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I'd take a few lessons to start off in the right direction, like others have said. If you don't, you may develop a TON of bad habits. You'll also learn a good amount of theory (if you have a good teacher), which will come in handy if you ever want to form a band or something.
If you don't want to take lessons, buy a chord book and practice the basic chords, just switching back and forth. You should be able to switch from one chord to another without skipping a beat. It's tough at first, but once you get the hang of it, you'll be able to play almost any chord progression. You also want to learn scales and practice them ALL THE TIME. It will improve your speed like none other and you will be learning a lot of good ways to make up your own solos and stuff. A lot of people that teach themselves just start playing songs and then they find out down the line that they really suck because they can't play any scales or anything.
I'd also start off with something hard to play. Not extremely hard, but something that is actual guitar, not just crappy power chords like most bands today use. Start of with some Clapton or SRV and you'll thank yourself down the line. The first song I ever learned was Pride and Joy by Stevie Ray Vaughan and that song has almost every technique you will ever need. If you just relegate yourself to playing today's garbage, you'll be an awful guitar player.
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