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