I Havent Been Taking Care Of Myself Chords

by Alex Lahey
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Didn't see chords for this, so I decided to figure it out- couldn't quite get the strumming pattern down in the verses because of the swing, but it somewhat resembles the vocals in the outro.Was this info helpful?
Difficulty: beginner
Tuning: E A D G B E
Key: G
Capo: no capo
Author lilchloworm [a] 99. Last edit on Dec 5, 2017

Chords

G
D
Em
C
Bm

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[Verse 1]
               G               D
You were my drug, now I'm withdrawing
                   Em                    C
When you're in my blood, nothing's ever boring
                      G                   D
I feel it through my veins, so eager to please
                      Em                         C
You give me chest pains, and let my heart rate ease
        D                           Em
Is this blood on my hands or is it just red wine?
   D                                  C
I find I’m thinking 'bout you nearly all of the night
   D                             Em
I make up these excuses for the reasons we should meet
    D                            C
Is this an addiction or is this just a repeat?
 
 
[Chorus]
G         D                   Em       C
I haven't been taking care of myself
     G                   D                 Em       C
I've forgotten what it's like to be in good health
   G                      D
I've gained weight and I drink too much
   Em                      C
Maybe that's why you don't love me as much
G         D                   Em       C
I need to start taking care of myself
 
 
[Verse 2]
  G                           D
Distracting me from what's important
           Em                           C
But you don't care, and I'm losing focus
                    G                          D
You push me to the edge, and then you pull me back
            Em                        C
I swear to God, I'll have a heart attack
     D                       Em
My skin's breaking out and I don't like what I see
     D                            C
When I walk past shiny surfaces, I don't like being me
     D                            Em
You say that you want me but you don't act like you do
     D                         C
I'm pretty sure my mum said be careful around you
 
 
{Chorus}
G         D                   Em       C
I haven't been taking care of myself
       G                  D             Em       C
I've forgotten what it's like to be in good health
      G                    D
I've gained weight and I drink too much
 Em                         C
Maybe that's why you don't love me as much
  G         D                  Em      C
I need to start taking care of myself
 
 
[Bridge]
   G               D
I don't care that all my clothes
  Em              C
Smell like your second-hand smoke
  G            D
I'll make any compromise
   Em            C
If it keeps you by my side
G   D     Bm    C
I don't know why
 
 
{Chorus}
G         D                   Em       C
I haven't been taking care of myself
       G                   D           Em       C
I've forgotten what it's like to be in good health
G                          D
I've gained weight and I drink too much
Em                         C
Maybe that's why you don't love me as much
G         D                   Em       C
I need to start taking care of myself
 
 
{Outro}
 G         D
Do da da, do da da
 Em         C
Do da da do wah-oh!
 G        D
Do da da, do da da
 Em          C
Do da da do wah-oh!
 G         D
Do da da, do da da
  Em        C
Do da da do wah-oh!
 G          D
Do da da, do da da
  Em        C
Do da da do wah-oh!
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I Havent Been Taking Care Of Myself – Alex Lahey
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3 comments
shannon93
These chords are way off. Not even close to the album version. Thank you for trying but its not right
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tamgra115
theyre awesome. not the same key as the song but still easy to play
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