Feb182023

John Michael Howell – I Played Myself Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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[Intro]
G   Bm7  Em  C

[Verse 1]
G
Just the other day, I felt
     Bm7
you treatin' me some type of way
  Em
I swear I saw it on your face,
      C
 but I guess that wasn't the case
 G
Stories show I made a move,
      Bm7
 but all I did was make a fool
    Em
Out of myself,
 it wasn't cool,
the feelin' wasn't mutual,
yeah

[Chorus]
G           Bm7
 I played myself, I'll admit it
      Em
I got lost in my imagination,
 C
 didn't read the situation
G              Bm7
 It ain't your fault, I get it
         Em
You were bein' nice and
             C
I was bein' so i
n love with you

[Post-Chorus]
 G    Bm7  Em   C

[Verse 2]
     G                 Bm7
Yeah, I ain't tryna be alpha,
 but I beta be with ya
Em
 That's what I told her
           C
'fore she gave me the cold
shoulder, mm-mm
G
 I've been gеttin' so sick
   Bm7
 of never bein' thе sigma
Em
 That's what I get for never
  C
 bein' hard-to-get, yeah, yeah
G
Just the other day,
             Bm7
 I felt you treatin'
me some type of way
     Em
Felt somethin' shift
in our embrace,
     C
 but I guess that
 wasn't the case
G
Maybe it was just a phase
      Bm7
 when you said, "I see us one day"
  Em
I tried so hard to not get
              C
 played, but here
I wound up anyway

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[Chorus]
G           Bm7
 I played myself, I'll admit it
      Em
I got lost in my imagination,
 C
 didn't read the situation
G              Bm7
 It ain't your fault, I get it
         Em
You were bein' nice and
             C
I was bein' so in love with you

[Post-Chorus]
G                  Bm7
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh
                Em
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh,
 ooh, ooh, ooh-ooh
C
So in love with you
G                  Bm7
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh
                Em
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh,
               C
 ooh, ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh

[Bridge]
G                   Bm7
 Always an opportunity to
                    Em
grow in some humility
                       C
Got hit with hard reality,
                          G
 now I'll become a better me
                    Bm7
I set myself up for failure,
                Em
and that's on me

All of the signs,
           C
they were clear,
 just chose not to see, yeah

[Chorus]
G           Bm7
 I played myself,
 I'll admit it
      Em
I got lost inside
 my own ambition,
 told myself that
 we were clickin'
G              Bm7
 It ain't your fault, I get it
         Em
You were bein' nice and
             C
 I was bein' so in
 love with you

[Outro]
G   Bm7   Em   C
           I'm so
 in love with you

How to play I Played Myself: key, chords and progression

These are I Played Myself chords by John Michael Howell on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

I Played Myself by John Michael Howell is built around C major (no sharps or flats), with 4 chords in all: G, Bm7, Em and C.

Most of the song cycles through G – Bm7 – Em – C (V – vii7 – iii – I in C major). In solfa, that is soh – te – mi – doh. Get these 4 changes smooth and the rest comes quickly.

Good to know: on guitar, Bm7 needs a barre or movable shape. Take the change into it slowly at first; piano and ukulele players have it easier.