Verse 1:
C           B7       Em
Meet cute, so soon, too good to be true love
C      B7      Em7
But we make up any sign from above
Cmaj7              B7         Em
You like what I represent, I like the attention
Cmaj7         B7  Em7
Mistake it for romance


C       B7         Em7
Captain Cardboard, I'm the source of your kicks
C          B7     Em7
Who needs a life when I have yours to fix
Cmaj7              B7           Em
Glow up for the party scene, blow up when it's time to clean
Cmaj7            B7     Em7
Camera's off, so are we

Chorus:
Cmaj7              B7      Em7
Build me up and love me like I am your dream girl
C              B7       Em7
Fall apart and love you like I am your dream girl
Cmaj7            B7       Em    Dm7
Just play the role and be my man yeah
Cmaj7 B7            Em7
    I'll be your Manic Pixie Dream Girl

Interlude:
Cmaj7 B7 Em Em7
Cmaj7 B7 Em7

Verse 2:
C     B7      Em7
Get determined to be disappointed
Cmaj7      B7     Em7
At this point I'm better as an idea
C                B7               Em
You say that I'm acting different when I stop pretending
Cmaj       B7        Em7
To show up just for show

Chorus:
Cmaj7              B7      Em7
Build me up and love me like I am your dream girl
C              B7       Em7
Fall apart and love you like I am your dream girl
Cmaj7            B7       Em    Dm7
Just play the role and be my man yeah
Cmaj7 B7            Em7
    I'll be your Manic Pixie Dream Girl

Bridge:
Cmaj7               B7
Sorry that I wasted all of your prime time
Em7
Sorry that I wasted mine
C                     B7
Trying to be somebody bigger than my body
Em7                 Am7   Bm7
Trying to rely on a lie ba-da-da-da

Chorus:
Cmaj7              B7      Em7         G7
Build me up and love me like I am your dream girl
C              B7       Em7            Am7   Bm7
Fall apart and love you like I am your dream girl
Cmaj7            B7       Em    Dm7
Just play the role and be my man yeah
Cmaj7 B7             Em7
         I'll be your, I'll be your, I'll be your
C              B7       Em7
Build me up and love me like I am your dream girl
C             B7        Em7            Am7   Em7
Fall apart and love you like I am your dream girl
Cmaj7         B7       Em7   Dm7
Just play the role and be my man yeah
C B7             Em7
     I'll be your Manic Pixie Dream Girl