Self Esteem - Offspring

La . la . . lala . la . la .. lala
Am3 . | . . F2| . C2 . | . . G3 |  (x2) F3||||||||||| O-Gm-O-Gm

/A|||| .. /F||| . /E/c||| (x2) O-Gm-O-Gm

/A5||||           /F5|||           C2|||                    G5|||
I wrote her off . for the tenth time today
/A5||||                 /F5|||        C2|||                    G5|||
. And practiced all . the things I would say
/A5||||                     /F5|||    C2|||            G5|||
. When she came over . . I lost my nerve
/A5||||             /F5|||        C2|||               O-Gm-O-Gm
. I took her back . and made her dessert
/A5||||        /F5|||       C2|||           G5|||
. . Now I know . . I'm being used
/A5||||          /F5|||                  C2|||           G5|||
. . That's okay man cause I like the abuse
/A5||||      /F5|||         C2|||                 G5|||
. . I know . . she's playing with me
/A5||||        /F5|||               C2|||         G5
. . That's okay cuz I got no self esteem oh

A5|||   F5|||   C2|||       G5|||        A5|||      F5||| C2|||  G5|||
Ay-oh  .  .  yeah . .  yeah-ah-ah . oh-oh  .  yeah yea-ah (x2)

/A5||||             /F5|||          C2|||           G5|||
 . . We make plans  . . . go out at night
/A5||||            /F5|||      C2|||               G5|||
. I wait till 2 . then I turn out the light
/A5||||         /F5|||          C2|||            G5|||
. . This rejection's .  got me so low
/A5||||              /F5|||          C2|||                  G5
. She keeps it up .  I just might tell her so

{Refrain:
A5|||   F5|||   C2|||       G5|||        A5|||      F5||| C2|||  G5|||
Ay-oh  .  .  yeah . .  yeah-ah-ah . oh-oh  .  yeah yea-ah (x2)
Dm2            Bb           F3              C                Dm
When she's sayin' . .  oh that she wants only me
            Bb                       F3                    . C2 . C2
Then I wonder why she sleeps with my friends
Dm2                Bb          F3             C           Dm
. . When she's sayin' . . oh that I'm like a disease
            Bb                          F3               . C2 . C2
Then I wonder how much more I can stand
Dm2         Bb          F3                   C             Dm
. . Well I guess . . . I should stick up for myself
              Bb                    F3              . C2 . C2
. . But I really think it's better this way

Dm | | |               Bb | | | C2 | | |               Gm | | |                  F3|||||||
. The more you suffer . . . the more it shows you really care
F3 |             O-Gm-O-Gm
Ri-ight . . . yeah yeah yeah...  }

/A|||| .. /F||| . /E/c||| (x2) O-Gm-O-Gm
/A5||||            /F5|||      C2|||               G5|||
. Now I'll relate . . . this little bit
/A5||||           /F5|||                  C2|||               G5|||
It happens more . than I'd like to admit
/A5||||         /F5|||            C2|||                   G5|||
. . Late at night . . she knocks on my door
/A5||||                /F5|||          C2|||              O-Gm-O-Gm
. She's drunk again . and . looking to score
/A5||||        /F5|||        C2|||                 G5|||
. . Ooo I know . . . I should say no . but
/A5||||                  /F5|||                       C2|||    G5|||
It's kind of hard . when she's ready to go
/A5||||              /F5|||       C2|||           G5|||
. I may be dumb . . . I'm not a dweeb
/A5||||          /F5|||            C2|||           G5|||
. I'm just a sucker with no self esteem

[REFRAIN] Am2||||

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Written by Dexter Holland / Offspring.

JC&Timmy || JC Solo || JC Setlist || Tunelist

JC & Timmy - Self Esteem (BC)

JC & Timmy - Self Esteem (RMBL)

JC Solo - Self Esteem (BC)

JC Solo - Self Esteem (RMBL)

Offspring - Self Esteem (YT)

Offspring - Self Esteem (Glastonbury) 1995 (YT)

Offspring - Self Esteem (House Of Blues - Las Vegas) 1998 (YT)

Offspring - Self Esteem (Woodstock) 1999 (YT)

Offspring - Self Esteem Acoustic (KOMP) 2015 (YT)

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