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