Couldn't Bear to Be Special chords by Prefab Sprout

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Em
C
G
A
D
Bm
G#
F#
Bsus4
F#m
Asus4

Verse 1
Em 
C 
Em 
G 
C 
A 
 (E minor) Bo   (C major)  (E minor) bo   (G major)  (C major) bee,  (A major) bo bee,
C 
Em 
A 
Em 
A 
C 
D 
C 
bo  (C major) bo  (E minor)  (A major) bo-bo bee,  (E minor) bo   (A major) bee,  (C major) bo  (D major)  (C major) 
D 
Bm 
G 
A 
I  (D major) could (B minor) n't bear to  (G major) be spe (A major) cial,
Em 
C 
I could (E minor) n't bear, could (C major) n't bear.
Bm 
G 
I couldn't  (B minor) bear, right?  (G major) 
A 
 (A major) Bo

Verse 2
D 
C 
bee, bo bee, bo  (D major)  (C major) 
G 
A 
G# 
So  (G major) don't  (A major) look at me and say,  (G sharp major) 
G 
F# 
That  (G major) I'm the very one,  (F sharp major) 
Bm 
Em 
Who  (B minor) makes the  (E minor) 
Bsus4 
cornball things oc (Bsus4) cur,
A 
 (A major) The shiver

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Verse 3

of the fur.

Don't expect so much of me,

I'm just an also-ran,

There's There's a

mile between

Verse 4
Bsus4 
A 
The way you see  (Bsus4)  (A major) 
Em 
C 
me  (E minor) and the way I  (C major) am.
Bm 
A 
G# 
So,  (B minor) don't  (A major) stare at me that way,  (G sharp major) 
G 
F#m 
Of  (G major) course it gives me pride,  (F sharp minor) 
Bsus4 
Bm 
Em 
But  (Bsus4) I         (B minor)  (E minor) won't
Bsus4 
A 
take on the  (Bsus4) risk,     (A major) 
Bm 
Of  (B minor) 

Verse 5
Em 
C 
 (E minor) letting down the sweet  (C major) sweet side
Bm 
F#m 
Did  (B minor) you mean to humble  (F sharp minor) me?
Bsus4 
Bm 
C 
So you  (Bsus4) did      it unsuspect (B minor)  (C major) ingly!
Bm 
Oh  (B minor) words are trains,
D 
 (D major) 

Verse 6
A 
D 
Asus4 
 (A major)  (D major)  (Asus4) 
A 
Em 
 (A major) For moving past what  (E minor) really
F#m 
G 
A 
Em 
C 
 (F sharp minor)  (G major) has  (A major) no name.  (E minor)  (C major) 
Em 
C 
Em 
A 
Bo  (E minor)  (C major)  (E minor)  (A major) bo bee,
Em 
A 
C 
D 
C 
 (E minor) bo   (A major) bee, bo  (C major)  (D major)  (C major) 
Bm 
G 
A 
I couldn't  (B minor) bear  (G major) to be spe (A major) cial,
Em 
C 
I could (E minor) n't bear, could (C major) n't bear.

Verse 7
G 
A 
G# 
So,  (G major) don't  (A major) look at me and say,  (G sharp major) 
G 
F#m 
That  (G major) I'm the very one,  (F sharp minor) 
Bm 
Em 
Who  (B minor) makes the  (E minor) 
Bsus4 
cornball things oc (Bsus4) cur,
A 
Em 
D 
C 
 (A major) The shiver  (E minor) of  (D major)  (C major) the fur,