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Note - This song is 4/4 
All chords can be played as power chords so G5  D5 A5 and so on 
[Intro]
|  G|  G|  D|  D|  A|  A|  Bm|  A|  G|
[Chorus]
And Gevery morning   Dand every nightA  
Help me to be Bmselfish help me Anever to be Gkind       
Can you forgive mDe a thousand times                A  
Help me to be Bmselfish help me Anever to be Gkind
[Verse 1]
There's no sleep   Dand no hopeA  
It's just me     Bm  AalonGe
Bedside    DtabAle
You're mBmy  AangeGl
[Verse 2]
The footsteps weren't Dmine
The trail you left beAhind
While I was stuck inBmside
We're Aall just born to Gdie
There's love inside my Dheart
But hate spews from my Amouth
And I will fall aBmpart
UnAtil I figure it GoutG  
[Instrumental]
|  D|  D|  A|  A|  Bm|  A|  G|  G|  D| D|  A|  A|  Bm|  A|  G|
[Bridge]
GI can't Dbe what you want me to Abe
But I can Bmwrite and AI can Gread
And my brain Dgoes
Where I know it shouldn't Ago
But that's just how I Bmwrite
The Awound begins to Ggrow
[Chorus]
And Gevery morning   Dand every nightA  
Help me to be Bmselfish help me Anever to be Gkind       
Can you forgive mDe a thousand times                A  
Help me to be Bmselfish help me Anever to be Gkind
[Chorus]
And Gevery morning   Dand every nightA  
Help me to be Bmselfish help me Anever to be Gkind       
Can you forgive mDe a thousand times                A  
Help me to be Bmselfish help me Anever to be Gkind

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Sellout

by McCafferty

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Note - This song is 4/4

All chords can be played as power chords so G5 D5 A5 and so on

[Intro]

G G D D A A Bm A G

| | | | | | | | | |

[Chorus]

G D A

And every morning and every night

Bm A G

Help me to be selfish help me never to be kind

D A

Can you forgive me a thousand times

Bm A G

Help me to be selfish help me never to be kind

[Verse 1]

D A

There's no sleep and no hope

Bm A G

It's just me alone

D A

Bedside table

Bm A G

You're my angel

[Verse 2]

The footsteps weren't mine

The trail you left behind

While I was stuck inside

A G

We're all just born to die

There's love inside my heart

But hate spews from my mouth

And I will fall apart

A G G

Until I figure it out

[Instrumental]

D D A A Bm A G G D D A A Bm A G

| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

[Bridge]

G D A

I can't be what you want me to be

Bm A G

But I can write and I can read

And my brain goes

Where I know it shouldn't go

But that's just how I write

A G

The wound begins to grow

[Chorus]

G D A

And every morning and every night

Bm A G

Help me to be selfish help me never to be kind

D A

Can you forgive me a thousand times

Bm A G

Help me to be selfish help me never to be kind

[Chorus]

G D A

And every morning and every night

Bm A G

Help me to be selfish help me never to be kind

D A

Can you forgive me a thousand times

Bm A G

Help me to be selfish help me never to be kind

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