Intro
N.D
Mr. third world, your first question
N.C.
What is your aspiration in life?
N.C.
Oh, my aspiration in life
N.C.
Would be to be happy
C# G# A#m F#
[Verse]
C# G#
Mama said, you're a pretty girl
A#m F#
What's in your head, it doesn't matter
C# G#
Brush your hair, fix your teeth
A#m F#
What you wear is all that matters
C# G# A#m F#
Just another stage, pageant the pain away
C# G#
This time I'm gonna take the crown
A#m F#
Without falling down, down
[Chorus]
C# G# A#m F#
Pretty hurts, shine the light on whatever's worse
C# G# A#m F#
Perfection is a disease of a nation, pretty hurts, pretty hurts
C# G# A#m F#
Pretty hurts, shine the light on whatever's worse
C# G# A#m
Trying to fix something but you can't fix what you can't see
F#
It's the soul that needs the surgery
[Verse]
C# G#
Blonder hair, flat chest
A#m F#
TV says bigger is better
C# G#
South beach, sugar free
A#m F#
Vogue says thinner is better
C# G#
Just another stage
A#m F#
Pageant the pain away
C# G#
This time I'm gonna take the crown
A#m F#
Without falling down, down
[Chorus]
C# G# A#m F#
Pretty hurts, shine the light on whatever's worse
C# G# A#m F#
Perfection is a disease of a nation, pretty hurts, pretty hurts
C# G# A#m F#
Pretty hurts, shine the light on whatever's worse
C# G# A#m
Trying to fix something but you can't fix what you can't see
F#
It's the soul that needs the surgery
[Bridge]
G#
Ain't got no doctor or pill that can take the pain away
A#m
The pain's inside and nobody frees you from your body
F#
It's the soul, it's the soul that needs surgery
G#
It's my soul that needs surgery
G#
Plastic smiles and denial can only take you so far
A#m
Then you break when the fake facade leaves you in the dark
F# F#
You left a shattered mirror and the shards of a beautiful girl
[Chorus]
C# G# A#m F#
Pretty hurts, shine the light on whatever's worse
C# G# A#m F#
Perfection is a disease of a nation, pretty hurts, pretty hurts
C# G# A#m F#
Pretty hurts, shine the light on whatever's worse
C# G# A#m
Trying to fix something but you can't fix what you can't see
N.C.
It's the soul that needs the surgery
[Outro]
C# G#
When you're alone all by yourself
A#m F#
And you're lying in your bed
C# G#
Reflection stares right into you
A#m F#
Are you happy with yourself
C# G#
You stripped away the masquerade
A#m F#
The illusion has been shed
C# G#
Are you happy with yourself?
A#m F#
Are you happy with yourself?, yes