VERSION: Edited
Getting Started - by GuitarGem
To learn The Offspring - Self Esteem chords with lyrics, - 2008 Remaster - Smashdelve into these chords to get the song's feel: A, C, G, A, F, C, D, Bb, F. A strategic approach would be to train at 52 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's natural tempo of 104. With C as the song's key, tweak the capo to cater to your vocal pitch and chord likes.
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_ _ I _ _
G _ _ .
A _ _ _
F _
C _ _ _
G _ .
A _ _ _
F _
C _ _ _
G _ .
F _ _ _ _ _ _
G _ _ .
A _ _ _
F _
C _ _
G _ _ .
A _ _ _
F _
C _ _
G _ _ .
A wrote
C her off for this history
G day,
A _ practiced
F C all the things I would
G say.
A She
F came over,
C I lost
D my
G nerve.
A I took her
F back
C and made her
G dessert.
A _ I
F know
C I'm being
G used.
A _ It's
F okay man,
C cause I like the
G abuse.
A _ I know,
F _
C play it
D with
G me.
A _
F That's okay cause
C I got no
G sympathy.
A From the way you
Fm are.
C _ _
G _ _ .
A Oh,
F _ _
C _ _
G _ _ .
A _
F oh,
C _ _ _
G _ _ .
A _
F oh.
_
C _ _
G _ _ .
A We make
C plans, go out at
Gm night.
D C I wait till two, then I turn out
G the light.
A This
F rejection,
C got me
G so low.
_ .
A She keeps it
F up,
C I just watch her
G slow _ .
A away.
F _ _
C _ _
G _ _ .
A Oh,
F _ _
C _ _
G _ _ .
A _ _
F _ _
C _ _
G _ .
A oh,
Fm oh.
C _ _ _
G _
D _ .
Wait she
Bb F said, oh that's
C too
D unloving me.
Then I
Bb wonder
F why she's
C late with my friends.
D _ .
Bb Wait she said,
F oh
C that
D could be.
Then
Bb I wonder
F how much more
C I could care.
D _ .
Well
Bb yeah,
F I
C should seek out for
D myself.
Bb But I really
F think better
C this way.
D The
Bb more you
C suffer, the
G more it shows you
F really care.
_ _ _
G Yeah.
_
A _ _ .
F _ _
C _
G _ _ _
A _ _ .
F _ _
C _
G _ _
Am No I'll
F relate,
C this little
G bit.
A _ Happens
F C more than I'd like to
G admit.
_
A C Late at night, she knocks on my
G door.
_
A _ .
C Stunk again and looking to
G score.
_
A F Well I know,
C I should say
G no.
But
A it's
F kinda hard when
C she's ready to
G go.
A _ .
F Maybe duh, _
C I'll try to
G _
A dweeb.
But you have
F to suck her
C with no self
G esteem.
A From the way you
F are.
C _ _ _
G Yeah,
A oh,
F _
C _ _ _
G _ _
A _ .
F oh,
C _ _ _
G _
A oh.
Yeah,
F oh,
C _ _ _
G _
D oh.
Wait she
Bb said,
F oh
C that's too unloving
D me.
Bb Then I wonder
F why she's late with my
C friends.
D Wait
Bb she
F said, oh that
C D could be.
Then
Bb I wonder
F how much more
C I could care.
D _ Well
Bb yeah,
F I
C should seek out for
D myself.
But I
Bb really
F think better
C this way.
D The more
Bb you
C suffer, the
G more it shows you
F really care.
_ _ .
G I feel it,
A yeah.
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