Special Olympics Chords & Tabs
S p e c i a l O l y m p i c s
S T E P H E N L Y N C H
+--------------------------PLEASE NOTE--------------------------+
+ This file is Jordan Lapping s own work and represents his +
+ interpretation of the song. You may only use this file for +
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Tabbed by Jordan Lapping
Tuning: E (Standard)
CHORDS USED:
A Asus4 D D5 Dadd9 D/A D/B D/C# Dsus2 Dsus4 Em G Gsus2
e]---0----0----2----5----0----2----2----2----0----3----0----3----0---|
B]---2----3----3----3----3----3----3----3----2----3----0----3----3---|
G]---2----2----2----2----2----2----2----2----3----2----0----0----2---|
D]---2----2----0----0----0----0----0----0----0----0----2----0----0---|
A]---0----0--------------0----0----2----4--------------2----2----0---|
E]-----------------------2-----------------------------0----3----3---|
INTRO:
D
e]--------2------|
B]------3---3----|
G]----2-------2--|
D]--0------------| (x4)
A]---------------|
E]---------------|
D5
e]--------5------|
B]------3---3----|
G]----2-------2--|
D]--0------------| (x4)
A]---------------|
E]---------------|
VERSE 1:
D Dsus4 D Dsus2
e]--------3------------3------------2------------0------|
B]------3---3--------3---3--------3---3--------3---3----|
G]----2-------2----2-------2----2-------2----2-------2--|
D]--0------------0------------0------------0------------|
A]------------------------------------------------------|
E]------------------------------------------------------|
Gsus2 Dadd9 Em A D
e]--------0------------0------------0------------0------------2------|
B]------3---3--------3---3--------0---0--------2---2--------3---3----|
G]----2-------2----2-------2----0-------0----2-------2----2-------2--|
D]------------------------------------------------------0------------|
A]-----------------------------------------0-------------------------|
E]--3------------2------------0--------------------------------------|
D Dsus4
Watch them run, watch them fall
D Dsus2
Watch them try to catch a ball
Gsus2 Dadd9 Em
Olympics
A D
At the Special Olympics
TRANSITION 1:
D
e]--------2------|
B]------3---3----|
G]----2-------2--|
D]--0------------| (x3)
A]---------------|
E]---------------|
VERSE 2:
D Dsus4 D Dsus2
e]--------3------------3------------2------------0------|
B]------3---3--------3---3--------3---3--------3---3----|
G]----2-------2----2-------2----2-------2----2-------2--|
D]--0------------0------------0------------0------------|
A]------------------------------------------------------|
E]------------------------------------------------------|
Gsus2 Dadd9 Em A D
e]--------0------------0------------0------------0------------2------|
B]------3---3--------3---3--------0---0--------2---2--------3---3----|
G]----2-------2----2-------2----0-------0----2-------2----2-------2--|
D]------------------------------------------------------0------------|
A]-----------------------------------------0-------------------------|
E]--3------------2------------0--------------------------------------|
D Dsus4
Watch them laugh, watch them drool
D Dsus2
Watch them fall into the pool
Gsus2 Dadd9 Em
That's... diving
A D
At the Special Olympics
TRANSITION 2:
D
e]--------2------|
B]------3---3----|
G]----2-------2--|
D]--0------------|
A]---------------|
E]---------------|
CHORUS 1:
G A
e]--------3-----------3------------0-----------0------|
B]------3---3-------3---3--------2---2-------2---2----|
G]----0-------0---0-------0----2-------2---2-------2--|
D]----------------------------------------------------|
A]---------------------------0-----------0------------|
E]--3-----------3-------------------------------------|
D D/C# D/B D/A
e]--------2------------2------------2------------2------|
B]------3---3--------3---3--------3---3--------3---3----|
G]----2-------2----2-------2----2-------2----2-------2--|
D]--0---------------------------------------------------|
A]---------------4------------2------------0------------|
E]------------------------------------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/s/stephen_lynch/special_olympics_tab_ver_2.html ]
G A Asus4 A
e]--------3-----------3-----------3------------0------------0----------0--|
B]------3---3-------3---3-------3---3--------2---2--------3---3-------2---|
G]----0-------0---0-------0---0-------0----2-------2----2-------2----2----|
D]------------------------------------------------------------------2-----|
A]---------------------------------------0------------0------------0------|
E]--3-----------3-----------3---------------------------------------------|
G A D D/C# D/B D/A
And I know full well, that I will burn in hell
G
"But those guys playing the wheelchair basketball gotta be
A Asus4
about the funniest fucking thing I've ever seen in my life..."
