Save Myself Acoustic Live chords by Ed Sheeran

• Difficulty: Intermediate 💪

Performance: Every life performance he does


Verse 1:
A             A/E       F#m               D
I gave all my oxygen to people that could breath
A              A/E           F#m           D
I gave away my money and now we don't even speak
D                 E                    F#m*   E        D*
I drove miles and miles, but would you do the same for me?
A     E   A
Oh ho-o-onestly

A              A/E               F#m          D
Offered off my shoulder just for you to cry upon
A                 A/E           F#m             D
Gave you constant shelter and a bed to keep you warm
D                E                  F#m*   E      D*
They gave me the heartache and in return I gave a song
         A    E     A
Its goes o-o-on and on

Chorus:
D                A              E               A
Life can get you down so I just numb the way it feels
  D               A                E*       E/F*     F#m*
I drown it with a drink and out of date prescription pills
    D                  E                F#m*    E      D*
And all the ones that love me they just left me on the shelf
           B
No farewell
            Bm                      D* E7sus F#m7/E  A
So before I save someone else, I've got to save myself

Verse 2]
   A               A/E         F#m            D
I gave you all my energy and I took away your pain
       A                 A/E        F#m        D
'Cause human beings are destined to radiate or drain
D               E                      F#m*    E         D*
What line do we stand upon 'cause from here it looks the same?
     A   E        A
And only scars remain

Chorus:
D                A              E               A
Life can get you down so I just numb the way it feels
  D               A                E*       E/F*     F#m*
I drown it with a drink and out of date prescription pills
    D                  E                F#m*    E      D*
And all the ones that love me they just left me on the shelf
           B
No farewell
            Bm                      D* E7sus F#m7/E  A
So before I save someone else, I've got to save myself

         Bridge:
         F#m                  D
But if I don't, then I'll go back
              A
To where I'm rescuing a stranger
         E*                                F#m
Just because they needed saving just like that
               D
Oh, I'm here again
            A
Between the devil and the danger
      E*
But I guess it's just my nature
           D
My dad was wrong
                          E*
'Cause I'm not like my mum
                  F#m*               E*           D
'Cause she'd just smile and I'm complaining in a song
            B
But it helps
            Bm                      D* E7sus F#m7/E  A
So before I save someone else, I've got to save myself

Chorus:
D                A              E               A
Life can get you down so I just numb the way it feels
  D               A                E*       E/F*     F#m*
I drown it with a drink and out of date prescription pills
    D                  E                F#m*    E      D*
And all the ones that love me they just left me on the shelf
           B
No farewell
            Bm                      D* E7sus F#m7/E  A
So before I save someone else, I've got to save myself

Outro:
             Bm                      D* E7sus F#m7/E  A
And before I blame someone else, I've got to save myself
             Bm                      D* E7sus F#m7/E  A
And before I love someone else, I've got to love myself