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Hey guys! I was just listening to this song a few days ago, strumming along with my guitar- these are the
chords I worked out. They may be wrong, but they sounded very accurate/ in the same key as the song when i
[Intro]
G[VerDse 1C]Em  
GI heard it takes
DTen thousand hours
EmTo be the master of your Ccraft
GOne hundred ways
DThat I could change
EmMy attitude keeps me on Ctrack
GTo defend from forces Dout of my control
EmI put in the work 'cause I Cthink you should know the GtrutDh
EmThe Ctruth
[Chorus]
GThat I wanna be more than our Dyesterdays
Em'Cause there's just too much to Close
GI wanna be more than a Dgrain of sand
EmOn the beach, I want the Cview
GI wanna be the one, one, Done in a million
EmCall me selfish for Cyou
               G         D`
EmCall me selfish for Cyou
[Instrumental- play in your own way, but still in time with the music}
G[VerDse 2Em]C  
GI heard they say
DMy generation
EmIs all 'bout CADD
GBut in the past
DThey didn't have
EmFacebook Twitter Snap and CIG
GDistractions are everywhere as Dfar as I can see
EmThe patience I got you is Ctaking all of me, GmeD  
EmCount on Cme
[Chorus]
GI wanna be more than our Dyesterdays
Em'Cause there's just too much to Close
GI wanna be more than a grain of Dsand
EmOn the beach, CI want the view
GI wanna be the one, one, Done in a million
EmCall me selfish for Cyou
GI wanna be the one, one, Done in a million
EmCall me selfish for Cyou
[Bridge]
GLife is the shortest, Dlong road
EmYeah, ever Cknown
GI wanna have something Dnew
EmThat I can show, Coh
[Chorus]
GI wanna be more than our Dyesterdays
Em'Cause there's just too much to Close
GI wanna be more than a Dgrain of sand
EmOn the beach, CI want the view
GI wanna be the one, one, Done in a million
EmCall me selfish for Cyou
GI wanna be the one, one, Done in a million
EmCall me selfish for Cyou

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Selfish

by Jacob Sartorius

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Hey guys! I was just listening to this song a few days ago, strumming along with my guitar- these are the

chords I worked out. They may be wrong, but they sounded very accurate/ in the same key as the song when i

[Intro]

G D C Em

[Verse 1]

I heard it takes

Ten thousand hours

Em C

To be the master of your craft

One hundred ways

That I could change

Em C

My attitude keeps me on track

G D

To defend from forces out of my control

Em C G D

I put in the work 'cause I think you should know the truth

Em C

The truth

[Chorus]

G D

That I wanna be more than our yesterdays

Em C

'Cause there's just too much to lose

G D

I wanna be more than a grain of sand

Em C

On the beach, I want the view

G D

I wanna be the one, one, one in a million

Em C

Call me selfish for you

G D`

Em C

Call me selfish for you

[Instrumental- play in your own way, but still in time with the music}

G D Em C

[Verse 2]

I heard they say

My generation

Em C

Is all 'bout ADD

But in the past

They didn't have

Em C

Facebook Twitter Snap and IG

G D

Distractions are everywhere as far as I can see

Em C G D

The patience I got you is taking all of me, me

Em C

Count on me

[Chorus]

G D

I wanna be more than our yesterdays

Em C

'Cause there's just too much to lose

G D

I wanna be more than a grain of sand

Em C

On the beach, I want the view

G D

I wanna be the one, one, one in a million

Em C

Call me selfish for you

G D

I wanna be the one, one, one in a million

Em C

Call me selfish for you

[Bridge]

G D

Life is the shortest, long road

Em C

Yeah, ever known

G D

I wanna have something new

Em C

That I can show, oh

[Chorus]

G D

I wanna be more than our yesterdays

Em C

'Cause there's just too much to lose

G D

I wanna be more than a grain of sand

Em C

On the beach, I want the view

G D

I wanna be the one, one, one in a million

Em C

Call me selfish for you

G D

I wanna be the one, one, one in a million

Em C

Call me selfish for you

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