Orla Gartland - You're Not Special, Babe: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "You're Not Special, Babe" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

Learn You're Not Special, Babe Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Orla Gartland

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "You're Not Special, Babe" smoothly on your guitar.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

   C                 Em             C
If you could see yourself from the outside in
                            G#       A#
You'd say you don't have to be more than, it's okay
        C                 Em         C
And if you could see yourself from above the sky
                               G#    A#
I think you'd say that you're doing fine

C
Life is short until it's not
Honestly it's kinda long
Em
It takes a while to come around
People always let you down
Am
Find the ones that get you
Stick to them like hot glue
F
Dance if you want to

Chorus:
        C                    Em
'Cause you're not special, babe (No!)
                      Dm
I know you feel like your life is one big mistake
  G
I am right there on your side
C                    Em
You're not special, babe (No!)
                       Dm
'Cause we all go from heartbreak
                  G
to happy to heartbreak
Some things just don't change

You
You're an adult now
Make your own to-do list
And eat whatever you want for breakfast, yeah

Get a job just to get by
Spend your money till you die
Some people don't stick around
But don't let yourself down
Find the ones that get you
Stick to them like hot glue
And dance if you want to

Chorus

Dun-dun-dun-dun
F              G
Dun-dun-dun-dun-dun-dun-dun-dun
Am7                     C   Em
Dun-dun-dun-dun-dun-dun-dun-dun
F              G
Dun-dun-dun-dun-dun-dun-dun-dun
Am7             Am6
Dun-dun-dun-dun-dun-dun-dun-dun

F                    G
Everyone cries, everyone lies, everyone hates you
Am7                                 C     Em F
Everyone's so scared of the future, it's true
                              G
Everyone fucks up and then breaks up and then
makes up
Am7                       D
Everyone has days where they don't wanna wake up
F                         G
Everyone loves, everyone loses and they're on
their own
Am7
When everyone else is covered in bruises
        C     Em F
but we feel alone
                               G
And everyone hears us but they all
seem to ignore us
Am7                         G
Everyone else wants to get right back to the Chorus

Chorus:
You're not special, babe (No!)
I know you feel like your life is one big mistake
I am right there on your side
You're not special, babe (No!)
'Cause we all go from heartbreak
to happy to heartbreak
Some things just don't change

Dun-dun-dun-dun-dun-dun-dun-dun
Dun-dun-dun-dun-dun-dun-dun-dun
Dun-dun-dun-dun-dun-dun-dun-dun
Dun-dun-dun-dun-dun-dun-dun-dun


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A#

Guitar chord A#

Am

Guitar chord Am

Am6

Guitar chord Am6

Am7

Guitar chord Am7

C

Guitar chord C

D

Guitar chord D

Dm

Guitar chord Dm

Em

Guitar chord Em

F

Guitar chord F

G

Guitar chord G

G#

Guitar chord G#

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "You're Not Special, Babe" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "You're Not Special, Babe" by Orla Gartland.