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Self Destructive Anthem

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Suggest playing it with capo 3, transposed down 3 for a more accurate sound.
Verses:  C  F  
Bridge:  Am  G  
Chorus:  F   G   C   Am   F   G  C  
[Intro]
COne, two, one, two, three, four...
C   F   Am   G
[Verse 1: Jesse]
CWell, I can't tell if I'm shaking from the DTs or the cold
BFy the way I'm feeling shitty man, this routine's getting old
[Bridge]
WAmhy do I do this? WhyG?! Why do I do this to myseClf?
[Verse 2: Jesse]
WCell, I wake up suffocating cause my lungs are filled with tar
IF've wasted far too many hours blacked out at the bar
[Bridge]
WAmhy do I do this? WhyG?! Why do I do this to myselCf?
[Verse 3: Whitney]
WCell, I feel so distant from a life I wanted years ago
TForn between this road I'm on and where I called home
[Bridge]
WAmhy do I do this? WhGy?! Why do I do this to myseClf?
[Verse 4: Whitney]
CChained down to a city, to a lover, to a bed
A Fdoor has swung right open, I'll just step out here instead
[Bridge]
WAmhy do I do this? WGhy?! Why do I do this to myselCf?
[Chorus]
IF'm self-destructive, Gno one can save me
YCou asked me if I love you, AmI said: "maybe"
WAmhy would you love me?
YFou should learn to hate me
IG'm going nowhere faCst...
(Trumpet part one of three!)
[Verse 5: Whitney]
WCell, you know I'm feeling guilty cause I never seem to call
 FEven though I'm far away, this world just seems so small
[Bridge]
WAmhy do I do this? WGhy?! Why do I do this to myselCf?
[Verse 6: Whitney]
BCitch though I'm broke I still have money for this beer
 FThe letters that I wrote to you, you can't see them from here
[Bridge]
WAmhy do I do this? WGhy?! Why do I do this to myselCf?
(The Weasel Baby everybody!)
[Verse 7: Geoff]
SCtanding out make a paper's penny and maybe a bit more
MFy friends far away are the best things that I've got in store
[Bridge]
WAmhy do I do this? WGhy?! Why do I do this to myselCf?
[Verse 8: Geoff]
CDriving down the interstate, going way too goddamn fast
FA few more hours, we'll be crashing, then later on we'll laugh
[Bridge]
AmWhy do I do this? WGhy?! Why do I do this to myselCf?
(We The Heathens!)
[Verse 9: We The Heathens]
AlCl we've had for days on end is liquor, beer, and speed
FDon't know what we're doing, but we think we need to eat
[Bridge]
WAmhy do I do this? WGhy?! Why do I do this to myselCf?
[Verse 10: We The Heathens]
 CWe're eastbound on the highway, my friend's broke in Virginia
FI've been drinking til I pass out, smoking crack with the RZA!
[Bridge]
WAmhy do I do this? WGhy do I do this to myselfC?
[Chorus]
IF'm self-destructive, Gno one can save me
YCou asked me if I love you, AmI said: "maybe"
WAmhy would you love me?
YFou should learn to hate me
IG'm going nowhere faCst...
(Trumpet part two of three!)
[Verse 11: Whitney & Jesse]
WCell I'm running from my problems, to my problems I ignore
NFevermind my absent mind, fuck what I'm running for
[Bridge]
WAmhy do I do this? WGhy?! Why do I do this to myselCf?
[Verse 12: Whitney & Jesse]
WCell, we traveled to New London and got laid out on the floor
FFuck being nice, I swear I will not be nice anymore!
[Bridge]
AmWhy do I do this? GWhy?! Why do I do this to myseClf?
[Chorus]
IF'm self-destructive, Gno one can save me
YCou asked me if I love you, AmI said: "maybe"
WAmhy would you love me?
YFou should learn to hate me
IG'm going nowhere faCst...
(Last trumpet part!)
[Chorus]
IF'm self-destructive, Gno one can save me
YCou asked me if I love you, AmI said: "mGaybe"
WAmhy would you love me?
YFou should learn to hate me
IG'm going nowhere faCst...
[Outro]
(Mom and dad don't know everything!)
(Oh boy)

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Self Destructive Anthem

by Days N' Daze

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Suggest playing it with capo 3, transposed down 3 for a more accurate sound.

