Worry about chords less and lead more. It's pretty much impossible to get any recognition as a guitarist without a little solo now and then and the basic chords aren't even used in most styles of music (besides the root/fifth/octave we've all come to love). Besides, once you get decent finger strength/dexterity learning new chords usually takes no more than five seconds.
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