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1
Difficulty
Beginner
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Key: C#
๐ธ Intro:
F C | Em G | F C | Am G :
๐ธ Verse 1:
F C Em G
Must be nice to be so nice and beautiful
F C Am G
Hang the stars in the eyes of everybody
F C Em G
Got your name up in lights and in every home
F C Am G
But were you still alone at the party?
๐ธ Pre-Chorus:
F C
Everybody wanted to see you
Em G
Lips red, eyes blue
F C F
And everybody wanted to be you, yeah
๐ธ Chorus:
F C G
Was it worth it to seem so perfect?
F C Am G
Blonde and curves didn't keep you from your skeletons
F C G
Was it lonely, show pony?
F C
Did you miss Norma Jeane?
Am G F C Em G
Or did you always wanna be Marilyn?
F C Am G
Marilyn
๐ธ Verse 2:
F C Em G
Once you got through the doors, was it glamorous?
F C Am G
Or did you think you'd feel morะต fulfilled? (Mm)
F C
'Cause I can see how it seemed
Em G
Through an L.A. silvะตr screen
F C Am G
But I can also see how it'd drive me to pills
๐ธ Chorus:
F C Em G
Was it worth it to seem so perfect?
F C Am G
Blonde and curves didn't keep you from your skeletons
F C Em G
Was it lonely, show pony?
F C
Did you miss Norma Jeane?
Am G F C Em G
Or did you always wanna be Marilyn?
F C Am G
Oh
Marilyn
๐ธ Bridge:
F G
Everybody wanted to see you
Em G
Lips red, eyes blue
F C
And everybody wanted to know you
Am G
In every room
F C
Was the way that everyone loved you
Em G
A feeling you outgrew?
F C
'Cause everybody wanted to be you
Em
But did you? (Mm-mm, hmm)
๐ธ Chorus:
F C Em G
Was it worth it to seem so perfect?
F C Am G
Blonde and curves didn't keep you from your skeletons
F C Em G
Was it lonely, show pony?
F C
Did you miss Norma Jeane?
Am G
The woman underneath
F C G
Or did you always wanna be
F C Em G
Marilyn?
F C Am G F
Oh, ooh-ooh
Marilyn
๐ธ Outro:
C Em G F C
Umm, do I feel happy in life? Um
Am G
Uh, let's see
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Published: September 25, 2022
Last Updated: March 30, 2026