Selfish chords by Vivian Green

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Verse 1
Em 
 (E minor) You may think I'm selfish,
sorry but I can't help it
E 
Gotta do this for me,  (E major) 
Em 
please don't beg  (E minor) an  d plead
You may think I'm selfish,
sorry but I can't help it
Gotta do this for me,
E 
 (E major) please don't beg and plead

Verse 2
Em 
 (E minor) You don't understand it, just
can't comprehend
C 
Em 
E 
 (C major) How I  (E minor) can just get up  (E major) and leave
Em 
 (E minor) You think it's gonna get better,
Bm 
Em 
nothing  (B minor) last (E minor) s   forever
E 
Open up your eyes  (E major) an d see

Verse 3

That I'm just somewhere else,

don't need nobody

To validate me, I'm good

I wanna do just what I want,

whatever that may be

I'm solely focused on me, yeah, yeah

Verse 4
C 
See what  (C major) I'm going through,
D 
Em 
 (D major) might seem  (E minor) selfish to you
C 
D 
But I've  (C major) never  (D major) tried it and I
E 
 (E major) think that I'll like it
C 
Em 
What I'm  (C major) going  (E minor) through,
C 
D 
Em 
 (C major)  (D major) might seem  (E minor) selfish to you
C 
D 
But I've never  (C major) tried  (D major) it and I
E 
Em 
 (E major) think that I'll like  (E minor) it, I do

Verse 5
Bm 
You've got many folks who love  (B minor) you,
Em 
C 
 (E minor) no, you don't  (C major) need me
D 
Em 
E 
 (D major) You're  (E minor) gonna be all  (E major) right
Em 
I'm  (E minor) always here for you,
Bm 
Em 
can do  (B minor) what  (E minor) we  use to do
E 
Em 
But soon someone will come  (E major) along  (E minor) 

Verse 6
C 
D 
Em 
 (C major) As for me  (D major) I just  (E minor) wanna be free
C 
Em 
E 
To live life to  (C major) the  (E minor) fullest extent  (E major) 
C 
Em 
C 
D 
C 
I've  (C major) played  (E minor) my   (C major) role  (D major)  (C major) an
Em 
d  (E minor) this chapter has closed
C 
D 
G 
Em 
Got  (C major) cause for  (D major) new  (G major)  (E minor) 
E 
F# 
 (E major)  (F sharp major) auditions, yeah
Em 
 (E minor) See what I'm

Verse 7
C 
Em 
 (C major) going  (E minor) through,
C 
D 
Em 
 (C major)  (D major) might seem  (E minor) selfish to you
C 
D 
But I've  (C major) never tried  (D major) it and I
E 
 (E major) think that I'll like it
C 
What I'm  (C major) going through,
D 
Em 
 (D major) might seem  (E minor) selfish to you
C 
D 
But I've never  (C major) tried  (D major) it and I
E 
 (E major) think that I'll like it, I do
Em 
Now  (E minor) what

Verse 8
C 
D 
C 
 (C major) I'm go (D major) ing  (C major) 
D 
Em 
 (D major) through, might seem  (E minor) selfish to you
C 
Em 
D 
But I've  (C major) nev (E minor) er   (D major) tried it and I
E 
 (E major) think that I'll like it
Em 
C 
 (E minor) What I'm  (C major) going through,
D 
Em 
 (D major) might seem  (E minor) selfish to you
C 
D 
But I've never  (C major) tried  (D major) it and I
E 
 (E major) think that I'll like it, I do
D 
F#m 
C# 
 (D major) I do,  (F sharp minor) I     do,  (C sharp major) I do

Verse 9
E 
I'm always  (E major) lovin' too much and I'm
G#m 
D 
al (G sharp minor) ways   (D major) learnin' too much
F#m 
C# 
And I'm  (F sharp minor) always  (C sharp major) givin' too much,
givin' too much of me
F#m 
C# 
E 
 (F sharp minor) And    (C sharp major) I'm not  (E major) punishin' you
D 
E 
or blaming you  (D major) blaming  (E major) you
Bsus4 
C# 
What I gotta  (Bsus4) do       I  (C sharp major) gotta
do for me

Verse 10

It's what I want, it's what I need,

just let me be

I'm sorry if you think this is selfish

Verse 11
C 
See what  (C major) I'm going through,
D 
Em 
 (D major) might seem  (E minor) selfish to you
C 
D 
But I've  (C major) never tried  (D major) it and I
E 
 (E major) think that I'll like it
C 
Em 
What I'm  (C major) going  (E minor) through,
C 
D 
Em 
 (C major)  (D major) might seem  (E minor) selfish to you
C 
D 
But I've  (C major) never tried  (D major) it and I
E 
 (E major) think that I'll like it, I do

Verse 12
C 
Now what  (C major) I'm going through,
D 
Em 
 (D major) might seem  (E minor) selfish to you
D 
But I've never tried it  (D major) and I
E 
Em 
 (E major) think that I'll like  (E minor) it
C 
D 
What I'm  (C major) going through,  (D major) 
Em 
might seem  (E minor) selfish to you
C 
D 
E 
But I've never  (C major) tried  (D major) it and I  (E major) think that I'll like it,

Verse 13
I do
C 
D 
 (C major) Now what I'm  (D major) going through, might
Em 
seem  (E minor) selfish to you
C 
D 
But I've  (C major) never tried  (D major) it and
E 
I  (E major) think that I'll like it
C 
What I'm  (C major) going through,
D 
Em 
 (D major) might seem  (E minor) selfish to you
C 
D 
E 
But I've never  (C major) tried  (D major) it and I  (E major) think
Em 
C 
D 
C 
that I'll like  (E minor) it, I do  (C major)  (D major)  (C major) 
D 
 (D major) Yes, I do,

Verse 14
Em 
 (E minor) yes, I do,
C 
D 
E 
this  (C major)  (D major) might  (E major) seem selfish
C 
D 
Em 
I do,  (C major)  (D major) I do,  (E minor) I   like it,
C 
D 
E 
 (C major) this  (D major) might  (E major) seem selfish
Em 
D 
Em 
See what  (E minor) I'm going through  (D major)  (E minor) 