Chords for The Offspring - Self Esteem

Tempo:
104.05 bpm
Chords used:

C

F

G

A

D

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The Offspring - Self Esteem chords
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Ah, it's time to relax, and you know what that means.
Glass of wine, your favorite easy chair,
and of course, this compact disc playing on your home stereo.
So go on and indulge yourself.
That's right, kick off your shoes, put your feet up,
lean back and just enjoy the melodies.
After all, music soothes even the savage beast.
I [A] [F]
[C] [G] [A] [F]
[C] [G] [F]
[G] [A] [F]
[C] [G] [A] [F]
[C] [G] [Gbm] [Fm] wrote her off [C] on a ten-ton [A] day,
practiced [C]
all the things I would [G] say.
[A] [F] She came over, [C] I lost [Ab] my [G] nerve,
[A] I took her [F]
[C] bag and made her [G] dessert.
[A] [F]
[C] I'm being [G] [A] used, that's [F] okay man,
[C] cause I like the [G] abuse.
[A] [F]
[C] Playing with [G] me, [A] [F] that's okay cause [C] I got no time [G] for games.
[A] [F] We [C] [G] [A] [F]
[C] [G] [A] [F]
[C] [G] [A] [Fm] make [C] [G] [A] [D] plans, [C] go out [G] at night,
[A] I [F] wait till two, [C] then I turn out [A] the light.
This [F]
[C] rejection's got me [G] so low,
[A] so keep it [F] up, [C] I just might tell [G] her so.
[A] [F]
[C] [G] [A] [F]
[C] [G] [A] Waited [F]
[C] [G] [A] [F] [C]
[G] [D] [Bb] to say [F] it, that she [C] wanted [D] me.
Then I [Bb] wonder [F] why she sleeps with [Cm] my friends.
[D] [Bb] Waited to say it, [F]
[C] I might [D] look a z.
Then [Bb] I wonder [F] how much more [C] I could spend.
[D] Well, [Bb] yeah, [F] I [C] should take care of [D] myself.
But [Bb] I really [F] think it's better [C] this way.
[D] The [Bb] more you [C] suffer, the [G] more it shows you really [F] care.
[D] Right?
Yeah.
[A] [C]
[G] [A] [F] [C] [G]
[A] I'll [D] relate [C] this [G] little bit.
[D] [Ab] Happens more than I'd like to [G] admit.
[A] Late [C] at night, she knocks on my [G] door.
She's [Fm] drunk again and [C] looking to [G] score.
[A] Well, [F] I know I [C] should say [G] no,
but [A] I [F] was [C] ready to [G] go.
[A] Baby, [F] don't, [C] I'm not a [G] dweeb.
[A] I'm just [F] a sucker with [C] no self [G]-esteem.
[A] Go away.
[Fm] [C]
[G] [A] [Fm] [C]
[G] [A] [F] [C]
[G] [A] [F] [C] Waited [G]
[D] [Bb] to say it, [F] I let [C] you want [D] her and me.
Then [Bb] I wonder why [F] she sleeps [C] with my friends.
[D] Waited [Bb] to say [F] it, [C] I might [D] look a z.
Then I [Bb] wonder [F] how much more I [C] could spend.
[D] [Bb] Well, yeah, [F] I should [C] take care of [D] myself.
[Bb] But I really think [F] it's [C] better this way.
[D]
The more you [Bb] suffer, [C] the more [G] it shows [F] you really care.
Right?
[G] Yeah.
[A]
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C
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G
2131
A
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D
1321
C
3211
F
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G
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To learn The Offspring - (2008 Remaster) Time To Relax chords, grasp the musical fabric of the song with this sequence - G, A, F, C, D, Bb, F, A and C of chords. A strategic approach would be to train at 52 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 104. Given the song's key of C Major, adjust the capo to align with your vocal range and chord preference.

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Ah, it's time to relax, and you know what that means.
Glass of wine, your favorite easy chair,
and of course, this compact disc playing on your home stereo.
So go on and indulge yourself.
That's right, kick off your shoes, put your feet up,
lean back and just enjoy the melodies.
After all, music soothes even the savage beast.
_ _ I _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [F] _
[C] _ _ _ [G] _ [A] _ _ _ [F] _
[C] _ _ _ [G] _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [F] _
[C] _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [F] _
[C] _ _ [G] _ _ [Gbm] _ [Fm] wrote her off [C] on a ten-ton [A] day,
_ practiced [C]
all the things I would [G] say.
[A] _ [F] She came over, [C] I lost [Ab] my [G] nerve,
[A] I took her [F]
[C] bag and made her [G] dessert.
[A] _ _ _ [F] _
[C] I'm being [G] [A] used, that's [F] okay man,
[C] cause I like the [G] abuse.
[A] _ _ _ [F] _
[C] Playing with [G] me, [A] _ [F] that's okay cause [C] I got no time [G] for games.
[A] _ _ [F] We [C] _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _ _ [F] _ _
[C] _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _ _ [F] _ _
[C] _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _ _ [Fm] make [C] _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _ [D] _ plans, [C] go out [G] at night,
[A] I [F] wait till two, [C] then I turn out [A] the light.
_ This [F]
[C] rejection's got me [G] so low,
[A] so keep it [F] up, [C] I just might tell [G] her so.
[A] _ _ [F] _ _
[C] _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _ _ [F] _ _
[C] _ _ [G] _ [A] Waited _ [F] _ _
[C] _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _ _ [F] _ [C] _
_ _ [G] _ [D] _ _ [Bb] to say [F] it, that she [C] wanted [D] me.
Then I [Bb] wonder [F] why she sleeps with [Cm] my friends.
[D] _ [Bb] Waited to say it, [F] _
[C] I might [D] look a z.
Then [Bb] I wonder [F] how much more [C] I could spend.
[D] _ Well, [Bb] yeah, [F] I [C] should take care of [D] myself.
But [Bb] I really [F] think it's better [C] this way.
[D] The [Bb] more you [C] suffer, the [G] more it shows you really [F] care.
_ _ [D] Right?
Yeah.
[A] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[G] _ [A] _ _ _ [F] _ [C] _ _ [G] _
_ [A] I'll [D] relate [C] this [G] little bit.
[D] _ [Ab] Happens more than I'd like to [G] admit.
[A] _ Late [C] at night, she knocks on my [G] door.
She's [Fm] drunk again and [C] looking to [G] score.
_ [A] Well, [F] I know I [C] should say [G] no,
but [A] I [F] was [C] ready to [G] go.
[A] Baby, [F] don't, [C] I'm not a [G] dweeb.
[A] I'm just [F] a sucker with [C] no self [G]-esteem.
[A] Go away.
[Fm] _ [C] _ _ _
[G] _ [A] _ _ _ [Fm] _ [C] _ _ _
[G] _ [A] _ _ _ [F] _ [C] _ _ _
[G] _ [A] _ _ [F] _ [C] Waited _ [G] _
_ [D] _ [Bb] to say it, [F] I let [C] you want [D] her and me.
Then [Bb] I wonder why [F] she sleeps [C] with my friends.
[D] _ Waited [Bb] to say [F] it, _ [C] I might [D] look a z.
Then I [Bb] wonder [F] how much more I [C] could spend.
[D] _ [Bb] Well, yeah, [F] I should [C] take care of [D] myself.
[Bb] But I really think [F] it's [C] better this way.
[D] _
The more you [Bb] suffer, [C] _ the more [G] it shows [F] you really care.
_ Right?
[G] Yeah.
[A] _

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