Standard Tuning
Capo VI (to play it acoustic - chords relative to capo)
NB : if want to play it acoustic, you can try capo II, easier ! Don't forget to transpose the intro !
Intro Riff (notes NOT relative to capo, chords RELATIVE to capo)
[C] [C]
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-11------11-11------11
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[Em] [Em]
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---11--11-----11--11--
-10------10-10------10
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[C]She swears to l[Em]ive her dream t[C]ale can[Em]
[Am]Lying in her [Em]bed
The b[Am]itter taste of c[Em]hampagne
[C]Goes when the [Em]sky is turning r[C]ed[Em]
She's [Am]on the field again[Em]
[Am]Waiting for the n[Em]ight train
[C]She puts her f[Em]ancy shiny dr[C]ess[Em]
For o[Am]ne more night of e[Em]xcess
In her [Am]conception of s[Em]uccess
[C]The makeup s[Em]he puts on her e[C]yes[Em]
[Am]Is not hiding the f[Em]akeness
[Am]And the emptiness insi[Em]de
She pre[Am]tends [F] ni[C]ght after night[Em]
That sh[Am]e's [F] the q[C]ueen of the spotl[Em]ights
She sm[Am]iles, [F] so b[C]right [Em] But she will
never feel alr[Am]ight [F]
In this l[C]oneliness fight[Em]
[C] [Em] [C] [Em]
[Am] [Em] [Am] [Em]
[C]Lost in a [Em]plastic fairyt[C]ale[Em]
And the c[Am]olors of the c[Em]ocktails
Are t[Am]urning her pale as [Em]cocaine
[C]Trapped in her g[Em]olden c[C]hain[Em]
She t[Am]ries sometimes and f[Em]ail
To g[Am]et away from this h[Em]ell
[C]The lipstick [Em]she puts on her m[C]outh[Em]
And the p[Am]ills she has to sw[Em]allow
To esc[Am]ape from truth and s[Em]orrows
She pre[Am]tends [F] n[C]ight after night[Em]
That sh[Am]e's [F] the q[C]ueen of the spotlights[Em]
She sm[Am]iles, [F] so b[C]right But sh[Em]e will
never feel alr[Am]ight [F]
In this l[C]oneliness fight[Em]
She pretends ... x4 with the same chords as the chorus
Capo VI (to play it acoustic - chords relative to capo)
NB : if want to play it acoustic, you can try capo II, easier ! Don't forget to transpose the intro !
Intro Riff (notes NOT relative to capo, chords RELATIVE to capo)
[C] [C]
-----9----------9-----
---11--11-----11--11--
-11------11-11------11
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[Em] [Em]
-----9----------9-----
---11--11-----11--11--
-10------10-10------10
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[C]She swears to l[Em]ive her dream t[C]ale can[Em]
[Am]Lying in her [Em]bed
The b[Am]itter taste of c[Em]hampagne
[C]Goes when the [Em]sky is turning r[C]ed[Em]
She's [Am]on the field again[Em]
[Am]Waiting for the n[Em]ight train
[C]She puts her f[Em]ancy shiny dr[C]ess[Em]
For o[Am]ne more night of e[Em]xcess
In her [Am]conception of s[Em]uccess
[C]The makeup s[Em]he puts on her e[C]yes[Em]
[Am]Is not hiding the f[Em]akeness
[Am]And the emptiness insi[Em]de
She pre[Am]tends [F] ni[C]ght after night[Em]
That sh[Am]e's [F] the q[C]ueen of the spotl[Em]ights
She sm[Am]iles, [F] so b[C]right [Em] But she will
never feel alr[Am]ight [F]
In this l[C]oneliness fight[Em]
[C] [Em] [C] [Em]
[Am] [Em] [Am] [Em]
[C]Lost in a [Em]plastic fairyt[C]ale[Em]
And the c[Am]olors of the c[Em]ocktails
Are t[Am]urning her pale as [Em]cocaine
[C]Trapped in her g[Em]olden c[C]hain[Em]
She t[Am]ries sometimes and f[Em]ail
To g[Am]et away from this h[Em]ell
[C]The lipstick [Em]she puts on her m[C]outh[Em]
And the p[Am]ills she has to sw[Em]allow
To esc[Am]ape from truth and s[Em]orrows
She pre[Am]tends [F] n[C]ight after night[Em]
That sh[Am]e's [F] the q[C]ueen of the spotlights[Em]
She sm[Am]iles, [F] so b[C]right But sh[Em]e will
never feel alr[Am]ight [F]
In this l[C]oneliness fight[Em]
She pretends ... x4 with the same chords as the chorus
