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