Lolita Express chords by Lola Lexy

• Capo on 2nd

Intro:

    Dm
Hmm mmm,
    A/C#
Hmm mmm,
    C       Bb
Hmm mmm, mm mm.


Verse 1:
Dm                        A/C#
Mama, I wanted to grow up someone,
  A                         Dm
A doctor, a hero, brave and strong,
  Dm                  Gm
A firefighter chasing sirens,
   A                            A
An astronaut dreaming all night long.

Verse 2:
               Dm
They showed me pictures of a better life,
          A/C#
Said this trip would change my days,
            A
I packed my dreams in a small suitcase,
    Dm
And trusted all their ways,
                   Dm
I thought it was a doorway out,
              Gm
A step into a brighter place,
                   A
I didn’t know that hope can lie,
           A
And wear a human face.


Pre-Chorus:
      Dm
I was promised a prince to see,
  A
A party night and shiny scenes,
A
Games and fun, a night to keep,
  Dm
A night I’d never leave,
              Dm
They promised pizza, promised laughs,
                 Gm
But that night I didn’t eat a bite,
                    A
I wasn’t eating the pizza, mama,
               A
That night the pizza was me.


Chorus:
  Gm             Dm
Lolita… Lolita Express   ,
        Bb          A
Took me up into the clouds,
        Gm                  A        Dm      Dm#5 Dm
“Yummy, yummy,” laughed the old rich crowds.


Verse 3:
Dm
Mama, I saw the monsters there,
     A
In expensive suits with gentle smiles,
     A                   A
They spoke so soft, they called me lucky,
         A                A7
Said I’d stay with them a while.


Verse 4:
     Dm
They locked the doors and took my name,
A/C#
Told me when to stand and breathe,
     A
They fixed my smile so I wouldn’t bite,
        A                    A7
Made me soft, made me easy inside.


Verse 5:
           Dm
Said “stay still, this is how it goes”,
          A
Taught my body what my mouth can’t say,
       A
Bright rooms, cameras, watching eyes,
    Gm
“Be grateful, boy, don’t cry”,
      Gm                A
Every night inside that place   ,
  A*              A  A7
I felt myself run dry


Verse 6:
           Gm
I tried to scream, my voice was gone,
    Dm
The walls were thick and wide,
               E7
They called it fun, they called it business,
  A
I called it losing life.


Pre-Chorus:
      Dm
I was promised a prince to see,
  A
A party night and shiny scenes,
A
Games and fun, a night to keep,
  Dm
A night I’d never leave,
              Dm
They promised pizza, promised laughs,
                 Gm
But that night I didn’t eat a bite,
                    A
I wasn’t eating the pizza, mama,
               A
That night the pizza was me.


Outro:
  Gm             Dm
Lolita… Lolita Express.  ,
        Bb          A
Took me up into the clouds,
        Gm                  N.C.     Dm
“Yummy, yummy,” laughed the old rich crowds,
              A/C#
Yummy, yummy, mama /  ,
                 A/C#
That’s what they said to me,
C             Bb*
Yummy, yummy, mama   ,
N.C.
Now you don’t see me.