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[Verse 1]
BmHurry up before you gAo and get oGldA  
BmHurry up before your blAood runs GcoldA  
BmNone of us were ever mAeant to sGtayA  
BmWe're all gonna find tAhat one dGayA  
[Pre-chorus]
You see Bmlife's too short to rAun it like a raGceA  
So it's nBmever gonna matter if you wiAn first plaEce
E/G#Cause we're all the same
[Chorus]
GStop waiting on your fiDfteen minutes of fBmame
Cause yAou're not special
GI'm not trying to rDain on your parBmade
But yAou're not special
GI'm not trying to bDring you down
BmI'm not trying to sAound so ineffecGtual
But Ayou're not special
[Instrumental]
Bm A G A
[Verse 2]
BmHurry up before the bAottle kicks iGnA  
BmBefore the poison and the pAain sets Gin 
(Get up, get up)A  
[Pre-chorus]
BmIf you take it down a notch and you let Ame explGainA  
BmThat on this earth we are Aall the sEame
E/G#And all I can say is
[Chorus]
GStop waiting on your fDifteen minutes of Bmfame
Cause yAou're not special
GI'm not trying to rDain on your parBmade
But yAou're not special
GI'm not trying to bDring you down
BmI'm not trying to sAound so ineffecGtual
But Ayou're not specBmialD  
[Bridge]
GWe all live to lie We all fall apart
BmWe all go to war For the faint of heart
AInstead we're condescending
AThere are no hBmappy endings
GI won't hold my breath I won't cast a doubt
BmI'd never sell you out
ABut I'll give you one last chance to own it
A/C#Cause you're not a god or a poet so
[Chorus]
GStop waiting on your fDifteen minutes of Bmfame
Cause yAou're not special
GI'm not trying to rDain on your parBmade
But yAou're not special
GI'm not trying to bDring you down
BmI'm not trying to sAound so ineffeGctual
But Ayou're not special
G(Get up, get up, gDet a move on)
Bm(Get up, get up, whAat's takin' so long)
                 'Cause you're not a special
G(Get up, get up, gDet a move on)
Bm(Stop stallin',      I'Am callin' out) 
              'Cause you're not a special
  G    D    Bm'Cause you'Are not a specialG  D  Bm  
'Cause yoAu're not a special
[Outro]
G
Bm D G G
A Bm D G

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Special

by Shinedown

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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E/G#

A/C#

[Verse 1]

Bm A G A

Hurry up before you go and get old

Bm A G A

Hurry up before your blood runs cold

Bm A G A

None of us were ever meant to stay

Bm A G A

We're all gonna find that one day

[Pre-chorus]

Bm A G A

You see life's too short to run it like a race

Bm A E

So it's never gonna matter if you win first place

E/G#

Cause we're all the same

[Chorus]

G D Bm

Stop waiting on your fifteen minutes of fame

Cause you're not special

G D Bm

I'm not trying to rain on your parade

But you're not special

G D

I'm not trying to bring you down

Bm A G

I'm not trying to sound so ineffectual

But you're not special

[Instrumental]

Bm A G A

[Verse 2]

Bm A G A

Hurry up before the bottle kicks in

Bm A G

Before the poison and the pain sets in

(Get up, get up)

[Pre-chorus]

Bm A G A

If you take it down a notch and you let me explain

Bm A E

That on this earth we are all the same

E/G#

And all I can say is

[Chorus]

G D Bm

Stop waiting on your fifteen minutes of fame

Cause you're not special

G D Bm

I'm not trying to rain on your parade

But you're not special

G D

I'm not trying to bring you down

Bm A G

I'm not trying to sound so ineffectual

A Bm D

But you're not special

[Bridge]

We all live to lie We all fall apart

We all go to war For the faint of heart

Instead we're condescending

A Bm

There are no happy endings

I won't hold my breath I won't cast a doubt

I'd never sell you out

But I'll give you one last chance to own it

A/C#

Cause you're not a god or a poet so

[Chorus]

G D Bm

Stop waiting on your fifteen minutes of fame

Cause you're not special

G D Bm

I'm not trying to rain on your parade

But you're not special

G D

I'm not trying to bring you down

Bm A G

I'm not trying to sound so ineffectual

But you're not special

G D

(Get up, get up, get a move on)

Bm A

(Get up, get up, what's takin' so long)

'Cause you're not a special

G D

(Get up, get up, get a move on)

Bm A

(Stop stallin', I'm callin' out)

'Cause you're not a special

G D Bm A G D Bm

'Cause you're not a special

[Outro]

Bm D G G

A Bm D G

About Special Chords by Shinedown

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What key is "Special" in?

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