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