Self Esteem chords by
The Offspring (Official Version)
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Key: A minorDifficulty: Beginner

Intro 1
La, la, la-la-la
La, la, la-la-la
Am Am 
 
F F 
 
C C 
 
G G 
 
Am Am 
 
F F 
 
C C 
 
G G 
 
F F 
 
F F 
 
G G 
 
Am Am 
 
F F 
 
C C 
 
G G 
 
Am Am 
 
F F 
 
C C 
 
G G

Verse 1
Am Am 
 
F F 
 
C C 
 
G G 
 
I wrote her off for the tenth time today
Am Am 
 
F F 
 
And practiced all
C C 
 
G G 
 
the things I would say
Am Am 
 
F F 
 
C C 
 
G G 
 
But she came over, I  lost my nerve
Am Am 
 
F F 
 
C C 
 
G G 
 
I took her back and made her dessert
Am Am 
 
F F 
 
C C 
 
G G 
 
Now I know I'm being used
Am Am 
 
F F 
 
That's okay, man,
C C 
 
G G 
 
'cause I like the abuse
Am Am 
 
F F 
 
C C 
 
G G 
 
I know she's playing with me
Am Am 
 
That's okay
F F 
 
C C 
 
G G 
 
'cause I got no self esteem

Chorus 1

Am

F

C

G

Oh, hey, yeah, yeah, yeah

Am

F

C

G

Oh, yeah, yeah

Am

F

C

G

Oh, yeah, yeah

Am

F

C

G

Oh, yeah, yeah

Verse 2

Am

F

C

G

We make plans to go out at night

Am

F

C

G

I wait 'til two, then I turn out the light

Am

F

C

G

This rejection's got me so low

Am

F

C

G

If she keeps it up, I just might tell her so

Chorus 2

Am

F

C

G

Oh, hey, yeah, yeah, yeah

Am

F

C

G

Oh, yeah, yeah

Am

F

C

G

Oh, yeah, yeah

Am

F

C

G

Oh, yeah, yeah

Bridge 1
Dm Dm 
 
Bb Bb 
 
When she's saying,
F F 
 
C C 
 
oh, that she wants only me
Dm Dm 
 
Bb Bb 
 
Then I wonder why she
F F 
 
C C 
 
sleeps with my friends
Dm Dm 
 
Bb Bb 
 
When she's saying,
F F 
 
C C 
 
oh, that I'm like a disease
Dm Dm 
 
Bb Bb 
 
Then I wonder
F F 
 
C C 
 
how much more I can spend
Dm Dm 
 
Bb Bb 
 
F F 
 
C C 
 
Well, I guess I  should stick up for myself
Dm Dm 
 
Bb Bb 
 
F F 
 
C C 
 
But I really think it's better this way
Dm Dm 
 
Bb Bb 
 
The more you suffer
C C 
 
G G 
 
F F 
 
The more it shows you really care
G G 
 
Right? Yeah

Interlude 1

Am

F

C

G

Am

F

C

G

Verse 3
Am Am 
 
F F 
 
C C 
 
G G 
 
Now I'll relate this little bit
Am Am 
 
F F 
 
C C 
 
G G 
 
It happens more than I'd like to admit
Am Am 
 
F F 
 
Late at night,
C C 
 
G G 
 
she knocks on my door
Am Am 
 
F F 
 
C C 
 
G G 
 
She's drunk again and looking to score
Am Am 
 
F F 
 
C C 
 
G G 
 
Now I know I  should say no
Am Am 
 
F F 
 
But it's kind of hard
C C 
 
G G 
 
when she's ready to go
Am Am 
 
F F 
 
C C 
 
G G 
 
I may be dumb, but I'm not a dweeb
Am Am 
 
F F 
 
I'm just a sucker with
C C 
 
G G 
 
no self esteem

Chorus 3

Am

F

C

G

Oh, hey, yeah, yeah, yeah

Am

F

C

G

Oh, yeah, yeah

Am

F

C

G

Oh, yeah, yeah

Am

F

C

G

Oh, yeah, yeah

Bridge 2
Dm Dm 
 
Bb Bb 
 
When she's saying,
F F 
 
C C 
 
oh, that she wants only me
Dm Dm 
 
Bb Bb 
 
Then I wonder why she
F F 
 
C C 
 
sleeps with my friends
Dm Dm 
 
Bb Bb 
 
When she's saying,
F F 
 
C C 
 
oh, that I'm like a disease
Dm Dm 
 
Bb Bb 
 
Then I wonder
F F 
 
C C 
 
how much more I can spend
Dm Dm 
 
Bb Bb 
 
F F 
 
C C 
 
Well, I guess I  should stick up for myself
Dm Dm 
 
Bb Bb 
 
F F 
 
C C 
 
But I really think it's better this way
Dm Dm 
 
Bb Bb 
 
The more you suffer
C C 
 
G G 
 
F F 
 
The more it shows you really care
G G 
 
Am Am 
 
Right? Yeah

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TunerE A D G B E

ChordsAm F C G Dm...

Chords

Am
F
C
G
Dm
Bb

Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

Am: x-0-2-2-1-0
F: x-3-3-2-1-x
C: x-3-2-0-1-0
G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
Dm: x-x-0-2-3-1
Bb: x-1-3-3-3-x

Capo: No capo

Transpose: 0

0

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This is the definitive original version of Self Esteem by The Offspring, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of A minor. It suits players who want to learn Self Esteem the way The Offspring intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.

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