Selfish Reasons Chords by The Temptations

Tempo:
89.05 bpm
Chords used:

Dm

Em

G

C

Bm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The Temptations - Selfish Reasons chords
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[G] [Am]
[Bm] Come on, come on.
You, [Dm] you, [Em] you.
You, [Dm]
[Em]
[A] [D] you, [Bm] you. you.
[Dm] All you.
[Bm]
[Dm] Some minutes I [G] may cry.
There's [Dm] only a [F] pillow to [Em] hold on tight.
I'm [Dm] living a [Em] life of fools.
I had [Dm] to be crazy to [Bm] play on you, baby.
When [Dm] you call, [Em] girl, I should have ran.
[Dm] I acted like [Em] a [C] selfish man.
What [Dm] am [Em] I gonna do [Dm] if I ever [C] lose you?
I won't let [Dm] you go [Em] for my own [Dm]
selfish reasons.
[Bm] I'm gonna let [D] you [G] know.
[Em] You'll be my love [Dm] of all seasons.
[Em] Through the spring, summer, and fall.
[Am] [Bm] [Am]
[Em]
[Dm] [F] [Em] I [Dm] don't want to see [F] you with [G] no one else.
I was [Dm] a spinster.
Never [Em] been a child.
And [Dm] girl, it's my fault when you [Bm] got around.
Oh, what do [Dm] you [F] want?
[Em] Need to [Dm] change.
Without you, [Em] I [C] can't explain.
What [Dm] am [F] I [Em] gonna [Dm] do if I ever [C] lose you?
I won't let [Dm] you go for [Em] my [Dm] own selfish reasons.
[Bm] I'm gonna let [Dm] you [G] know.
Baby.
[Em] You'll be my [Dm] love of all [G] seasons.
Through the [Em] spring, summer, and [A] fall.
Baby.
[F] [A] [Bm] [Dm]
I'm a selfish kind of [Bm] guy.
And I need you by my side.
[F] Ooh, yeah.
[Bm] Yeah, right.
[Dm]
That's the [F] way it's gotta [G] be when it comes to loving me.
I won't let [Dm] you go. Yeah, baby.
[Em] Oh, come on.
For my [Dm] own selfish reasons.
For my own selfish [Bm] reasons.
I'm gonna let [A] you know.
[G] You'll be my [Dm] love of all seasons.
[G] You'll be my love of [Em] [C] all [G] seasons, baby.
[C] I do know.
[A] Do, do, [G] do, do, do, do, do, do, do. Do, [A] [C] baby.
[G] Do, [Am] do, do, [D] do, do, do, do, do, do.
Do, [C] do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do.
I won't let [Dm] you go.
Oh, [G] no.
For my [Dm] own selfish reasons.
[C] I'm a selfish kind of guy, [Bm] baby.
And all you [D] can [G] know.
Don't I [Em] know.
You'll be my [Dm] lover for all season
In the spring, summer, and fall
[Dm] [C] [Dm]
[Em] [C]
[G] [C] [Em]
[Dm] [Em] [C] I won't [G] let you go, no, [C] no
For my own
Key:  
Dm
2311
Em
121
G
2131
C
3211
Bm
13421112
Dm
2311
Em
121
G
2131
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To learn The Temptations - (Album Version) Selfish Reasons chords, focus on the sequence of these chords: Dm, C, G, C, G, Dm, C and Dm. A good strategy is to initiate at 44 BPM and then accelerate to the track's regular speed of 89 BPM. Set the capo considering your vocal range and favored chords, aligned with the key: C Major.

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_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ Come on, come on.
You, [Dm] _ you, [Em] _ you.
You, [Dm] _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ [D] you, [Bm] you. you.
_ [Dm] All you.
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _
[Dm] Some minutes I [G] may cry.
There's [Dm] only a [F] pillow to [Em] hold on tight.
_ I'm [Dm] living a [Em] life of fools.
I had [Dm] to be crazy to [Bm] play on you, baby.
When [Dm] you call, [Em] girl, I should have ran.
[Dm] I acted like [Em] a [C] selfish man.
What [Dm] am _ [Em] I gonna do [Dm] if I ever [C] lose you?
I won't let [Dm] you go [Em] _ for my own [Dm]
selfish reasons.
[Bm] _ _ I'm gonna let [D] you [G] know.
_ [Em] _ You'll be my love [Dm] of all seasons.
_ [Em] Through the spring, summer, and fall.
[Am] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ [F] _ _ [Em] _ I [Dm] don't want to see [F] you with [G] no one else.
_ I was [Dm] a spinster.
Never [Em] been a child.
And [Dm] girl, it's my fault when you [Bm] got around.
Oh, what do [Dm] you [F] want?
[Em] Need to _ [Dm] change.
Without you, [Em] I [C] can't explain.
What [Dm] am [F] I _ [Em] gonna _ [Dm] do if I ever _ [C] lose you?
I won't let [Dm] you go for [Em] _ _ my [Dm] own selfish reasons.
[Bm] _ _ _ I'm gonna let [Dm] you [G] know.
Baby.
[Em] _ You'll be my [Dm] love of all [G] seasons.
Through the [Em] spring, summer, and [A] fall.
Baby.
[F] _ _ [A] _ [Bm] _ _ _ [Dm]
I'm a selfish kind of [Bm] guy.
And I need you by my side.
[F] Ooh, yeah.
[Bm] Yeah, right.
_ _ [Dm]
That's the [F] way it's gotta [G] be when it comes to loving me.
I won't let [Dm] you go. Yeah, baby.
_ [Em] Oh, come on.
For my [Dm] own selfish reasons.
For my own selfish [Bm] reasons.
_ I'm gonna let [A] you know.
_ [G] _ You'll be my [Dm] love of all seasons.
[G] You'll be my love of [Em] [C] all _ _ [G] seasons, baby.
[C] I do know.
[A] Do, do, _ _ [G] do, do, do, do, do, do, do. Do, [A] [C] baby. _ _ _
[G] _ Do, [Am] do, do, [D] do, do, do, do, do, do.
Do, _ [C] do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do.
I _ _ won't let [Dm] you go.
Oh, [G] no.
For my [Dm] own selfish reasons.
[C] I'm a selfish kind of guy, [Bm] baby.
And all you [D] can [G] know.
Don't I [Em] know.
You'll be my [Dm] lover for all season
_ In the spring, summer, and fall
[Dm] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ [Em] _ [C] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [Em] _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ [Em] _ [C] _ I won't [G] let you go, no, [C] no
For my own

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