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Jeremy Zucker - Selfish Chords

Chord reference Am, G, Bm, C
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

[Am] [G] [Am]What do I gotta do to make you all [G]mine [Am]What do I gotta say to make it all [G]smiles [Am]You got other things to do than waste my [G]time ‘Cause I’ve been so [Am]selfish, and I just can’t [G]help it, yeah

Girl, just [Am]slow down, there [G]ain’t nobody faster in this [Am]whole town [G]But I just got caught up in all this [Am]phony [G]Bullshit about how I should be [Am]low key When you [G]won’t even speak to me

[Am]What do I gotta do to make you all [G]mine [Am]What do I gotta say to make it all [G]smiles [Am]You got other things to do than waste my [G]time ‘Cause I’ve been so [Am]selfish, and I just can’t [G]help it, yeah

I’ve been so [Am]selfish (all I [G]want to know) I’ve been so [Bm]selfish (I don’t [C]want to go) I’ve been so [Am]selfish (all I [G]want to know) And I just [Bm]can’t (really I don’t find you), and I just [C]can’t

And I never [Am]thought that you stabbed my back But I should have [G]known when you dance like that ‘Cause even my [Bm]friends could have told me twice And I should have [C]followed my own advice, I should have [Am]let you go eons ago To [G]watch the world spin on my own, [Bm]but isn’t that [C]selfish

This [Am]heart, this soul, [G]unwilling to let go, I [Bm]swear, I care Just [C]not when you’re not here, I [Am]know I don’t have [G]any self control To [Bm]let go and it feels so good, [C]just like you said you would

[Am]What do I gotta do to make you all [G]mine [Am]What do I gotta say to make it all [G]smiles [Am]You got other things to do than waste my [G]time ‘Cause I’ve been so [Am]selfish, and I just can’t [G]help it, yeah

I’ve been so [Am]selfish (all I [G]want to know) I’ve been so [Bm]selfish (I don’t [C]want to go) I’ve been so [Am]selfish (all I [G]want to know) And I just [Bm]can’t (really I don’t [C]find you)

Artist Jeremy Zucker
Album Summer
Genres Alternative, Indie, Pop
Year 2018
Key Am

How to Play Selfish on Guitar?

Jeremy Zucker - Selfish can be played in the key of Am using the Am, G, Bm, C chords.

  • For Am, To play Am, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute D, G.
  • For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E.
  • For Bm, To play Bm, barre fret 2 from the low E string to the A string with finger 1, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 4, let D, B ring open, mute G.
  • For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play Selfish with the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.