The Lament of Pretty Baby Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[Am][F][Am][Dm]
[Em][Dm][G][Dm][Em][Dm][G][Dm][Em][Am][Dm][Em][Dm][Em][G]
[Dm][Em]
I saw [C]something

[Verse 1]
[G]I w[Dm]as no[Em]t supposed to s[G]ee[Dm][Em]
A ghostly [G]memory [Dm]that [Em]keeps
[C]on [G]haunt[Dm]ing [Em]me
[Am](The kitchen [Dm]door

[Verse 2]
was
[D]open [F#dim]a crack,[G]
[Am]So n[G]aive[Dm]ly we
[Am]peeked inside)
[F]Oh, darling sister,

[Verse 3]
have they [Am]hurt you,
have they [C]hurt you?
[Am]Oh, Pretty B[G]aby,
they won't [Dm]touch you
They won't [C]touch you again
We will fix this incident
[Em][Am][G]

[Interlude 1]
[Dm][Em][G][Dm][Em][G][Dm][Em][G][Dm][Em]
I [Am]don't [G]want

[Verse 4]
to be [Em]seen [Dm]as a pretty thing[Em]
'Cause [Am]it's the [Dm]pretty [G]things [Em]that
we're [Am]al w[C]ays br[Dm]eaking...[Em]
[Dm](And now she whispers

[Verse 5]
in[Am]to the
[Dm]mirror:) I'm broke[Am]n.[Dm][F]
[Am]Oh docto[F]r, doc[Am]

[Verse 6]
[F]tor, [G]can [F]you fix me,
can you [C]fix [G]me?[Am]

[Verse 7]
Oh Pretty [G]Baby,
you're so [Dm]naive -- but [C]it comes off so cute
We don't want to fix you
[F]We love you just the way
[Em]you are
The butterfly pinned to the page
The [G]nightingale locked in the cage
-- won't you sing [Am]for me?
Sing for me, uh-huh
[F]Yeah, Yeah, we love you just
the way you [Em]are
Crushed 'neath fashion magazines
[G]Trampled by circus pony dreams
-- won't you [Am]kiss me?
Won't you kiss me, uh-huh
[F]Oh

[Verse 8]
Oh please, mis[Em]ter, can't you [G]fix me,
can't you [Am]fix [F]me? (uh-huh)
[Em]Someone, anyone, won't you [G]fix me,
won't [Am]you fix me? (uh-huh)
[F]Oh, someone, please,
[Em]the moon has raped[G] me
I can [Am]feel it inside [F]me
Oh, mama, [Em]please let someone [G]fix me!
Let them [Am]fix me, uh-huh
Let Let them fix me, uh-huh

[Verse 9]
[Am]So S[G]o[Em][Am][G][Em][Am][G]
[Em]cry yourself to sl[Am]eep[F]
Cry yourself to sleep [C]'cause[Am][G]
I [Dm]am strong and you are [C]weak
Wait, you are strong,
[Am]and I am weak[Dm]
Fuck -- just [C]cry yourself
to [Am]sleep

[Outro 1]
[G][Dm][C]