Special Chords

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Played by ear so it might not be 100% accurate, but works for the most part. I typed up the exact way I played the chords because some chord names give different variations (like the D5 and Em7b5 shown here do not sound like the D5 and Em7b5 I'm playing). I figured out certain chords by ear but I can't figure out their names so if anyone recognizes them from the tabs, please comment a correction. Thankss.Was this info helpful?

Difficulty:	intermediate
Tuning:	E A D G B E
Key:	C
Capo:	no capo

Author mmaurice516 [a] 93.

2 contributors total, last edit on Mar 21, 2025

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Chords

Cmaj7

Dm7

Strumming

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[Chords]
     C      Cmaj7       F     Fmaj7#11/C     Dm7
e|---0--------0---------0---------0-----------1------------------------------------------------|
B|---1--------0---------1---------0-----------1------------------------------------------------|
G|---0--------0---------2---------2-----------2------------------------------------------------|
D|---2--------2---------3---------3-----------0------------------------------------------------|
A|---3--------3---------3---------3-----------0------------------------------------------------|
E|---0--------x---------x---------x-----------x------------------------------------------------|
 
 
[Intro]
C  D5 F
 
[Verse 1]
 C
I wish I was that girl from that Gucci store
 C                                Cmaj7
She never wore any makeup and she owns couture
 F
I got pimples where my beauty marks should be
 F
I got dry skin on my elbows and knees
 C
I never liked her, wanted to be like her
 C                                       Cmaj7
Hate how you look at her 'cause you never saw me
               F
Like I was an art piece, like I was an ordinary girl
 
[Chorus]
Fmaj7#11/C      Dm7
I wish I was special
              Dm7
I gave all my special
          C
Away to a loser
               C
Now I'm just a loser
  Cmaj7        Dm7
I used to be special
                Dm7
But you made me hate me
              C
Regret that I changed me
                C
I hate that you made me
Cmaj7         F
Just like you
          N.c.
Just like you
 
 
[Verse 2]
 C
I wanted to be thick, now I wanna be thin
      C                        Cmaj7
Heard Pilates is in, bust your windows out
         F
You gon' hear my mouth, you could kick me out
        F                      Fmaj7#11/C
You say I'm too wild, you gon' hate me now
                C
Boy, you got me fucked up, now I'm gettin' fucked up
                  C                           Cmaj7
Thinkin' 'bout us fucking, why you'd have to fuck her?
              F
I don't wanna see you, why'd you have to treat me
              F
Like I was an ordinary girl?
 
[Chorus]
Fmaj7#11/C      Dm7
I wish I was special
              Dm7
I gave all my special
          C
Away to a loser
               C
Now I'm just a loser
  Cmaj7       Dm7
I used to be special
                Dm7
But you made me hate me
              C
Regret that I changed me
                C
I hate that you made me
Cmaj7         F
Just like you
          F
Just like you
 
[Outro]
           F
(Just like you)
          Cmaj7
(Just like you)
           F
(Just like you)
          Cmaj7
(Just like you)
X

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8 comments

thank you for posting this tab! the chord you labeled as D7 would actually be a cmaj7 and i’m not sure about the Em7b5 but it looks like another variation of c. :)

Does anyone know the strumming patern?

so confused..why a D5..