Calling and Not Calling My Ex
Intro:
D G G/F♯ x2
She was once
D
mine, that smile that
mine, that smile that
G
shines
shines
from the glossy m
D
agazine that’s stuck inside the Sunday
agazine that’s stuck inside the Sunday
G
Times.
Times.
She was s
D
o sweet on Christmas
o sweet on Christmas
G
Eve,
Eve,
with the snow set
D
deep, when we went walking through the
deep, when we went walking through the
G
pines.
pines.
I had just been
Em
fired and her first offer had ar
fired and her first offer had ar
G
rived,
rived,
and the New Year would see her
D
flying far away from me,
flying far away from me,
A
though I didn’t know it at the
though I didn’t know it at the
D
time.
time.
D G G/F♯ x2
With outstretched
D
hands, now she c
hands, now she c
G
ommands
ommands
A famous
D
figure for every p
figure for every p
A
icture.
icture.
And she
D
stands up strong, and she de
stands up strong, and she de
G
mands
mands
And they de
D
liver. Yeah, she’s a
liver. Yeah, she’s a
A
fixture.
fixture.
And it’s a
Em
mixture of dumb jealousy and
mixture of dumb jealousy and
G
fear
fear
that I might feel should she
D
appear, just like it hasn’t been three
appear, just like it hasn’t been three
A
years
years
And there’s a
Em
distance to her voice over the
distance to her voice over the
G
phone,
phone,
and that’s because she stands a
D
lone, while I’m still sitting
lone, while I’m still sitting
A
here
here
Girl, you see me h
Em
ere, on another quiet
ere, on another quiet
Bm
night,
night,
I will wait until a
D
nother indistinguishable
nother indistinguishable
A
day arrives
day arrives
out
Em
side, where the light’s even and
side, where the light’s even and
Bm
bright,
bright,
where my life’s sweet as it’s
D
(slightly disappointingly), just
(slightly disappointingly), just
A
gliding softly
gliding softly
Em
by
by
Girl, you won’t
Bm
wait for me—in some secluded
wait for me—in some secluded
D
stand of trees,
stand of trees,
on some Christmas Eve some
A
god was kind enough to set a
god was kind enough to set a
Em
side—
side—
although I’d
Bm
love you to. But I’m proud of you.
love you to. But I’m proud of you.
God
D
knows I’m feeling really stupid
knows I’m feeling really stupid
A
now for ever having said good
now for ever having said good
D
bye.
bye.
D G G/F♯ x2
During the
D
fight I said, “yeah
fight I said, “yeah
G
right,”
right,”
G/F♯
when you in
D
sisted that I’d visit, that you’d
sisted that I’d visit, that you’d
G
write.
write.
Now, I
G/F♯
know you’re working
know you’re working
D
hard so I never hear from you and th
hard so I never hear from you and th
G
at’s fi
at’s fi
G/F♯
ne.
ne.
You look the
D
same on TV as when you were
same on TV as when you were
G
mine.
mine.
G/F♯
I
Em
walk in from the k
walk in from the k
Bm
itchen and I f
itchen and I f
D
inger the re
inger the re
A
mote control.
mote control.
I
Em
watch you from the
watch you from the
Bm
distance; you go
distance; you go
D
walking through the
walking through the
A
terminal
terminal
I re
Em
member ever in
member ever in
Bm
stance when you
stance when you
D
stunned me. You’re so l
stunned me. You’re so l
A
ovely.
ovely.
You’re so
Em
smart.
smart.
So, go turn their h
G
eads, go knock them d
eads, go knock them d
A
ead, go break their
ead, go break their
D
hearts.
hearts.
D G G/F♯ (repeat)
Go break their hearts
Baby, break their hearts
And I know you will
End on D
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