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Key: F minor•
Verse 1
Em
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Bo bo bee, bo bee,
C
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Em
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A
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C
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D
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bo bo bo-bo bee, bo bee, bo
D
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Bm
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G
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A
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I couldn't bear to be special,
Em
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C
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I couldn't bear, couldn't bear.
Bm
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I couldn't bear, right?
A
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Bo
Verse 2
D
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C
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bee, bo bee, bo
G
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A
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G#
G#
4

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So don't look at me and say,
G
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F#
F#
2

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That I'm the very one,
Bm
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Em
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Who makes the
Bsus4
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cornball things occur,
A
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The shiver
Verse 3
Em
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C
C

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of the fur.
G
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A
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G#
G#
4

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Don't expect so much of me,
G
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I'm just an also-ran,
F#m
F#m
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Bsus4
Bsus4
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There's There's a
Em
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mile between
Verse 4
Bsus4
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A
A

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The way you see
Em
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C
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me and the way I am.
Bm
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A
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G#
G#
4

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So, don't stare at me that way,
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F#m
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Of course it gives me pride,
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Bm
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Em
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But I won't
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A
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take on the risk,
Bm
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Of
Verse 5
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letting down the sweet sweet side
Bm
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F#m
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Did you mean to humble me?
Bsus4
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Bm
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C
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So you did it unsuspect ingly!
Bm
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Oh words are trains,
D
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Verse 6
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Asus4
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Em
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For moving past what really
F#m
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Em
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C
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has no name.
Em
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Bo bo bee,
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C
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D
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bo bee, bo
Bm
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G
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I couldn't bear to be special,
Em
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C
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I couldn't bear, couldn't bear.
Verse 7
G
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G#
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So, don't look at me and say,
G
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F#m
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That I'm the very one,
Bm
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Em
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Who makes the
Bsus4
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cornball things occur,
A
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Em
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D
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The shiver of the fur,
Outro 1

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Bm
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G#
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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • Em

  • C

  • G

  • A

  • D

  • Bm

    2

  • G#

    4

  • F#

    2

  • Bsus4

    2

  • F#m

    2

  • Asus4

Capo: 1

Transpose: 0

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The original key of Couldn't Bear to Be Special by Prefab Sprout is F minor.

The primary chords used in Couldn't Bear to Be Special are Fm, Db, Ab, Bb, Eb, Cm.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 1 fret.

Yes, this version uses open chords like Fm, Db, Ab, Bb, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

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