MARINA (Marina and The Diamonds) – Teen Idle (Guitar)

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[Verse]
   Dm         A
I wanna be a bottle blonde

   Bb         C      G
I don't know why but I feel conned

   Dm          A
I wanna be an idle teen

   Bb      C     G
I wish I hadn't been so clean

  Dm     A     F    A
I wanna stay inside all day

   F         A      Dm   Gm
I want the world to go away

   Dm          A          F       A
I want blood, guts and chocolate cake

  F       A    Dm   Gm
I wanna be a real fake
[Chorus]
        Dm               C               F          Bb
Yeah I wish I'd been a, wish I'd been a teen, teen idle

 Dm             C          F                Gm
Wish I'd been a prom queen fighting for the title

  Dm              C         F            Bb
Instead of being sixteen & burning up a bible

Dm              C           F      Gm
Feeling super, super (super!!!) suicidal

    Dm      C         F       Bb
The wasted years, the wasted youth

      Dm     C       F       Bb
The pretty lies, the ugly truth

         Dm      C         F        Bb
And the day has come where I have died

  Dm     C         F     Bb
Only to find I've come alive
[Verse]
   Dm          A
I wanna be a virgin pure

  Bb C     G
A 21st-century whore

  Dm              A         Bb    C       G
I want back my virginity so I can feel infinity

  Dm     A     F       A
I wanna drink until I ache

   F     A      Dm    Gm
I wanna make a big mistake

   Dm          A       F    A
I want blood, guts & angel cake

    F      A     Dm   Gm
I'm gonna puke it anyway
[Chorus]
        Dm              C                F          Bb
Yeah I wish I'd been a, wish I'd been a teen, teen idle

Dm               C           F               Gm
Wish I'd been a prom queen fighting for the title

 Dm                C         F           Bb
Instead of being sixteen & burning up a bible

 Dm             C              F    Gm
Feeling super, super (super!!!) suicidal

      Dm    C           F      Bb
The wasted years, the wasted youth

      Dm    C         F     Bb
The pretty lies, the ugly truth

         Dm      C         F       Bb
And the day has come where I have died

  Dm     C         F     Bb    Dm    C    F
Only to find I've come alive  (come ali-i-i-ive,)
[Instrumental] Dm C F Bb [Verse]
   Dm            C      F     Bb
I wish I wasn't such a narcissist

   Dm      C      F     Bb
I wish I didn't really kiss

      Dm      C      F     Bb
The mirror when I'm on my own

    Dm        C    F     Bb
Oh god! I'm gonna die alone

Dm    C       F          Bb
Adolescence didn't make sense

   Dm      C     F      Bb
A little loss of innocence

     Dm    C       F       Bb
The ugly years of being a fool

       Dm         C     F     Bb
Ain't youth meant to be beautiful?
[Chorus]
        Dm               C               F          Bb
Yeah I wish I'd been a, wish I'd been a teen, teen idle

 Dm              C          F                Gm
Wish I'd been a prom queen fighting for the title

  Dm        C                 F           Bb
Instead of being sixteen & burning up a bible

  Dm            C             F      Gm
Feeling super, super (super!!!) suicidal

     Dm      C         F       Bb
The wasted years, the wasted youth

     Dm     C         F    Bb
The pretty lies, the ugly truth

        Dm       C         F       Bb
And the day has come where I have died

  Dm     C         F      Bb
Only to find I've come alive
[Outro]
Dm              C           F       Bb
Feeling super, super, super!!!

Dm              C           F       Bb
Feeling super, super, super!!!

Dm              C           F       Bb
Feeling super, super, super!!!

 Dm  C  F   Bb
Come alive