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[Verse 1]
GI gave all my Doxygen to Empeople that could bCreath
I gGave away my Dmoney and now Emwe don't even sCpeak
I Cdrove miles and Dmiles, but would you Emdo the sDame for Cme?
Oh Gho-Do-oGnestly
GOffered off my Dshoulder just for Emyou to cry upCon
GGave you constant Dshelter and a Embed to keep you wCarm
CThey gave me the Dheartache and in reEmturn I Dgave a Csong
Its goes Go-o-on Dand Gon 
[Chorus]
CLife can get you dGown so I just Dnumb the way it Gfeels
I Cdrown it with a Gdrink and out of Ddate preB7scription pEmills
And Call the ones that lDove me they just Emleft me Don the Cshelf
No farewellAm/E  
So before I Am/Esave someone else, I've gAm/Eot to G/BsavCe myD/F#selfG  
[Verse 2]
I Ggave you all my Denergy and I Emtook away your Cpain
'Cause Ghuman beings are Ddestined to Emradiate or Cdrain
WChat line do we Dstand upon 'cause from Emhere it Dlooks the Csame?
And Gonly sDcars reGmain
[Chorus]
CLife can get you dGown so I just Dnumb the way it Gfeels
I Cdrown it with a Gdrink and out of Ddate preB7scription pEmills
And Call the ones that lDove me they just Emleft me Don the Cshelf
No farewellAm/E  
So before I Am/Esave someone else, I've gAm/Eot to G/BsavCe myD/F#selfG  
[Bridge]
But if I Emdon't, then I'll go Cback
To where I'm resGcuing a stranger
Just becDause they needed saving just like tEmhat
Oh, I'm here aCgain
Between the Gdevil and the danger
But I gDuess it's just my nature
My dad was wCrong
'Cause I'm not like my mDum
'Cause she'd just sEmmile and I'm compDlaining in a Csong
But it Am/Ehelps
So before I Am/Esave someone else, I've gAm/Eot to G/BsavCe myD/F#selfG  
[Chorus]
CLife can get you dGown so I just Dnumb the way it Gfeels
I Cdrown it with a Gdrink and out of Ddate preB7scription pEmills
And Call the ones that lDove me they just Emleft me Don the Cshelf
No farewellAm/E  
So before I Am/Esave someone else, I've gAm/Eot to G/BsavCe myD/F#selfG  
And before I Am/Eblame someone else, I've gAm/Eot to G/BsavCe myD/F#selfG  
And before I Am/Elove someone else, I've gAm/Eot to G/BlovCe myD/F#selfG  

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Save Myself

by Ed Sheeran

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Am/E

G/B

D/F#

If anyone has got other suggestions for the ''I've got to save myself'' chords, I'd love to hear them.

[Verse 1]

G D Em C

I gave all my oxygen to people that could breath

G D Em C

I gave away my money and now we don't even speak

C D Em D C

I drove miles and miles, but would you do the same for me?

G D G

Oh ho-o-onestly

G D Em C

Offered off my shoulder just for you to cry upon

G D Em C

Gave you constant shelter and a bed to keep you warm

C D Em D C

They gave me the heartache and in return I gave a song

G D G

Its goes o-o-on and on

[Chorus]

C G D G

Life can get you down so I just numb the way it feels

C G D B7 Em

I drown it with a drink and out of date prescription pills

C D Em D C

And all the ones that love me they just left me on the shelf

Am/E

No farewell

Am/E Am/E G/B C D/F# G

So before I save someone else, I've got to save myself

[Verse 2]

G D Em C

I gave you all my energy and I took away your pain

G D Em C

'Cause human beings are destined to radiate or drain

C D Em D C

What line do we stand upon 'cause from here it looks the same?

G D G

And only scars remain

[Chorus]

C G D G

Life can get you down so I just numb the way it feels

C G D B7 Em

I drown it with a drink and out of date prescription pills

C D Em D C

And all the ones that love me they just left me on the shelf

Am/E

No farewell

Am/E Am/E G/B C D/F# G

So before I save someone else, I've got to save myself

[Bridge]

Em C

But if I don't, then I'll go back

To where I'm rescuing a stranger

D Em

Just because they needed saving just like that

Oh, I'm here again

Between the devil and the danger

But I guess it's just my nature

My dad was wrong

'Cause I'm not like my mum

Em D C

'Cause she'd just smile and I'm complaining in a song

Am/E

But it helps

Am/E Am/E G/B C D/F# G

So before I save someone else, I've got to save myself

[Chorus]

C G D G

Life can get you down so I just numb the way it feels

C G D B7 Em

I drown it with a drink and out of date prescription pills

C D Em D C

And all the ones that love me they just left me on the shelf

Am/E

No farewell

Am/E Am/E G/B C D/F# G

So before I save someone else, I've got to save myself

Am/E Am/E G/B C D/F# G

And before I blame someone else, I've got to save myself

Am/E Am/E G/B C D/F# G

And before I love someone else, I've got to love myself

About Save Myself Chords by Ed Sheeran

Learn how to play Save Myself by Ed Sheeran with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Save Myself chords”, “Save Myself guitar chords”, or “Ed Sheeran Save Myself chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy Save Myself chords and for experienced players who want accurate Save Myself lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include G, D, Em, C, B7, Am/E.

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