Barbie chords by Lili Trifilio

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Verse 1:
 C majorC           A minorAm
I only feel pretty when somebody wants me
  FF          C majorC      G+G     A minorAm
I'm always comparing my frame to the body I've seen
     C majorC
In nearly every magazine
     G+G             FF
While the TV tries to sell me all my insecurities


Verse 2:
A minorAm
Wish
C majorC
Wish I was thinner
  A minorAm
My butt was much bigger
  FF
My lips were much thicker
   C majorC       G+G     A minorAm
It's every girl's American dream

Chorus 1:
            C majorC
We're raised to have a low self esteem
     G+G               FF
To feel a sense of worthiness, we go to any extreme
  A minorAm    C majorC
Us girls
     G+G             FF
We would go to any measure just to feel a little better
  A minorAm    C majorC
Us girls
    G+G                FF
Tend to cook best under pressure just to feel a little better
  A minorAm  A minorAm  A minorAm
Us girls


Instrumental:
C majorC C C majorC G+G G MajorG G+G FF F FF


Verse 3:
  C majorC       C majorC    C majorC A minorAm     A minorAm   A minorAm
We teach little boys to hunt women for sport
   FF      FF      FF    C majorC        G+G
Then blame a girl for violence when her clothes are too short
G+G A minorAm Am A minorAm C majorC       C majorC   C majorC
Pristine or considered un-pure
   G+G    G+G      G+G   FF      FF      FF
Your body is a treasure 'til he needs a little pleasure

Chorus 2:
A minorAm      C majorC   C majorC
Work the same wage
  A minorAm       A minorAm   A minorAm
but make different wages
FF      FF  FF   C majorC    G+G
Sex sells in movies and newspaper pages
G+G A minorAm   A minorAm
Us girls
A minorAm   C majorC      C majorC    C majorC
Try to look thin as paper
G+G    G+G   G+G  FF    FF
maybe femininity is social behaviour
FF A minorAm Am A minorAm  C majorC C
Us girls
C majorC    G+G    G+G     G+G    FF    FF
We would go to any measure just to feel a little better
FF A minorAm  A minorAm Am C majorC C C majorC
Us girls
  G+G      G+G      G+G    FF      FF
We cook best under pressure, gotta keep it all together
FF  C majorC
Us girls

A minorAm
FF
C majorC G+G
A minorAm

FF