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Self Esteem

The Offspring
Bass Tab
4.7(90)

This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

Intro

"La la..."

1.

G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|---------3-3-----------------------3-3--------------|
A|-0-0-00-------3-3-33-------0-0-00-------3-3-33------|
E|----------------------3-3-----------------------3-3-|

2.

G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-1~-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---3-33-|

Verse

3.

G|--2222---------5555--00000--2222---------5555--0~-0~-|
D|--------33333---------------------33333--------------|
A|-0------------3------------0------------3------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|

"I rode her off..."

4.

G|--2222---------5555--00000--2222---------5555--00000-|
D|--------33333---------------------33333--------------|
A|-0------------3------------0------------3------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|

"But she came over..."

5.

G|--2222---------5555--00000--2222---------5555--0~-0~-|
D|--------33333---------------------33333--------------|
A|-0------------3------------0------------3------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|

"Now I know Im being used..."

6.

G|--2222---------5555--00000--2222---------5555--00000-|
D|--------33333---------------------33333--------------|
A|-0------------3------------0------------3------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|

"I know she's playing with me..."

7.

G|--2222---------5555--00000--2222---------5555--5~-0~-|
D|--------33333---------------------33333--------------|
A|-0------------3------------0------------3------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|

Pre-Chorus

"Oh Yeah..."

8.

G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|---------3-3-----------------------3-3--------------|
A|-0-0-00-------3-3-33-------0-0-00-------3-3-33------|--x2
E|----------------------3-3-----------------------3-3-|

Verse

"We make plans..."

9.

G|--2222---------5555--00000--2222---------5555--00000-|
D|--------33333---------------------33333--------------|
A|-0------------3------------0------------3------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|

"All this rejection's..."

10.

G|--2222---------5555--00000--2222---------5555--5~-0~-|
D|--------33333---------------------33333--------------|
A|-0------------3------------0------------3------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|

Pre-Chorus

"Oh Yeah..."

11.

G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|---------3-3-----------------------3-3--------------|
A|-0-0-00-------3-3-33-------0-0-00-------3-3-33------|--x2
E|----------------------3-3-----------------------3-3-|

Chorus

"When she saying..." (1, not 11)

12.

G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-0-0-00--------------------0-0-00----------------------|
A|---------1-1----------3-3----------1-1---------3333333-|--x3
E|--------------1-1-11--------------------1-1-11---------|

"The more you suffer..."

13.

G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|-0-0-00-------------------------------------------------|
A|---------1-1--3-3-33------------------------------------|
E|----------------------3-3--1~-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--3-33-|

Verse

14.

G|--2222---------5555--00000--2222---------5555--0~-0~-|
D|--------33333---------------------33333--------------|
A|-0------------3------------0------------3------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|

"Now Ill relate..."

15.

G|--2222---------5555--00000--2222---------5555--00000-|
D|--------33333---------------------33333--------------|
A|-0------------3------------0------------3------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|

"Late at night..."

16.

G|--2222---------5555--00000--2222---------5555--0~-0~-|
D|--------33333---------------------33333--------------|
A|-0------------3------------0------------3------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|

"Now I know I should say no but..."

17.

G|--2222---------5555--00000--2222---------5555--00000-|
D|--------33333---------------------33333--------------|
A|-0------------3------------0------------3------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|

"I may be dumb..."

18.

G|--2222---------5555--00000--2222---------5555--5~-0~-|
D|--------33333---------------------33333--------------|
A|-0------------3------------0------------3------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|

Pre-Chorus

"Oh Yeah..."

19.

G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|---------3-3-----------------------3-3--------------|
A|-0-0-00-------3-3-33-------0-0-00-------3-3-33------|--x2
E|----------------------3-3-----------------------3-3-|

Chorus

"When she saying..." (1, not 11)

20.

G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-0-0-00--------------------0-0-00----------------------|
A|---------1-1----------3-3----------1-1---------3333333-|--x3
E|--------------1-1-11--------------------1-1-11---------|

"The more you suffer..."

21.

G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|-0-0-00-------------------------------------------------|
A|---------1-1--3-3-33------------------------------------|
E|----------------------3-3--1~-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--3-33-|

22.

G|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|-0x---------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|

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| x Dead note

| ~ Vibrato

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Lyrics:

I wrote her off for the tenth time today

And practiced all the things I would say

But she came over, I lost my nerve

I took her back and made her dessert

Now I know Im being used

Thats okay man cause I like the abuse

I know shes playing with me

Thats okay cause I got no self esteem

Oh yeah

We make plans to go out at night

I wait till 2 then I turn out the light

All this rejection's got me so low

She keeps it up I just might tell her so

Oh yeah

When she saying all that she wants only me

Then I wonder why she sleeps with my friends

When she saying all that Im like a disease

Then I wonder how much more I could spend

Well I guess, I should stick up for myself

But I really think its better this way

The more you suffer, the more it shows you really care

Right? Yeah

Now Ill relate this little bit

It happens more than Id like to admit

Late at night she knocks on my door

She's drunk again and looking to score

Now I know I should say no but,

Its kinda hard when shes ready to go

I may be dumb but Im not a dweeb

Im just a sucker with no self esteem

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| RaiLeff |

| Underground__Dora@Hotmail.Com |

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