Special Girl
Written by E. Schwartz and D. Tyson, ©1984

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(Intro)

C    Cmaj9                       C
Into each life a little sunlight wants to shine
Am     Am9                 G         Am
Let me tell you, a fortune like that once was mine

          G       C
She was a special girl
              F        G
She meant the world to me
                Am G F (F,G)
I gave her everything

C      Cmaj9                      C
When I found her I'd been looking everywhere
Am     Am9            G      Am
When I lost her I was lost beyond despair

          G       C
She was a special girl
              F        G
She meant the world to me
                Am G F
I gave her everything

F
Dreams are hard to take (dreams are hard to take)
G
Could it be I loved her too much

C D/C    G       C
Oo,    a special girl
  D/C    G       C
Oo,    a special girl
D/C           G       C
    She was a special girl

          G       C
She was a special girl
              F        G
She meant the world to me
                Am G F (F,G)
I gave her everything

C      Cmaj9                    C
Bottom line is, she was fine in every way
Am       Am9          G      Am
And it's not with hesitation that I say

          G       C
She was a special girl
              F        G
She meant the world to me
                    Am G F
And I gave her everything

F
Dreams they come and go (dreams they come and go)
    G
But thoughts of her are like a floor show

C D/C  G   C
  D/C  G   C
  D/C  G   C

C D/C    G       C
Oo,    a special girl
  D/C    G       C
Oo,    a special girl
D/C           G       C
    She was a special girl

          G       C
She was a special girl
              F        G
She meant the world to me
                Am G F
I gave her everything

Last Revised: 18 December 2002