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Intro:
G Bm Em Am
G Bm Em Am
G Bm Em Am
Lately, my insecurity has got me paralyzed
G Bm
Look in the Mirror. It's getting clearer.
Em Am
I've got those Ed McMahon eyes.
Verse 1:
G Bm
Feelin' humble! Just like Barney Rubble
Em Am
I am just a part of someone else's show.
G Bm
Don't wanna be the guy who has to die,
Em Am
in the middle of a Star Trek episode.
D C
I don't wanna go on like Frank Stallone
G
N.C.
Don't wanna be
Second Best
Bm
Second Best
Em C
I don't wanna be your Second Best
G
Second Best
Bm
Second Best
Em C
I don't wanna be your Second Best
{Instrumental}
G Bm Em Am
Verse 2:
G Bm
I go to parties, trying to be smart
Em Am
I practice lines. I try to show some wit.
G Bm
No matter how I say it, nobody takes the bait
Em Am
And I end up in the corner eating chips.
G Bm
Don't wanna go through life with my (Rolling 25!!)?
Em Am
Always playing second fiddle to the man
G Bm
Why can't I be the best? Not like all the rest.
Em Am
Not the professor, I am Mary Ann.
D
I don't wanna be
C
like Andrew Wrigley
G
N.C.
Don't wanna be
Second Best
Bm
Second Best
Em C
I don't wanna be your Second Best
G
Second Best
Bm
Second Best
Em C
I don't wanna be your Second Best
Em C Em C
I don't wanna go on like Don Oates
D G
Just second best.
{Intrumental}
Em Am G Bm
Ooo
Em Am G Bm
Em Am
D C
Everytime I turn around, I'm Art Garfunkeled out
G
N.C.
Don't wanna be
Second Best
Bm
Second Best
Em C
I don't wanna to be your Second Best
G
Second Best
Bm
Second Best
Em C
I don't wanna to be your Second Best
Em C Em C
I don't wanna go on like Frank Stallone
D G
Don't wanna be
Bm
Second Best (Second Best)
Second Best
Em C
I don't wanna be your Second Best
G Bm
Second Best (Second Best)
Second Best
Em C
I don't wanna be your Second
D G
Second Best
Song History
Published: March 28, 2026
Last Updated: March 28, 2026