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Couldn't Bear to Be Special Chords

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[Verse 1]
[Em]Bo b[C]o be[Em]e, b[G]o b[C]ee,[A]
[C]bo [Em]bo bo[A]-bo bee, b[Em]o bee[A], bo[C][D][C]
I [D]could[Bm]n't bear to [G]be spe[A]cial,
I could[Em]n't bear, c[C]ouldn't bear.
I couldn't [Bm]bear, [G]right?
[A]Bo

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

[Verse 3]
[Em]of t[C]he fur.
[G]Don't ex[A]pect so much of [G#]me,
I'm [G]just an also-ran,
[F#m]There's There's [Bsus4]a
mile [Em]between

[Verse 4]
The way you [Bsus4]see[A]
me [Em]and the way I[C] am.
[Bm]So, don't [A]stare at me that w[G#]ay,
Of [G]course it gives me [F#m]pride,
But [Bsus4]I won't[Bm][Em]
take on the [Bsus4]risk,[A]
[Bm]Of

[Verse 5]
[Em]letting down the [C]sweet sweet side
[Bm]Did you mean to [F#m]humble me?
So you [Bsus4]did it unsuspect [Bm]ingl[C]y!
Oh [Bm]words are trains,
[D]

[Verse 6]
[A][D][Asus4]
[A]For moving past what rea[Em]lly
[F#m]has no[G] nam[A]e.[Em][C]
[Em]Bo b[C]o be[Em]e,[A]
[Em]bo b[A]ee, bo[C][D][C]
I couldn't [Bm]bear [G]to be specia[A]l,
I could[Em]n't bear, c[C]ouldn't bear.

[Verse 7]
[G]So, don't [A]look at me and [G#]say,
That [G]I'm the very [F#m]one,
Who [Bm]makes [Em]the
cornball things oc[Bsus4]cur,
[A]The shi[Em]ver of [D]the[C] fur,

[Outro 1]
right?
[Bm][A][G#][G]
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