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Intro:
 
    Dsus2                 A                     
 A|---------------------|-0----0----0----0----|
 E|---------0-----------|---------0-----------|
 C|-2----2----2----2----|---------------------|
 g|----2---------2----2-|----2---------2----2-|

    Gbm7                  Esus4
 A|---------------------|---------------------|
 E|---------0-----------|------0--0-0----0----|
 C|-6----6----6----6----|-4-------------------|
 g|----2---------2----2-|----2---------2----2-|
 
 
Verse 1:
               D
Hey homecoming queen
           A
Why do you lie
               Gbm
When somebody's mean?
             E
Where do you hide?
          D
Do people assume
              A
You're always alright?
                Gbm
Been'so good at smiling
              E
Most of your life
 
Pre-chorus:
     D                A
Look damn good in the dress
                    Gbm
Zipping up the mess
                  E
Dancing with your best foot forward
D
Does it get hard
A
To have to play the part?
Gbm              E
Nobody's feeling sorry for ya
 
Chorus:
D              A                          Gbm
But what if I told you the world wouldn't end
               E                         D
If you started showing what's under your skin
            A                      Gbm
What if you let 'em all in on the lie?
             E                   D  A  Gbm  E
Even the homecoming queen cries
 
Verse 2:
                D
Hey homecoming queen
                A
How's things at home?
                 Gbm
Still walking on eggshells
                   E
When that curtains closed
               D
Did your daddy teach you
           E
How to act tough?
                  Gbm
Or more like your momma?
                   E
Sweep it under the rug
 
Pre-chorus:
     D                A
Look damn good in the dress
                    Gbm
Zipping up the mess
                  E
Dancing with your best foot forward
D
Did you want the crown
A
Or does it weigh you down
Gbm              E
Nobody's feeling sorry for ya
 
Chorus:
D              A                          Gbm
What if I told you the world wouldn't end
               E                         D
If you started showing what's under your skin?
            A                      Gbm
What if you let 'em all in on the lie?
             E                   D
Even the homecoming queen cries
                A                         Gbm
Yeah, what if I told you the sky wouldn't fall?
                 E                                  D
If you lost your composure, said to hell with it all
               A                     Gbm
Not everything pretty sparkles and shines
                E                   D
And even the homecoming queen cries
   A     Gbm
Oh yeah
          E                       D  A  Gbm  E
Even the homecoming queen cries
 
Outro:
               D
Hey homecoming queen
           A
Why do you lie
               Gbm
When somebody's mean?
             E
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