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
