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Special - Angel Olsen
[Chords]
       E022100
       Dxx0232
     D/Ax00232
   F#m13242242  (or play B7/F#)
   B7/F#224242
   Esus4020200  (or play A)
       Ax02220
[Intro]
E   D/A   F#m13   Esus4
[Verse 1]
   EWant to be DspecD/Aial,       F#m13something like your Esus4mother
   EWant to be DsomeD/Aone else,       F#m13not me,  but Esus4another
   ERight here in this DmomD/Aent,        F#m13I wish I could Esus4reach you
   EI'm just a DvesD/Asel,         B7/F#far away, I Asee  you
   EToo many Dlike D/Aus,        B7/F#run out of the Asteeple
   EGuess you could Dsay D/AI           B7/F#lost some faith in Apeople
[Instrumental]
E   D/A   B7/F#   A
E   D/A   B7/F#   A
[Verse 2]
   EWant every D/Athought to be golden       B7/F#or Afire
   EI could be D/Amade out of truth, not some         B7/F#  Aliar
   EWant to be D/Atempered,      B7/F#sick to be Atested
   ETo see it all D/Aclearly,       B7/F#whenever it's Arested
   EWant every D/Alesson,       B7/F#the lessons they Ateach me
   ESomeone who D/Aknows where I am,       B7/F#whenever they Areach me
[Solo]
E   D/A   B7/F#   A
E   D/A   B7/F#   A
[Verse 3]
   EGive me a D/Afever,     B7/F#show me some Areason
   ELove me D/Awhenever        B7/F#it's out of Aseason
   EWant to be D/Aspecial,       B7/F#something like your Amother
   EWant to be D/Asomeone else,       B7/F#not me, but Aanother
   EBut now in this D/Amoment,       B7/F#I wish I could Ameet you
   EBut I'm just a D/Aballoon,      B7/F#far away, I Asee you
   EI D/Asee youB7/F#  A  
   EI sD/Aee youB7/F#  A  
[Instrumental]
E   D/A   B7/F#   A
E   D/A   B7/F#   A
E   D/A   B7/F#   A
E   D/A   B7/F#   A
[Verse 4]
   EI D/Asee you,       B7/F#and Ait's unEclear
   EI D/Aneed you       B7/F#to Ashow you're Ehere
   ETell D/Ame, I'm        B7/F#notAhing to Efear
   ETell D/Ame, I'm       B7/F#notAhing, notEhing
[Outro]
 E   D/A  B7/F#   A
 E   D/A  B7/F#   A
 E   D/A  B7/F#   A
 E   D/A  B7/F#   A
 E   D/A  B7/F#   A
 E   D/A  B7/F#   A
 E   D/A  B7/F#   A
 E   D/A  B7/F#   A

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Special

by Angel Olsen

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

D/A

F#m13

B7/F#

Esus4

Special - Angel Olsen

[Chords]

022100

xx0232

D/A

x00232

F#m13

242242 (or play B7/F#)

B7/F#

224242

Esus4

020200 (or play A)

x02220

[Intro]

E D/A F#m13 Esus4

[Verse 1]

E D D/A F#m13 Esus4

Want to be special, something like your mother

E D D/A F#m13 Esus4

Want to be someone else, not me, but another

E D D/A F#m13 Esus4

Right here in this moment, I wish I could reach you

E D D/A B7/F# A

I'm just a vessel, far away, I see you

E D D/A B7/F# A

Too many like us, run out of the steeple

E D D/A B7/F# A

Guess you could say I lost some faith in people

[Instrumental]

E D/A B7/F# A

[Verse 2]

E D/A B7/F# A

Want every thought to be golden or fire

E D/A B7/F# A

I could be made out of truth, not some liar

E D/A B7/F# A

Want to be tempered, sick to be tested

E D/A B7/F# A

To see it all clearly, whenever it's rested

E D/A B7/F# A

Want every lesson, the lessons they teach me

E D/A B7/F# A

Someone who knows where I am, whenever they reach me

[Solo]

E D/A B7/F# A

[Verse 3]

E D/A B7/F# A

Give me a fever, show me some reason

E D/A B7/F# A

Love me whenever it's out of season

E D/A B7/F# A

Want to be special, something like your mother

E D/A B7/F# A

Want to be someone else, not me, but another

E D/A B7/F# A

But now in this moment, I wish I could meet you

E D/A B7/F# A

But I'm just a balloon, far away, I see you

E D/A B7/F# A

I see you

E D/A B7/F# A

I see you

[Instrumental]

E D/A B7/F# A

[Verse 4]

E D/A B7/F# A E

I see you, and it's unclear

E D/A B7/F# A E

I need you to show you're here

E D/A B7/F# A E

Tell me, I'm nothing to fear

E D/A B7/F# A E

Tell me, I'm nothing, nothing

[Outro]

E D/A B7/F# A

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