A
At the Special Olympics
INTERLUDE 1:
D
e]--------2------|
B]------3---3----|
G]----2-------2--|
D]--0------------| (x4)
A]---------------|
E]---------------|
D5
e]--------5------|
B]------3---3----|
G]----2-------2--|
D]--0------------| (x4)
A]---------------|
E]---------------|
VERSE 3:
D Dsus4 D Dsus2
e]--------3------------3------------2------------0------|
B]------3---3--------3---3--------3---3--------3---3----|
G]----2-------2----2-------2----2-------2----2-------2--|
D]--0------------0------------0------------0------------|
A]------------------------------------------------------|
E]------------------------------------------------------|
Gsus2 Dadd9 Em A D
e]--------0------------0------------0------------0------------2------|
B]------3---3--------3---3--------0---0--------2---2--------3---3----|
G]----2-------2----2-------2----0-------0----2-------2----2-------2--|
D]------------------------------------------------------0------------|
A]-----------------------------------------0-------------------------|
E]--3------------2------------0--------------------------------------|
D Dsus4
Kid with downs wins the race
D Dsus2
Even though he stood in place
Gsus2 Dadd9 Em
Olympics
A D
At the Special Olympics
TRANSITION 3:
D
e]--------2------|
B]------3---3----|
G]----2-------2--|
D]--0------------| (x3)
A]---------------|
E]---------------|
VERSE 4:
D Dsus4 D Dsus2
e]--------3------------3------------2------------0------|
B]------3---3--------3---3--------3---3--------3---3----|
G]----2-------2----2-------2----2-------2----2-------2--|
D]--0------------0------------0------------0------------|
A]------------------------------------------------------|
E]------------------------------------------------------|
Gsus2 Dadd9 Em A D
e]--------0------------0------------0------------0------------2------|
B]------3---3--------3---3--------0---0--------2---2--------3---3----|
G]----2-------2----2-------2----0-------0----2-------2----2-------2--|
D]------------------------------------------------------0------------|
A]-----------------------------------------0-------------------------|
E]--3------------2------------0--------------------------------------|
D Dsus4
'Round his neck, gold medals hung
D Dsus2
Resting on his giant tounge
Gsus2 Dadd9 Em
Olympics
A D
At the Special Olympics
TRANSITION 4:
D
e]--------2------|
B]------3---3----|
G]----2-------2--|
D]--0------------|
A]---------------|
E]---------------|
CHORUS 2:
G A
e]--------3-----------3------------0-----------0------|
B]------3---3-------3---3--------2---2-------2---2----|
G]----0-------0---0-------0----2-------2---2-------2--|
D]----------------------------------------------------|
A]---------------------------0-----------0------------|
E]--3-----------3-------------------------------------|
D D/C# D/B D/A
e]--------2------------2------------2------------2------|
B]------3---3--------3---3--------3---3--------3---3----|
G]----2-------2----2-------2----2-------2----2-------2--|
D]--0---------------------------------------------------|
A]---------------4------------2------------0------------|
E]------------------------------------------------------|
G A Asus4 A
e]--------3-----------3-----------3------------0------------0----------0--|
B]------3---3-------3---3-------3---3--------2---2--------3---3-------2---|
G]----0-------0---0-------0---0-------0----2-------2----2-------2----2----|
D]------------------------------------------------------------------2-----|
A]---------------------------------------0------------0------------0------|
E]--3-----------3-----------3---------------------------------------------|
G A D D/C# D/B D/A
But I kid when I sing - these games are a beautiful thing
G
"Okay, I'm just trying to avoid karma, 'cause I know my kids will be
A Asus4
born blind, crippled, and semi-retarded; I'll have to spend all of my time..."
A
At the Special Olympics
OUTRO:
D G D
e]--2-222-2-2--3--2~~~--|
B]--3-333-3-3--3--3~~~--|
G]--2-222-2-2--0--2~~~--|
D]--0-000-0-0--0--0~~~--|
A]-------------2--------|
E]-------------3--------|
