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THE REVERB JUNKIE - SELFISH
STANDARD TUNING
CAPO 3
[Intro]
Am C F
Am C F
[Chorus]
AmSelfish, Cselfish girlF  
Don't know Amwhy I tried to Cgive the Fworld
To a Amselfish, Cselfish girlF  
Well now you AmknowC  F  
[Chorus]
AmSelfish, Cselfish girlF  
Don't know Amwhy I tried to Cgive the Fworld
To a Amselfish, Cselfish girlF  
Well now you Amknow, Cwell now Fyou know
[Bridge]
AmYou were
AmYou were a, a playerF  
FTease
I'd never Clet you, you a liar
GI would've never -
You - knew you were a — Amah, ah —
You a - Sellout - ah, ah, ah F-
You a, you a, thief, thief C-
CAh, ah - Use me up
GI would have never let you near me
AmBut how could - Use me up
FI would have never let you near Cme
CAh, ah - Use me upF  
[Chorus]
AmSelfish, Cselfish girl F-
Don't know Amwhy I tried to Cgive the Fworld
To a Amselfish, Cselfish girlF  
Well now you Amknow, Cwell now Fyou know
[Bridge]
AmYou were
AmYou were a, a playerF  
FTease
I'd never Clet you near me, liar
GIf I knew you were a — Amah, ah —
AmSellout - ah, ah, ah -F  
FThief
CUse me up, use me upG  
GI would have never let you near Amme
And how was I supEmposed to Fsee? You were a -
[Outro]
AmSelfish, Cselfish girlF  
Don't know Amwhy I tried to Cgive the Fworld
To a Amselfish, Cselfish girlF  
Well now you Amknow, Cwell now Fyou know
Well now you Amknow (CMaybe I would've Fnever let you near me)
AmNever let you, Cnever let you
I Fwould've never let you near, never let you near AmmeC  
CI would've Fnever let you meAm  
AmMaybe I would've Cnever let you near me, never let you near AmmeG  F  
AmAaaGaaFh

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Selfish

by The Reverb Junkie

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

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THE REVERB JUNKIE - SELFISH

STANDARD TUNING

CAPO 3

[Intro]

Am C F

[Chorus]

Am C F

Selfish, selfish girl

Am C F

Don't know why I tried to give the world

Am C F

To a selfish, selfish girl

Am C F

Well now you know

[Chorus]

Am C F

Selfish, selfish girl

Am C F

Don't know why I tried to give the world

Am C F

To a selfish, selfish girl

Am C F

Well now you know, well now you know

[Bridge]

You were

Am F

You were a, a player

Tease

I'd never let you, you a liar

I would've never -

You - knew you were a — ah, ah —

You a - Sellout - ah, ah, ah -

You a, you a, thief, thief -

Ah, ah - Use me up

I would have never let you near me

But how could - Use me up

F C

I would have never let you near me

C F

Ah, ah - Use me up

[Chorus]

Am C F

Selfish, selfish girl -

Am C F

Don't know why I tried to give the world

Am C F

To a selfish, selfish girl

Am C F

Well now you know, well now you know

[Bridge]

You were

Am F

You were a, a player

Tease

I'd never let you near me, liar

G Am

If I knew you were a — ah, ah —

Am F

Sellout - ah, ah, ah -

Thief

C G

Use me up, use me up

G Am

I would have never let you near me

Em F

And how was I supposed to see? You were a -

[Outro]

Am C F

Selfish, selfish girl

Am C F

Don't know why I tried to give the world

Am C F

To a selfish, selfish girl

Am C F

Well now you know, well now you know

Am C F

Well now you know (Maybe I would've never let you near me)

Am C

Never let you, never let you

F Am C

I would've never let you near, never let you near me

C F Am

I would've never let you me

Am C Am G F

Maybe I would've never let you near me, never let you near me

Am G F

Aaaaah

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