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[Verse 1]
Life goes on Gfrom the dusk to the dawn.
From Emold song to new song
And you Cfind yourself on the path you don't want to be onG.D  
GI sing songs I don't like
to Emstrangers every night.
CThey don't know me at all, and it's Gwrong. MmDm.
[Pre-chorus]
  EmSometimes I wish I never quit smoking, I had
  Cmeaningful conversations back then.
  GDon't think I'll ever stop drinking beDcause of that.
So fill your cup and spill your guts, this second's all we have.
[Chorus]
And if the Ctears come you should Gown them,
you should Emwear each one with Dpride.
Cause I've been Cpraying for Gso long they would
Emroll down from my Down eyes.
Every Cday I try to look at the bright Gside.D  
I Cguess that I'm selfish for thinking about myGself.D  
[Verse 2]
GTime stops, a husband is taken.
EmA two week old infant, with no father to raise him,
Cwatch him become a man.
And the Gworst of my struggles seem to Dslip through my hands.
So Emmother would you take this adCvice?
There are Gsome of us here who would Dlike you to cry.
[Chorus]
And if the Ctears come could you Gown them,
could you Emwear each one with Dpride.
Cause we've been Cpraying for Gso long they would
Emroll down from our Down eyes.
Every Cday I try to look at the brGight side.D  
I Cguess that I'm selfish for thinking about myGself.D  
[Outro]
I Cguess that I'm selfish for thinking about myEm-self.D  
Yeah, I Cguess that I'm selfish for Emthinking about myDself.

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Selfish

by The Classic Crime

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[Verse 1]

Life goes on from the dusk to the dawn.

From old song to new song

C G D

And you find yourself on the path you don't want to be on.

I sing songs I don't like

to strangers every night.

C G D

They don't know me at all, and it's wrong. Mmm.

[Pre-chorus]

Sometimes I wish I never quit smoking, I had

meaningful conversations back then.

G D

Don't think I'll ever stop drinking because of that.

So fill your cup and spill your guts, this second's all we have.

[Chorus]

C G

And if the tears come you should own them,

Em D

you should wear each one with pride.

C G

Cause I've been praying for so long they would

Em D

roll down from my own eyes.

C G D

Every day I try to look at the bright side.

C G D

I guess that I'm selfish for thinking about myself.

[Verse 2]

Time stops, a husband is taken.

A two week old infant, with no father to raise him,

watch him become a man.

G D

And the worst of my struggles seem to slip through my hands.

Em C

So mother would you take this advice?

G D

There are some of us here who would like you to cry.

[Chorus]

C G

And if the tears come could you own them,

Em D

could you wear each one with pride.

C G

Cause we've been praying for so long they would

Em D

roll down from our own eyes.

C G D

Every day I try to look at the bright side.

C G D

I guess that I'm selfish for thinking about myself.

[Outro]

C Em D

I guess that I'm selfish for thinking about my-self.

C Em D

Yeah, I guess that I'm selfish for thinking about myself.

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