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Madison Beer – Selfish Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

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This is the chords of Selfish by Madison Beer on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

[Intro]
A C#m D Dm

[Verse 1]
A
Boy, you’re such a lost cause
C#m
Now your name is crossed off
D
How you gonna fix this?
Dm
You can’t even fix yourself
A
It was almost two years
C#m
That I chose to spend here
D
All alone at New Years
Dm
Thinking, “What the Hell?”

[Pre-Chorus]
A
I don’t wanna break you
C#m D
Thread a needle tryna stitch you but I can’t
Dm
I refuse

[Chorus]
D F#m
I shouldn’t love you but I couldn’t help it
A C#m
Had a feeling that you never felt it
D F#m
I always knew that you were too damn selfish
C#m D F#m
Don’t know why I looked the other way
A C#m
I wanted you to change, yeah
D
I shouldn’t love you but I couldn’t help it
Dm
I always knew that you were too damn selfish
A C#m D Dm

[Verse 2]
A
I bet you thought you gave me real love
C#m
But we spent it on the night clubs
D
All you ever wanna do is lie
Dm
Why you always such a Gemini?
A
Baby, who you tryna run from?
C#m
Me, or all your problems?
D
You know you will nerver solve ’em
Dm
You don’t even know yourself

[Pre-Chorus]
A
I don’t wanna break you
C#m D
Thread a needle tryna stitch you but I can’t
Dm
I refuse

[Interlude]
A C#m D Dm

[Bridge]
A
But it’s not possible
C#m
Plus I’m not responsible
D
To yourself, made obstacles
Dm
Put my heart in the hospital, woah, woah, oh

[Interlude]
A C#m D Dm

[Outro]
A C#m D Dm
Oh-oh Ooh-ooh-ooh-woo, woo-woo

How to play Selfish: key, chords and progression

Selfish by Madison Beer keeps coming home to D major (two sharps: F♯, C♯). You need 5 chords: A, C#m, D, Dm and F#m.

The progression the song keeps returning to is A – C#m – D – Dm (V – vii – I – i in D major). In solfa, that is soh – te – doh – doh. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Good to know: C#m and F#m are the tricky part on guitar (barre or movable shapes). Slow the change down until it is clean; on piano and ukulele they are simpler.