verse 1
E
I'm sorry, but I'm just a girl
Abm
Not usually the kind to show my heart to the world
A
I'm pretty good at keeping it together
B
I hold my composure, for worse or for better
E
So I apologize if you don't like what you see
Abm
But sometimes my emotions get the best of me
A
And falling apart is as human as it gets
B
You can't hide it, you can't fight what the truth is
E
You can pretty lie and say it's okay
Abm
You can pretty smile and just walk away
A
Pretty much fake your way through anything
B E
But you can't cry pretty
verse 2
E
Oh no, you can’t dress it up in lace or rhinestones
Abm
Don't matter if you're in a crowd or home all alone
A
Yeah, it's all the same when you're looking in the mirror
B
A picture of pain, so let it flow like a river
E
You can pretty lie and say it's okay
Abm
You can pretty smile and just walk away
A
Pretty much fake your way through anything
B
But you can't cry pretty
E
You can't turn off the flood when the dam breaks
Abm
When all your mascara is going to waste
A
When things get ugly, you just gotta face
C B E
That you can't cra-ah-ah-ah-ah-ay pretty
Interlude
Abm
Oh no you can't
A C B
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh, yeah
E
You can't turn off the flood when the dam breaks
Abm
When all your mascara is going to waste
A
When things get ugly, you just gotta face
C B E
That you can't cra-ah-ah-ah-ah-ay pretty-yea-eh-eh-eh-ay
Outro
Abm
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yea-eah
A
No you can't cry, no you can't cry
C B E Abm
Yeah, yeah, yea---------h
A
No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, woo
C
You can't cry
B
You can't cry pretty, baby
E Abm
Oh yeah, woo-oo-oo-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
A
Woo-oo-oo-ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh
C B E
No, you can't cry pretty, yea-eh-eh-eh-ay