The Science Of Selling Yourself Short chords by Less Than Jake (Official Version)

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Intro 1

Verse 1
F 
Am 
Dm 
I've come to  my senses
C 
F 
That I've become senseless
Am 
Dm 
I could give you lessons
C 
F 
on how to ruin your friendships
Am 
Dm 
Every last conviction,
C 
F 
I smoked them all away
Am 
Dm 
I drank my  frustrations
C 
down the drain, out of the

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Pre-chorus 1

(way) So I sit and wait and wonder

Does anyone else feel like me?

Someone so tired of their routines

and disappearing self esteems

Chorus 1
Bb 
F 
C 
I'll sing along
Bb 
Yeah, with every emergency
F 
C 
Bb 
Just sing along, I'm the king of catastrophes
F 
C 
I'm so far gone
That deep down inside
Bb 
F 
C 
I think it's fine by me

Verse 2
I'm my own worst enemy
F 
Am 
Dm 
C 
F 
I could be  an expert on co dependency
Am 
Dm 
I could write the best book
C 
F 
on underage tragedy
Am 
Dm 
I've been spending my time
C 
F 
at the local liquor store
Am 
Dm 
I've been sleeping nightly
C 
on my best friends kitchen

Pre-chorus 2

(floor) So I sit and wait and wonder

Does anyone else feel like me?

I'm so overdosed apathy

and put down on sympathy

Chorus 2
Bb 
F 
C 
I'll sing along
Bb 
Yeah, with every emergency
F 
C 
Bb 
Just sing along, I'm the king of catastrophes
F 
C 
I'm so far gone
That deep down inside
Bb 
F 
C 
I think it's fine by me

Bridge 1
I'm my own worst enemy
Dm 
Am 
Let the meaning slip away
Bb 
F 
C/E 
Lost my faith in another day
Dm 
Am 
Self deprecation seems okay
Bb 
C 
I never thought I'd make it anyway

Chorus 3
Bb 
F 
C 
I'll sing along
Bb 
Yeah, with every emergency
F 
C 
Bb 
Just sing along, I'm the king of catastrophes
F 
C 
I'm so far gone
That deep down inside
Bb 
F 
C 
I think it's fine by me

Outro 1
'Cause I'm my own worst enemy
F 
Am 
Dm 
Bb 
C 
F 
That I'm my own worst en emy
Am 
Dm 
Bb 
C 
F 
'Cause I'm my own worst en emy
Am 
Dm 
Bb 
C 
F 
And I'm my own worst en emy
Am 
Dm 
Bb 
C 
F 
'Cause I'm my own worst en emy
Am 
Dm 
Bb 
C 
F 
And I'm my own worst en emy
[Repeat and fade]

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Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: EasyKey: F majorBPM: 93

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

F: x-3-3-2-1-x
Am: x-0-2-2-1-0
Dm: x-x-0-2-3-1
C: x-3-2-0-1-0
Gm: 3-5-5-3-3-3
Bb: x-1-3-3-3-x
C/E: 0-3-2-0-1-0

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This is the definitive original version of The Science Of Selling Yourself Short by Less Than Jake, 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 F major. It suits players who want to learn The Science Of Selling Yourself Short the way Less Than Jake intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.