Misc Originals – Chrissyyy - Pretty When I Cry (Guitar)

Capo 2
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• Verses: ↓ ↓↑ (soft) • Chorus: ↓ ↓↑ ↑↓↑ [Verse 1] (keep it intimate, almost whispered)
C
You liked me better when I stayed quiet

G
Red eyes, no fight, in a perfect silence

Am
Guess I was easier when I played small

F
You loved me most when I took the fall

C
You used my tears like perfume

G
Wore my pain like a costume

Am
But I cleaned up and changed the tune

F
Now you hate that I left too soon
⸻ [Pre-Chorus] (start building tension)
Am
You only call when you’re bored or you’re bruised

G
Say you miss me - must be confused

F
I’m not a girl that you get to undo

G
Look what you lost, now that I’m through
⸻ [Chorus] (open strums, confident energy)
C
I’m pretty when I cry, but I’m gorgeous when I leave

G
You had a diamond, now you miss the shine on me

Am
Tried to break me, now you’re broken

F
All those pretty words - just tokens

C
Why would I cry, you’re a lost soul

G
Now I’m out here living your best life

Am
I’m pretty when I cry…

F              G
But I’m stunning when I say goodbye 💋
⸻ [Verse 2] (same as Verse 1)
C
You liked control, but I flipped the scene

G
Turned my heartbreak to a movie queen

Am
You’re still stuck on the script you wrote

F
But I went off-book, now watch me glow

C
I laugh now when I hear your name

G
Cute how you think I feel the same

Am
I’m not mad - just moved on

F
But you’ll replay me like your favorite song
⸻ [Pre-Chorus 2] (slightly stronger strum)
Am
You only loved me when I was low

G
Now I’m high, and you can’t go

F
Where I’m headed, doors are closed

G
VIP - you’re not on the list
⸻ [Chorus] (same as before, go bigger) C – G – Am – F C – G – Am – F – G ⸻ [Bridge] (strip it back, dramatic pause between lines)
Am
You should’ve framed me, not played me

G
Could’ve had love, but you delayed me

F
Now your new girl’s tryna be me

G
(But she don’t have the main character energy 😘)
⸻ [Final Chorus – dreamy & dramatic] (full strum, almost triumphant)
C
I’m pretty when I cry, but I slay when I rise

G
Turned the pain into Prada and the tears into ties

Am
You lost gold tryna chase cheap thrills

F
Now I’m top shelf while you chase cheap spills

C
Why would I cry, you’re a lost soul

G
Now I’m shining and you’re asking why

Am
I’m pretty when I cry…

F              C
But I’m iconic when I say goodbye ✨