's freaking me out, don't tell me to calm down

It's a mad, mad world, trying not to
lose my shit about it (Calm down)
In a bad, bad mood, maybe
I should take a hit about it (Calm down)
Every other day I need a hug like a teddy bear
Now the room's on fire, need to get some air
I'll bless this mess, hallelujah
Thoughts and prayers, so what? Who cares?

Chorus:
 A                     C#m                   F#m
Don't tell me to calm down, tell me to calm down
                 D
It's freaking me out that you're not freaking out
 A                     C#m                 F#m
Don't tell me I'll be fine even if you're right
                 D                   F  G    A
It's freaking me out, don't tell me to calm down

               C#m                F#m
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
                      D       F  G    A
Don't tell me, don't tell me to calm down
               C#m                F#m
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
                      D       F  G    A
Don't tell me, don't tell me to calm down

  E                                   C#/F
Drifting through this fever dream in microplastic
submarines
      F#m         E                D
Your body is not yours it seems, what the fuck
is happening?

Chorus

Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Don't tell me, don't tell me to calm down
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Don't tell me, don't tell me to calm down


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

C#

Guitar chord C#

C#m

Guitar chord C#m

D

Guitar chord D

Dm7

Guitar chord Dm7

E

Guitar chord E

F

Guitar chord F

F#m

Guitar chord F#m

G

Guitar chord G

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Calm Down" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Calm Down" by All Time Low.

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