Modern Barbie
Chords used in following version (in order of appearance): G5, Csus2, Bsus4#5, D , C, G, B7, Em
G5 Csus2
Hey Barbie, you bore me.
Bsus4#5 D
I think it's time we had a chat together.
G5 Csus2
Now you're pretty but so empty.
Bsus4#5 D
Why are you afraid of ever being clever?
G5 Csus2
Now that boy, Ken. I know him.
Bsus4#5 D
I think that you can do much better for yourself.
G5 Csus2
He's funny, and he's got money,
Bsus4#5 D C G
But still you look so lonely on your shelf.
B7 Em
I see that you've fallen in love with Cosmopolitan,
C G D C
And you're orbiting your brainless company.
B7
Can I help you see you're more than just that
Em
Deadly phobia of fat
C G D
'Cause I know that you'd feel better if you tried.
C G
But, Barbie, could you meet me in the real world,
B7 Em
Where the girls don't look the same,
C G D
And ambitions take them higher than your artificial fame.
C G
Look out your plastic window
B7 Em
See what we need:
C D G
A modern Barbie.
G5 Csus2
Now, this plastic? It's just a casket
Bsus4#5 D G5
For all the latent possibilities in you.
Csus2
Before they sell you, I wanna tell you:
Bsus4#5 D C G
You don't have to be a patriarchal tool.
B7
Now, Barbie, there's nothing wrong with wearing pink;
Em
It's just sometimes I wish you'd think
C G D C
Instead of posing for the magazines.
B7
Can I help you see you're more than just that
Em
Deadly phobia of fat
C G D
'Cause I know that you'd feel better if you tried.
C G
But, Barbie, could you meet me in the real world,
B7 Em
Where the girls don't look the same,
C G D
And ambitions take them higher than your artificial fame.
C G
Look out your plastic window
B7 Em
See what we need:
C D G
A modern Barbie.
Em C
Don't be ashamed of your personal taste,
G D
And don't try cover up your natural face.
Em C
Just wear the clothes that reflect your soul,
G D C G
And not just what you see in those stupid music videos.
C G
Barbie, could you meet me in the real world,
B7 Em
Where the girls don't look the same,
C G D
And ambitions take them higher than your artificial fame.
C G
Look out your plastic window
B7 Em
See what we need:
C D G
A modern Barbie.
C G
Look out your plastic window
B7 Em
See what we need:
C D G
A modern Barbie.
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