Chords for Chris Carmack - Being Alone - 1/25/2016 - Paste Studios, New York, NY

[Am] _ _ _ [Ab] _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [F] _ [C] _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ [Em] _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [F] _ [C] _ _ _
I finally got my feet [G] wet, can I commit to this?
[F] Rise and see, [G] or am [C] I coming home? _ _
I feel like I got a [G] freight train bearing down [F] on me,
[G] but I'm [C] somehow holding on. _
[Am] I lay [Ab] awake at [C] night and dream of things they can't [F] see.
_ [C] _ [F] _ [G] _ [C] _ _
[Am] Well, I try [Ab] to reconcile [C] all the plans they've made [F] for me,
[Em] _ _ [F] _ [G] _ _ _
[Am] and they [Em] tell me, realize my [C] freedom while I'm on [F] my [C] own.
_ [F] _ [G] _ _
But there's nothing free [C] about _ being alone.
I _ _ _ [F] have tried temptation, _ someone new having [C] to hold. _ _ _ _ _
[F] I've tried _ medication to fill the void [C] in my soul. _ _ _ _ _
[F] I've tried _ _ contemplation, thought I could think [C] myself whole. _ _ _ _ _
[G] But there's nothing free about [F] _ _
[Am] being alone.
_ [Ab] _ [C] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
Most folks can [G] change their _ philosophy [F] _ [G] to get a leg [C] up in the game. _ _
_ Me, I'm just stuck [G] here with what I believe, [F] _ [G] and it ain't [C] got no fancy name. _ _
[Am] I don't [Ab] trust [C] myself with life's beautiful things.
_ [F] _ [C] _ _ _
[Am] My stone [Ab] [C] hands and heart can break whatever [F] they bring.
_ [G] _ [F] _ _ _ [C] _
[Am] And they [Ab] tell me, [C] realize my freedom while I'm on [F] my [C] own.
[F] _ _ [G] _ _
But there's nothing free about [C] _ being _ alone.
_ _ _ _ I [F] have tried temptation, _ someone new having [C] to hold.
_ _ I've _ [F] tried _ medication to fill the void [C] in my soul. _ _ _ _ _
[F] I've tried _ _ contemplation, thought I could [C] think myself whole. _ _ _ _ _
[G] But there's nothing free about [C] _ [F] _ being [C] alone.
_ _ [F] _ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ I have [D] tried temptation, [F] _ someone new having [C] to hold. _
I've _ _ [F] tried _ [Am] medication _ to fill the void in [C] my soul. _ _
_ _ I've [F] tried _ _ contemplation, thought [C] I could think myself whole. _
_ _ _ [G] But there's nothing free, _ [F] _ [C] oh, [G] there's nothing free about,
_ [F] _ [C] No, [G] there's nothing free about [F] _ being _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] alone. _ _ _ _ _
[N] _ _ _ _ _ Slow slow.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Take it later. _ _ _ _ _