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Verse 1: Em G D Edim I've been feeling lightheaded since I lost enough weight to fit back in my skin Em G D B7 Flower petals and feathers tether me to the ground, pound for pound Em G D Edim Take my tea with formaldehyde for my feminine side since the day that I died Em G B7 While I whittle my bones until I'm brittle, am I pretty now? Pre-Chorus: C D G Bm Em G For some reason I find myself lost in what you think of me C D G And too confused to choose who I should be D And now you got me thinking Chorus: G Bm I wish I could be a girl and that way C G D G D You'd wish I could be your girlfriend, boyfriend G Bm C D Am I pretty enough to lie to? Oh-wa-oh G Bm I wish I could be a girl and that way C G D G D You'd wish I could be your girlfriend, boyfriend G Bm C D Just little old me in a big big world Oh-wa-oh C D Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah G Em Little old me in a big world C D Ah ah ah ah ah G Em C D I wish I were a girl G Em C D Verse 2: Em G D Edim I been feeling lighthearted since I gained enough weight back to c-c-c-c-cover my bones Em G D B7 I get dressed up in shadows one leg at a time - we're so alike Em G D Edim But if the shoe fits then I won't try it on, you'll be walking out early but the show must go on Em G D B7 No I know that I'm wrong, but I love how you're on my side when I cross that line Pre-Chorus: C D G Em It's been a point of contention between myself and this body that they stuck me in C D G The privilege of being born to be a man D And now you've got me thinking Chorus: G Bm I wish I could be a girl and that way C G D G D You'd wish I could be your girlfriend, boyfriend G Bm C D Am I pretty enough to lie to? Oh-wa-oh G Bm I wish I could be a girl and that way C G D G D You'd wish I could be your girlfriend, boyfriend G Bm C D Just little old me in a big big world Oh-wa-oh C D Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah G Em Little me in a big world C D Ah ah ah ah ah N.C. I wish- Instrumental: G Em C D G Em C D Em G D Edim Em G D B7 Em G D Edim Em G D B7 C D G Em C D G Bridge: B7 N.C. Em Eating your prosthetic- meet your anesthetic criteria, pathetic seeing you become acetic B7 Em Say my name like a slur but I've been called worse and I've heard it all before, no this isn't a first-ah! B7 Em Let me be the void you fill with taxidermy fingerprints taxonomize our differences A7 D E I am quantum physics, my witness brings me to existence Chorus: A C#m I wish I could be a girl and that way D A E A E You'd wish I could be your girlfriend, boyfriend A C#m D E Am I pretty enough to love back? No, not yet A C#m D I wish I could be a girl, and really I'd prefer it if you would use A E A E I / me / myself A C#m D E Am I pretty enough, am I pretty enough to fucking die? I-I-I- D E Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah A F#m Little old me in a big world D E Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah A F#m Well I would give you my whole world D E Oh, woah woah woah woah woah A F#m Little old me in a big world D E Ah ah ah ah ah N.C I wish- Outro: A F#m All identities are equally invalid D E Don't you think that there's a chance that you could live without it? A F#m All identities are equally invalid D E Don't you think that there's a chance that you could live without it? A F#m All identities are equally invalid D E Don't you think that there's a chance that you could live without it? A F#m All identities are equally invalid D E A Don't you think that there's a chance that you—?