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-----------Version 3 is better. Go there.---------------------------
Standard tuning.
Capo: 3rd fret
[Intro]
Em G C Em G D
[Verse]
Emwe dCon't nGeed aDny more mountains 
Cbecause the trail builders 
Gfailed to Dgive us passage there 
Cso we Gcan't reDach the sky 
Emwe dCon't nGeed anDy more failure 
Cthere is human tragedy 
Gthat's wDritten everywhere 
Cand we are Gall too young Dto die 
Emlike a mDystery that's Ghere to sCtay 
Emsome pDeople nGever go aCway 
Bcause they've got sometB7hing to say 
[Chorus]
Emdon't sell me Cshort! 
Gyou've been wrong Dtoo long 
Emdon't brush me Coff 
Gjust because I don't Dbelong 
Emlike it or not CI'm all you've got, 
Gdispose me Cwhen I'm Dshot 
Emjust don't sell me Cshort, 
GI might not be who you Dthought 
Em G C Em G D
[Verse 2]
Emwe dCon't nGeed any more fDables 
Cbecause the writers Ghave passed 
Dand left us lesson-less 
and Cwe must Gfind our own Dway 
Emwe Cdon't Gneed any more Dprivilege 
Cthere is vivid Gdesperation 
Dthat is powerless 
that Cno surplus Gcan Drepay 
Emlike the Dfix of Grapture in a Ctrance 
oh, Emfates are Dsealed by GcircumCstance 
Bso you've got to take a B7chance 
[Chorus]
Emdon't sell me Cshort! 
Gyou've been wrong Dtoo long 
Emdon't brush me Coff 
Gjust because I don't Dbelong
Empass me on by, Cignore my cry, 
Gforget me Cwhen I Ddie 
Emjust don't sell me Cshort, 
not Gwhile I'm still Dalive 
 Em   G   C   Em   G   D(2X) 
[Verse 3]
Emeverybody's Ctalking about Emheaven on Dearth, 
EmI'm still trying to Cfigure out jEmust what I'm Dworth 
EmI'm full of Cemotion and Emstuff you can't Dcontain 
Emand you just Cwant to Emflush me Ddown the Cdrain 
Embut you Ccan't Gmake me go Daway 
Em G C Em G D

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Dont Sell Me Short

by Bad Religion

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

Chords in this song · guitar

-----------Version 3 is better. Go there.---------------------------

Standard tuning.

Capo: 3rd fret

[Intro]

Em G C Em G D

[Verse]

Em C G D

we don't need any more mountains

because the trail builders

G D

failed to give us passage there

C G D

so we can't reach the sky

Em C G D

we don't need any more failure

there is human tragedy

G D

that's written everywhere

C G D

and we are all too young to die

Em D G C

like a mystery that's here to stay

Em D G C

some people never go away

B B7

cause they've got something to say

[Chorus]

Em C

don't sell me short!

G D

you've been wrong too long

Em C

don't brush me off

G D

just because I don't belong

Em C

like it or not I'm all you've got,

G C D

dispose me when I'm shot

Em C

just don't sell me short,

G D

I might not be who you thought

Em G C Em G D

[Verse 2]

Em C G D

we don't need any more fables

C G

because the writers have passed

and left us lesson-less

C G D

and we must find our own way

Em C G D

we don't need any more privilege

C G

there is vivid desperation

that is powerless

C G D

that no surplus can repay

Em D G C

like the fix of rapture in a trance

Em D G C

oh, fates are sealed by circumstance

B B7

so you've got to take a chance

[Chorus]

Em C

don't sell me short!

G D

you've been wrong too long

Em C

don't brush me off

G D

just because I don't belong

Em C

pass me on by, ignore my cry,

G C D

forget me when I die

Em C

just don't sell me short,

G D

not while I'm still alive

Em G C Em G D

(2X)

[Verse 3]

Em C Em D

everybody's talking about heaven on earth,

Em C Em D

I'm still trying to figure out just what I'm worth

Em C Em D

I'm full of emotion and stuff you can't contain

Em C Em D C

and you just want to flush me down the drain

Em C G D

but you can't make me go away

Em G C Em G D

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