Cavetown - Self Control: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Self Control" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

Learn Self Control Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Cavetown

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "Self Control" smoothly on your guitar.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

G#                                          Fm
I'll be the boyfriend in your wet dreams tonight
                  A#m                    A#m7
Noses on a rail, little virgin wears the white
D#7
You cut your hair but you used to live a blonded
 G#
life
Wish I was there, wish we'd grown up on the same
  Fm
advice
And our time was right

Chorus:
A#m7
Keep a place for me, for me
D#7
I'll sleep between y'all, it's nothing
G#
It's nothing, it's nothing
                 Fm7
Keep a place for me, for me
A#m7
Now and then you miss it, sounds make you cry
D#7
Some nights you dance with tears in your eyes

I came to visit, 'cause you see me like a UFO
That's like never, 'cause
I made you use your self-control
And you made me lose my self-control,
my self-control

Chorus:
A#m7
Keep a place for me, for me
D#7
I'll sleep between y'all, it's nothing
        A#m7
Keep a place for me
                            D#7
It's nothing, yeah, it's nothing
D#7                       G# Fm7 A#m D#7
It's nothing, it's nothing

G#
I, I, I know you gotta leave, leave, leave
               Fm
Take down some summer time
Fm
Give up, just tonight, night, night, night
A#m7
I, I, I know you got someone comin'
                D#7
You're spittin' game, y'know you got it, yeah

I, I, I know you gotta leave, leave, leave
Take down some summertime
Give up, just tonight, night, night, night
I, I, I know you got someone comin'
(Keep a place for me, for me)
You're spitting game, y'know you got it, yeah
(I'll sleep between y'all, it's nothing)

I, I, I know you gotta leave, leave, leave
(It's nothing, yeah, it's nothing,
keep a place for me, for me)
Take down some summer time
Give up, just tonight, night, night, night
(Keep a place for me, for me)
I, I, I know you got someone comin'
(It's nothing, yeah, it's nothing)
You're spitting game, y'know you got it, yeah
(It's nothing, yeah, it's nothing)


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A#m

Guitar chord A#m

A#m7

Guitar chord A#m7

D#7

Guitar chord D#7

Fm

Guitar chord Fm

Fm7

Guitar chord Fm7

G#

Guitar chord G#

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Self Control" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Self Control" by Cavetown.

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