Ab

[Verse 1]
Ab
Don't be so hard on yourself
Ab
You gave it all you had
Ab
Something inside you
Ab
Petrified you
Ab
Try not to feel so bad


[Verse 2]
Ab
Don't be so hard on yourself
Ab
The game is cruel and tough
Abm
You had a straight
Abm
And a couple of aces
Abm                       Ab Gbm
But it wasn't quite enough

[Chorus]
Gb                   B
   That's the way it goes
                 E
Some you win and some you don't
Em                 B          Gb
Some you sing and hearts get broke
     Dbm   Gb          B     E
Like china dolls, like china dolls
Dbm     Gb   B      E
Delicate and beautiful


[Post-Chorus]
Dbm                                         Ab
Look at their purple, look at their purple eyes
        Dbm               Ab
Your stepfather's on the phone
   Dbm       Gb             B       E
He wants to know if you're coming home
     Dbm          Gb      B       E
He's sick of you always getting stoned
           Dbm    Gb
With your china dolls
           B    E
And your china dolls
Dbm     Gb   B      E
Delicate and beautiful
  Ab
Oh


[Verse 3]
Ab
Don't be so hard on yourself
Ab
We know that you tried
Abm
Gave 'em some love
Abm
And a couple of doves
Abm                        Gbm
But they didn't wanna fly


[Chorus]
Gb                        B
   And that's the way it goes
                      E
Some they fill your heart and soul
Em                   B       Gb
Some they treat you so damn cold
     Dbm    Gb          B     E
Like china dolls, like china dolls
Dbm     Gb   B      E
Delicate and beautiful


[Post-Chorus]
Dbm                                       Ab
Look at their devil, look at their devil eyes
     Dbm               Ab
The police are on the phone
     Dbm     Gb              B      E
They want to know if you're coming home
       Dbm             Gb         B      E
God, I wish that your mother had never sold
       Dbm   Gb           B     E
Those china dolls, those china dolls
Dbm     Gb   B      E
Delicate and beautiful
         Dbm    Gb              B     E
Oh, your china dolls and your china dolls
Dbm     Gb         B      E    Ab
China dolls, your china dolls