McCafferty – Sellout Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

McCafferty – Sellout Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

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This is the chords of Sellout by McCafferty on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

[Intro]
G G D D A A Bm A G

[Chorus]
G                             D
And every morning
A
And every night
Bm
Help me to be selfish
A                         G
Help me never to be kind
D
Can you forgive me
A
A thousand times
Bm
Help me to be selfish
A                         G
Help me never to be kind

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[Verse 1]
D
There’s no sleep
A
And no hope
Bm
It’s just me
A     G
Alone
D
Bedside
A
Table
Bm
You’re my
A     G
Angel

[Verse 2]
D
The footsteps weren’t mine
A
The trail you left behind
Bm
While I was stuck inside
A                                     G
We’re all just born to die
D
There’s love inside my heart
A
But hate spews from my mouth
Bm
And I will fall apart
A             G             G
Until I figure it out

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[Bridge]
G                         D             A
I can’t be what you want me to be
Bm
But I can write
A                         G
And I can read
D
And my brain goes
A
Where I know it shouldn’t go
Bm
But that’s just how I write
A                                     G
The wound begins to grow

[Chorus]
G                         D
And every morning
A
And every night
Bm
Help me to be selfish
A                         G
Help me never to be kind
D
Can you forgive me
A
A thousand times
Bm
Help me to be selfish
A                         G
Help me never to be kind

[Chorus]
G                         D
And every morning
A
And every night
Bm
Help me to be selfish
A G
Help me never to be kind
D
Can you forgive me
A
A thousand times
Bm
Help me to be selfish
A G
Help me never to be kind

How to play Sellout: key, chords and progression

Sellout by McCafferty is in the key of D major (two sharps: F♯, C♯). The song uses 4 chords: G, D, A and Bm.

The progression the song keeps returning to is G – D – A – Bm (IV – I – V – vi in D major), a rotation of the four-chord pop progression that starts on the IV chord. In solfa, that is fah – doh – soh – lah. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 7th fret and play the shapes C, G, D, Em (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 75% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D
D chord on guitar (xx0232)
DD F♯ A
A chord on guitar (x02220)
AA C♯ E
Bm chord on guitar (x24432)
BmB D F♯

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Sellout chords: questions

What key is Sellout in?

Sellout by McCafferty is in the key of D major (two sharps: F♯, C♯).

What chords are in Sellout?

Sellout uses 4 chords: G, D, A, Bm.

What is the chord progression of Sellout?

The main progression is G – D – A – Bm (IV – I – V – vi), a rotation of the four-chord pop progression that starts on the IV chord.

Is Sellout easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 7th fret and play the shapes C, G, D, Em (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 75% without a capo).

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