Special
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Afinação: E A D G B ECapotraste:
2nd traste
[Verse 1]
C
It rained for the whole month
Am
I slept in my mom's bed
F
I got a new haircut
Dm
Nobody noticed
[Verse 2]
C
Stopped wearing a seatbelt
Am
And planning ahead
F
I got high for the first time
Dm7
And then I got high again
[Verse 3]
C
Kept my hand on the bible
Am
Just like a hot stove
F
Curiosity kills me
Dm
I've just got to know
[Verse 4]
C
Do you think that I'm pretty?
Am
Do I come off as cold?
F
And who the fuck keeps
Dm7
Moving the goal posts
[Pre-chorus]
Am
Too much of a good thing is still bad
C
It's been six years, why am I still sad?
F
How am I less than the sum of my parts?
Dm Dm7
Working twice as hard to get half as far
[Chorus]
C Am
I've got nowhere to put it down
C
I've got noone to talk to
Cadd9 Am
I'll never get to be anybody else
F
Wherever you go you take yourself with you
C
There will always be someone worse and
Am
There will always be someone better
C Cadd9
Everybody hurts but the hardest part is knowing
Am F
Your suffering doesn't make you special
[Verse 5]
C Am
I forgave all my exes and I forgot how to sing
F Dm
Is my pain the only reason that I'm remotely interesting?
C Am
April showers bring in the flood
F Dm7
And I killed my ego but I'm still not clean of the blood
[Verse 6]
C Am
He got a new girlfriend, she looks nothing like me
F Dm
I'm still pissed at my body for not staying sixteen
C Am
I wish I were dumber, fuckably naive
F Dm
I'm so sick and tired of always being comic relief
[Pre-chorus]
Am
Too much of a good thing is still bad
C
It's been six years, why am I still sad?
F
How am I less than the sum of my parts?
Dm7
Working twice as hard to get half as far
[Chorus]
C Am
I've got nowhere to put it down
C
I've got noone to talk to
Cadd9 Am
I'll never get to be anybody else
F
Wherever you go you take yourself with you
C
There will always be someone worse and
Am
There will always be someone better
C Cadd9
Everybody hurts but the hardest part is knowing
Am F
Your suffering doesn't make you special
How to play Special
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is E. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.