Maggie Lindemann – Self Sabotage Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Maggie Lindemann – Self Sabotage Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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ChordsF#mEDBmA

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[Verse 1]
F#m             E
I tell you to leave when
               D
I want you to stay
                 Bm
I'm stuck in my ways,
                    F#m
I can't win my own game
                 E
If it's meant to be,
                   D    Bm
then I'll throw it away, oh

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[Pre-Chorus]
F#m
Hurt you for no reason,
E
I won't call you back
         D
Then I break you into pieces
  E
so I don't get attached
         F#m
Get so caught up in my feelings,
  E
float until we crash
              D
And we're runnin' out of gas,
       E
I was hopin' we could last, but

[Chorus]
F#m        E            A
I start to fall, then I cave
       D
And I push you away
                   E        F#m
You could call it self-sabotage
           E          A
I love to dig my own grave
            D
Somethin' wrong with my brain
                   E        F#m
You could call it self-sabotage
        E                A      D
It's a self-fulfillin' prophecy
                  E
I know I'm gonna fuck it
                F#m
up with you and me
              E        A
Shit's never goin' my way
          D
Now I'm drownin' in blame
                   E        F#m
You could call it self-sabotage

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[Verse 2]
F#m                E               D
I'm hard to love, this girl is a gun
                 Bm             F#m
I'm killin' 'em softly, one by one
                 E
So fill up your lungs, yeah,
            D   Bm
you better run, oh

[Pre-Chorus]
F#m
Hurt you for no reason,
E
I won't call you back
         D
Then I break you into pieces
  E
so I don't get attached
         F#m
Get so caught up in my feelings,
  E
float until we crash
              D
And we're runnin' out of gas,
       E
I was hopin' we could last, but

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[Chorus]
F#m        E            A
I start to fall, then I cave
       D
And I push you away
                   E        F#m
You could call it self-sabotage
           E          A
I love to dig my own grave
            D
Somethin' wrong with my brain
                   E        F#m
You could call it self-sabotage
        E                A      D
It's a self-fulfillin' prophecy
                  E
I know I'm gonna fuck
                   F#m
it up with you and me
              E        A
Shit's never goin' my way
          D
Now I'm drownin' in blame
                   E        F#m
You could call it self-sabotage

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[Pre-Chorus]
F#m
Hurt you for no reason,
E
I won't call you back
         D
Then I break you into pieces
  E
so I don't get attached
         F#m
Get so caught up in my feelings,
  E
float until we crash
              D
And we're runnin' out of gas,
       E
I was hopin' we could last, but

[Chorus]
F#m        E            A
I start to fall, then I cave
       D
And I push you away
                            F#m
You could call it self-sabotage
           E          A
I love to dig my own grave
            D
Somethin' wrong with my brain
                   E        F#m
You could call it self-sabotage
        E                A      D
It's a self-fulfillin' prophecy
                  E
I know I'm gonna fuck
                   F#m
it up with you and me
              E        A
Shit's never goin' my way
          D
Now I'm drownin' in blame
                   E        F#m
You could call it self-sabotage

How to play Self Sabotage: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Self Sabotage by Maggie Lindemann on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

To play Self Sabotage by Maggie Lindemann, think in F♯ minor (three sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯). It takes 5 chords: F#m, E, D, Bm and A.

The progression the song keeps returning to is D – E – F#m – E (VI – VII – i – VII in F♯ minor). Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes Em, D, C, Am, G (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 60% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

F#m chord on guitar (244222)
F♯mF♯ A C♯
E chord on guitar (022100)
EE G♯ B
D chord on guitar (xx0232)
DD F♯ A
Bm chord on guitar (x24432)
BmB D F♯
A chord on guitar (x02220)
AA C♯ E

Self Sabotage chords: questions

What key is Self Sabotage in?

Self Sabotage by Maggie Lindemann is in the key of F♯ minor (three sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯).

What chords are in Self Sabotage?

Self Sabotage uses 5 chords: F#m, E, D, Bm, A.

What is the chord progression of Self Sabotage?

The main progression is D – E – F#m – E (VI – VII – i – VII).

Is Self Sabotage easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes Em, D, C, Am, G (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 60% without a capo).

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