[Am]Darling, [C]darling, doesn’t have a problem.
[F]Lying to herself ’cause her [Dm]liquor’s top shelf.
It’s [Am]alarming, honestly, [C]how charming she can be.
[F]Fooling everyone telling [Dm]how she’s having fun.
Pre-Chorus
[Am]She says, ‘You don’t want to be like me.
[C]Don’t want to see all the things I’ve seen.’
I’m [F]dying, I’m [Dm]dying.
[Am]She says, ‘You don’t want to get this way,
[C]Famous and dumb at an early age.’
[F]Lying, I’m [Dm]lying.
Chorus
The [Am]boys, the girls, they all like Carmen.
She [F]gives them butterflies, bats her [Dm] [Em]cartoon eyes.
She [Am]laughs like God, her mind’s like a diamond.
[F]Audio-tune [Dm]lies. She’s [Em]still shining
[F]Like lightni[Dm]ng, ooh-oo[F]h, white lightn[Dm]ing[Dm7]. [Dm]
Verse 2
[Am]Carmen, Carmen, [C]staying up till morning.
[F]Only seventeen, [Dm]but she walks the streets so mean.
[Am]It’s alarming, [C]truly, how disarming you can be.
[F]Eating soft ice [Dm]cream, Coney Island queen.
Pre-Chorus
[Am]She says, ‘You don’t want to be like me,
[C]Looking for fun, getting high for free.’
[F]I’m dying, [Dm]I’m dying.
[Am]She says, ‘You don’t want to get this way,
[C]Street walk at night and a star by day.’
[F]It’s [Dm]tiring, tiring.
Chorus
[Am]The boys, the girls, they all like Carmen.
She [F]gives them butterflies, bats her [Dm] [Em]cartoon eyes.
She [Am]laughs like God, her mind’s like a diamond.
[F]Audio-tune [Dm]lies. She’s [Em]still shining
[F] Like light[Dm]ning, ooh-[F]ooh, white ligh[Dm]tni[Dm7]ng. [Dm]
Bridge
[G]Baby’s all dressed up with [Am]nowhere to go.
[Em]That’s the little story of [F]the girl you know.
[G]Relying on the kindness [Am]of strangers,
[F]Tying cherry knots, smiling, doing party favours.
[Dm]Put your red dress on, put your lipstick [F]on.
Sing your song, song, now the camera’s on.
[Dm]And you’re alive again.
[A#madd9]Mon amour, je sais que tu [Am7]m’aimes aussi,
[Fadd9]Tu as besoin de moi,
[Dm]Tu as besoin de [Em]moi dans ta [A#madd9]vie.
Tu ne peux plus vivre sans [Am7]moi
[F]Et je mourrais sans toi.
Je [Dm]tuerais [Em]pour toi.
Chorus
[Am]The boys, the girls, they all like Carmen.
She [F]gives them butterflies, bats her [Dm] [Em]cartoon eyes.
She [Am]laughs like God, her mind’s like a diamond.
[F]Audio-tune [Dm]lies. She’s [Em]still shining
[F] Like light[Dm]ning, ooh-[F]ooh, white ligh[Dm]tni[Dm7]ng. [Dm]
Outro
[Am]Darling, darling, doesn’t have a problem.
[F]Lying to herself ’cause her [Dm]liquor’s top shelf.