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Selective

The Starting Line
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Chords in this song

Strum
D-DU-UDU
 You've made  quite a life  for yourself One better then  you've dreamt
  E Esus5 Esus4--E--Esus4-Esus5
 But it's weig-hing down
The sides "/ means slide"
e|-----
B|-----
G|-----
D|-----
|-2/4-
E|-----
of  your mouth to an appearing frown
 Theres more to it  than it might sound
 A/FA/C# E Esus5 E--Esus5
 Sharpen your overacting skills To cut through the tension
Mark  your words with condfidence Selective atten---tion
Try and "/ means slide"
e|-----
B|-----
G|-----
D|-----
|-2/4-
E|-----
 steady  yourself But with one  hand down
 E Esus5 Esus4--E--Esus4-Esus5
 Losing balance
Take a look "/ means slide"
e|-----
B|-----
G|-----
D|-----
|-2/4-
E|-----
at  your hometown You're a different person now
 The on--ly one  who hasn't umm  changed
 The on--ly one  who stayed the same
 (Repeat Chorus)
 Guitar 1:  x2
Guitar 2:
e|-0-----0--7-
B|-0-----0--7-
G|-9-----8--9-
D|-9-----9--9- (x2)
A|-7-----7--0-
E|------------
Leave  it a  point to  appreciate  the life you lead
 Don't rush  the days, you'll  wish they stayed for one  year later
It's  a tragic case  of bad taste but  it's all concerning  you
 Who truly  can appreciate  the  mess you've made
It's  a tragic case of bad taste but  it's all concerning you
 Who truly  can appreciate the  mess  you've  made
 (Repeat Chorus twice)
 A9--E/G-A/F#--Esus5(hold)

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Readable chord sheet for Selective by The Starting Line

You've [C#m7]made quite a [A9]life for yourself One better [E/G#]then you've [A/F#]dreamt
         E   Esus5 Esus4--E--Esus4-Esus5
But it's weig-hing down

The sides  "/ means slide"
e|-----
B|-----
G|-----
D|-----
[A]|-2/4-
E|-----

[A9]of your mouth to an ap[E/G#]pearing [A/F#]frown
Theres [E]more [Esus5]to    [Esus4]it    than [E]it [Esus5]might [A/F#]sound[E/G#]     [A9]

A/F
Sharpen your overacting skills To cut through the tension
[A/F#]Mark your words with [A/C#]condfidence [E]Selective [Esus5]atten---[A9]tion

Try and  "/ means slide"
e|-----
B|-----
G|-----
D|-----
[A]|-2/4-
E|-----

s[A9]teady yourself But with [E/G#]one hand [A/F#]down
E   Esus5 Esus4--E--Esus4-Esus5
Losing    balance

Take a look  "/ means slide"
e|-----
B|-----
G|-----
D|-----
[A]|-2/4-
E|-----

[A9]at your hometown You're a different [E/G#]person [A/F#]now
The [E]on--[Esus5]ly    [Esus4]one who [A/F#]hasn't [A9]umm changed[Esus5]
The [E]on--[Esus5]ly    [Esus4]one who [E]stayed [Esus5]the   [A/F#]same [E/G#]      [A9]

(Repeat Chorus)

Guitar 1: [E] x2

Guitar 2:
e|-0-----0--7-
B|-0-----0--7-
G|-9-----8--9-
D|-9-----9--9- (x2)
A|-7-----7--0-
E|------------

[E]Leave it [C#m7]a point [A/F#]to appreci[A9]ate the life you lead
[E]  Don't rush[C#m7] the days, you'll[A/F#] wish they stayed [E/G#]for  [A9]one year later

[A9]It's a tragic [A9]case of bad taste [C#m7]but it's all con[C#m7]cerning you
Who [A9]truly can ap[A9]preciate the[C#m7] mess you've made[C#m7]
[A9]It's a tragic case of bad taste [C#m7]but it's all concerning you
Who [A9]truly can appreciate the[A/F#] mess[E/G#] you'[A9]ve made

(Repeat Chorus twice)

A9--E/G

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