key: G
CAPO I
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Intro Tab:
e|---------------------------|
B|-3--1--0--1--0-------------|
G|----------------2--0---0*--|
D|---------------------4-----| (2x)
A|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|
* = let ring
Intro: G G-Dsus D
G G-Dsus D
Verse 1:
G G - Dsus
She stops and checks her reflection
Dsus - G G-Dsus Dsus-G
In a car parked on the corner
G-Dsus
She said "It's hell on me,
Dsus - G
This working down at the diner."
Verse 2:
Some people say, man, she was hot
Back when she was younger
Yeah, well she was a dancer
When she lived in L.A.
Chorus 1:
Am D G
She was someone's baby doll
Cadd9 Cadd9/B A/G
A beauty queen to someone long ago,
D
From the midnight show, and if you
G Dsus Dsus D
Close your eyes, you hear the music playing
G Dsus Dsus D
You can see her dancing underneath the spotlight, and
G Dsus Dsus D
When she sleeps, she dreams she's back in Hollywood
Am
Back when all the world was young,
D G (start of intro)
And she was someone's baby doll
Repeat Intro
Verse 3:
She stops and checks her reflection
In the bathroom on her lunch break
She says I still look good for
Someone half of my real age
Verse 4:
Some people say "Man, I bet she
Still makes love like an earthquake."
Yeah, but man, she ain't easy
She ain't lettin' you in, my friend, my friend
Chorus 2:
Am D G
It's time to wake up, Baby Doll
Cadd9 Cadd9/B Dsus
Put your best dress and your high heels on
D
And dream you're gone, and when you
G Dsus Dsus D
Close your eyes, you hear the music playing
G Dsus Dsus D
You can see her dancing underneath the spotlight, and
G Dsus Dsus D
When she sleeps, she dreams she's back in Hollywood
Am
Back when all the world was young,
D F (start of instrumental)
And she was someone's baby doll
Instrumental: F C Am G
F C D
Verse 5:
She stops and calls an old friend
From the payphone at the subway
She says "I feel like I'm just sitting here
Wasting my days away."
Chorus 3:
Am D G
It's time to move on, Baby Doll
Cadd9 Cadd9/B Dsus
And walk away just like you did before
D
When you wanted more, and when you
G Dsus Dsus D
Close your eyes, you hear the music playing
G Dsus Dsus D
You can see her dancing underneath the spotlight, and
G Dsus Dsus D
When she sleeps, she dreams she's back in Hollywood
Am
When she was a younger girl
D
A pretty heart in a tainted world
Am
Not sure who you wanna be
D
Your Daddy's little drama queen
Am
I hope that when you find yourself,
D
You're more than just a baby doll
Outro: G G-Dsus D
G G-Cadd9
