Broken Barbie Doll

Em    Am     Em     Am


[Verse 1]

Em                              
 Back when she was a girl there 
Am                                
was a plan to see her through her 
Em
life:
                             Am  
Get married, settle down and have 
                              Em
some kids and be a good housewife
                           Am    
But she would go to bed at night, 
                              Em
with Day-Glo stars and fairy lights
                            Am     
Stuck on the ceiling of her room as
                        G
 she dreamed of another life.


[Chorus]

             C               G    
Now it’s too late to go back home,
            C            Em       
 it’s saccharine and silicone, for
   C
 a broken Barbie doll
G              C             G  
 It’s sleeping pills and 
                   C            Em
alcohol, and nights she’d rather 
         C
not recall for a broken Barbie doll.

Em   Am


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[Verse 2]

Em                                
 And though the hands that played 
     Am                         
with her were cold, she let them 
          Em
drag her down
                             Am    
And as her cardboard world begins 
                           G
to fold, she’s lying on the ground.


[Chorus]

             C               G    
Now it’s too late to go back home,
            C            Em       
 it’s saccharine and silicone, for
   C
 a broken Barbie doll
G         C             G       
 Sleeping pills and alcohol, and
              C            Em     
 nights she’d rather not recall 
    C
for a broken Barbie doll.


[Verse 3]

Am                           C   
 Her mother writes her every 
                 Am              
week, she says she’s worried for her
Em
 health
                               G   
Her dad says she’s finding her 
                             Am
feet, but now she’s lying on the 
shelf
                             Cm    
Like faulty goods that are 
                             Em
returned, her pretty fingers are all
 burned.

Em   Am


[Chorus]

G             C               G 
 Now it’s too late to go back 
               C            Em    
home, it’s saccharine and silicone
     C
 for a broken Barbie doll
G         C             G       
 Sleeping pills and alcohol, and
              C                
 nights she’d really rather not 
   Em         C
recall for a broken Barbie,
              Em
Broken Barbie doll.


[Other]

C                            Em
Broken Barbie, broken Barbie doll.
      C                            
For a broken Barbie, broken Barbie 
Em
doll.
C                            Em
Broken Barbie, broken Barbie doll.
      C                            
For a broken Barbie, broken Barbie 
Em
doll.
C                            Em
Broken Barbie, broken Barbie doll.