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Capo 3.
[Verse 1]
GIt was a dark day when I Clost my Gfaith 
GI wasn't the pony I thought I'd Dbe 
GAnd it seemed that no one Ccould reGlate 
GThere was nothing left to Dsee 
So I Ctook a waGlk to the Amedge of the Emtown 
CAnd thought of leaving it all bDehind 
When I Csaw a little Gletter fall right Amout of the Emsky 
CAs a grey mare hovered way up Dhigh 
GI thought I was crazy when I Csaw her Gwave 
GAnd then simply fly awDay 
GSo I opened the letter and Clooked iGnside 
GAnd what was written made my Dday... 
It said
[Chorus]
CIsn't it Ggreat to be DdifferEment? 
CIsn't it Gwonderful to be Emexactly who you Dare? 
CWhen you Glearn to start acDcepting yourEmself 
CYou'll become a shining Dstar 
[Verse 2]
GTo this day the writing Con that Gpage 
GIs mottled by the tears I Dshed 
GCuz at that moment something insCide me chaGnged 
GAnd a bright new path I Dlead 
CI ran back Ghome and I picked up my Amold guitEmar 
CAnd I started strumming these Dchords 
And I Csang her worGds aAmlong with this Emsong 
CAnd I heard someone sing Dalong 
And we sang
[Chorus]
CIsn't it Ggreat to be DdifferEment? 
CIsn't it Gwonderful to be Emexactly who you Dare? 
CWhen you Glearn to start acDcepting yourEmself 
CYou'll become a shining Dstar
[Verse 3]
GI turned around and I saw her Cat my Gdoor 
GThat cute grey mare with the wall-eyed Dstare 
GShe said, "I've heard you play and Csing beGfore. 
GAnd I heard a sadness I could not Dbear." 
C"I just wanted to Gtell you that the Amhardest thing I've Emfaced 
CWasn't the teasing or the Dpain 
It was Cconvincing myGself I wasn't Amstupid, strange, or Emlame 
                        C         DDsus-D  
And helping others do the same." 
[Intrumental]
C  G  D  Em
C  G  Em D
C  G  D  Em
C     D
[Bridge]
GThese last few years flew by just Clike a Gblur 
GI'm now exactly where I should Dbe 
GAnd I know I owe it Call to Gher 
GThe beautiful mare who believed in Dme 
[Chorus] 
CIsn't it Ggreat to be DdifferEment? 
CIsn't it Gwonderful to be Emexactly who you Dare? 
CWhen you Glearn to start acDcepting yourEmself 
CYou'll become a shining Dstar
CIsn't it Ggreat to be DdifferEment? 
CIsn't it Gwonderful to be Emexactly who you Dare? 
CWhen you Glearn to start acDcepting yourEmself 
CYou'll become a shining Dstar (Isn't it wonderful) 
CYou'll become a shining Dstar (Isn't it great) 
CWhen you learn to love just Cwho Dyou Gare
C  D  G

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Great To Be Different

by Forest Rain

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Capo 3.

[Verse 1]

G C G

It was a dark day when I lost my faith

G D

I wasn't the pony I thought I'd be

G C G

And it seemed that no one could relate

G D

There was nothing left to see

C G Am Em

So I took a walk to the edge of the town

C D

And thought of leaving it all behind

C G Am Em

When I saw a little letter fall right out of the sky

C D

As a grey mare hovered way up high

G C G

I thought I was crazy when I saw her wave

G D

And then simply fly away

G C G

So I opened the letter and looked inside

G D

And what was written made my day...

It said

[Chorus]

C G D Em

Isn't it great to be different?

C G Em D

Isn't it wonderful to be exactly who you are?

C G D Em

When you learn to start accepting yourself

C D

You'll become a shining star

[Verse 2]

G C G

To this day the writing on that page

G D

Is mottled by the tears I shed

G C G

Cuz at that moment something inside me changed

G D

And a bright new path I lead

C G Am Em

I ran back home and I picked up my old guitar

C D

And I started strumming these chords

C G Am Em

And I sang her words along with this song

C D

And I heard someone sing along

And we sang

[Chorus]

C G D Em

Isn't it great to be different?

C G Em D

Isn't it wonderful to be exactly who you are?

C G D Em

When you learn to start accepting yourself

C D

You'll become a shining star

[Verse 3]

G C G

I turned around and I saw her at my door

G D

That cute grey mare with the wall-eyed stare

G C G

She said, "I've heard you play and sing before.

G D

And I heard a sadness I could not bear."

C G Am Em

"I just wanted to tell you that the hardest thing I've faced

C D

Wasn't the teasing or the pain

C G Am Em

It was convincing myself I wasn't stupid, strange, or lame

C D

Dsus-D

And helping others do the same."

[Intrumental]

C G D Em

C G Em D

C G D Em

C D

[Bridge]

G C G

These last few years flew by just like a blur

G D

I'm now exactly where I should be

G C G

And I know I owe it all to her

G D

The beautiful mare who believed in me

[Chorus]

C G D Em

Isn't it great to be different?

C G Em D

Isn't it wonderful to be exactly who you are?

C G D Em

When you learn to start accepting yourself

C D

You'll become a shining star

C G D Em

Isn't it great to be different?

C G Em D

Isn't it wonderful to be exactly who you are?

C G D Em

When you learn to start accepting yourself

C D

You'll become a shining star (Isn't it wonderful)

C D

You'll become a shining star (Isn't it great)

C C D G

When you learn to love just who you are

C D G

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