C F

Verses:

Am G

Bridge:

F G C Am F G C

Chorus:

[Intro]

One, two, one, two, three, four...

C F Am G

[Verse 1: Jesse]

Well, I can't tell if I'm shaking from the DTs or the cold

By the way I'm feeling shitty man, this routine's getting old

[Bridge]

Am G C

Why do I do this? Why?! Why do I do this to myself?

[Verse 2: Jesse]

Well, I wake up suffocating cause my lungs are filled with tar

I've wasted far too many hours blacked out at the bar

[Bridge]

Am G C

Why do I do this? Why?! Why do I do this to myself?

[Verse 3: Whitney]

Well, I feel so distant from a life I wanted years ago

Torn between this road I'm on and where I called home

[Bridge]

Am G C

Why do I do this? Why?! Why do I do this to myself?

[Verse 4: Whitney]

Chained down to a city, to a lover, to a bed

A door has swung right open, I'll just step out here instead

[Bridge]

Am G C

Why do I do this? Why?! Why do I do this to myself?

[Chorus]

F G

I'm self-destructive, no one can save me

C Am

You asked me if I love you, I said: "maybe"

Why would you love me?

You should learn to hate me

G C

I'm going nowhere fast...

(Trumpet part one of three!)

[Verse 5: Whitney]

Well, you know I'm feeling guilty cause I never seem to call

Even though I'm far away, this world just seems so small

[Bridge]

Am G C

Why do I do this? Why?! Why do I do this to myself?

[Verse 6: Whitney]

Bitch though I'm broke I still have money for this beer

The letters that I wrote to you, you can't see them from here

[Bridge]

Am G C

Why do I do this? Why?! Why do I do this to myself?

(The Weasel Baby everybody!)

[Verse 7: Geoff]

Standing out make a paper's penny and maybe a bit more

My friends far away are the best things that I've got in store

[Bridge]

Am G C

Why do I do this? Why?! Why do I do this to myself?

[Verse 8: Geoff]

Driving down the interstate, going way too goddamn fast

A few more hours, we'll be crashing, then later on we'll laugh

[Bridge]

Am G C

Why do I do this? Why?! Why do I do this to myself?

(We The Heathens!)

[Verse 9: We The Heathens]

All we've had for days on end is liquor, beer, and speed

Don't know what we're doing, but we think we need to eat

[Bridge]

Am G C

Why do I do this? Why?! Why do I do this to myself?

[Verse 10: We The Heathens]

We're eastbound on the highway, my friend's broke in Virginia

I've been drinking til I pass out, smoking crack with the RZA!

[Bridge]

Am G C

Why do I do this? Why do I do this to myself?

[Chorus]

F G

I'm self-destructive, no one can save me

C Am

You asked me if I love you, I said: "maybe"

Why would you love me?

You should learn to hate me

G C

I'm going nowhere fast...

(Trumpet part two of three!)

[Verse 11: Whitney & Jesse]

Well I'm running from my problems, to my problems I ignore

Nevermind my absent mind, fuck what I'm running for

[Bridge]

Am G C

Why do I do this? Why?! Why do I do this to myself?

[Verse 12: Whitney & Jesse]

Well, we traveled to New London and got laid out on the floor

Fuck being nice, I swear I will not be nice anymore!

[Bridge]

Am G C

Why do I do this? Why?! Why do I do this to myself?

[Chorus]

F G

I'm self-destructive, no one can save me

C Am

You asked me if I love you, I said: "maybe"

Why would you love me?

You should learn to hate me

G C

I'm going nowhere fast...

(Last trumpet part!)

[Chorus]

F G

I'm self-destructive, no one can save me

C Am G

You asked me if I love you, I said: "maybe"

Why would you love me?

You should learn to hate me

G C

I'm going nowhere fast...

[Outro]

(Mom and dad don't know everything!)

(Oh boy)

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