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Sit Still Look Pretty

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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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                        Sit Still, Look Pretty - Daya
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Tuning: Standard
Album: Daya EP
The whistle goes like this:
e|---5-2--0-----5-2-0-------5-2--0-----5-2-0-----|
B|-3--------3-3---------3-3--------3-3--------3-3|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
[Intro] D  
[Verse]
  DCould dress up, to get loveBm  
But guess what?, I'm never gonna Gbe that girl
Who's living in a Barbie world
  DCould wake up, And make up,Bm  
And play dumb, pretending that I nGeed a boy
Who's gonna treat me lG/Eike a toy
[Pre-Chorus]
I Dknow the other girlies wanna wear expensive things
  BmLike diamond rings
But I don't Gwanna be the puppet 
that you're playing on a stringG/E  
This queen don't need a king
[Chorus]
Oh, DI don't know what you've been told
But this gal right here's gonna rule the world
Yeah, Gthat is where I'm gonna be because I wanna beG/E  
No, I don't wanna sit still, look pretty
DYou get off on your 9 to 5
Dream of picket fences and trophy wives
But Gno, I'm never gonna be 'cause I don't wanna beG/E  
No, I don't wanna sit still look pretty
[Whistle] D
[Verse 2]
  DMr. Right could be nice,Bm  
for one night
But then he wanna Gtake control
And I would rather fly solo
  DThen Snow White, she did it rightBm  
In her life, had 7 men to Gdo the chores
'Cause that's not what a lG/Eady's for
[Pre-Chorus]
The Donly thing a boy's gonna give a girl for free'Bms captivity
And I might Glove me some vanilla but I'm not that sugar sweetG/E  
Call me HBIC
[Chorus]
Oh, DI don't know what you've been told
But this gal right here's gonna rule the world
Yeah, Gthat is where I'm gonna be because I wanna beG/E  
No, I don't wanna sit still, look pretty
DYou get off on your 9 to 5
Dream of picket fences and trophy wives
But Gno, I'm never gonna be 'cause I don't wanna beG/E  
No, I don't wanna sit still look pretty
[Bridge - 2x]
 DSure, I'm a pretty girl
Up in a pretty world
But they say pretty hurts
And I don't wanna sit sGtill
I'm a pretty girl
Up in a pretty worldG/E  
But no, I won't sit still, look pretty
[Chorus - 2x]
Oh, DI don't know what you've been told
But this gal right here's gonna rule the world
Yeah, Gthat is where I'm gonna be because I wanna beG/E  
No, I don't wanna sit still, look pretty
DYou get off on your 9 to 5
Dream of picket fences and trophy wives
But Gno, I'm never gonna be 'cause I don't wanna beG/E  
No, I don't wanna sit still look pretty
[Outro - Whistle]
  DSit still, look pretty
  G    G/ESit still, look pretty
  DSit still, look pretty
  G    G/ESit still, look pretty

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Sit Still Look Pretty

by Daya

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G/E

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Sit Still, Look Pretty - Daya

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Tuning: Standard

Album: Daya EP

The whistle goes like this:

e|---5-2--0-----5-2-0-------5-2--0-----5-2-0-----|

B|-3--------3-3---------3-3--------3-3--------3-3|

G|-----------------------------------------------|

D|-----------------------------------------------|

A|-----------------------------------------------|

E|-----------------------------------------------|

[Intro]

[Verse]

D Bm

Could dress up, to get love

But guess what?, I'm never gonna be that girl

Who's living in a Barbie world

D Bm

Could wake up, And make up,

And play dumb, pretending that I need a boy

G/E

Who's gonna treat me like a toy

[Pre-Chorus]

I know the other girlies wanna wear expensive things

Like diamond rings

But I don't wanna be the puppet

G/E

that you're playing on a string

This queen don't need a king

[Chorus]

Oh, I don't know what you've been told

But this gal right here's gonna rule the world

G G/E

Yeah, that is where I'm gonna be because I wanna be

No, I don't wanna sit still, look pretty

You get off on your 9 to 5

Dream of picket fences and trophy wives

G G/E

But no, I'm never gonna be 'cause I don't wanna be

No, I don't wanna sit still look pretty

[Whistle] D

[Verse 2]

D Bm

Mr. Right could be nice,

for one night

But then he wanna take control

And I would rather fly solo

D Bm

Then Snow White, she did it right

In her life, had 7 men to do the chores

G/E

'Cause that's not what a lady's for

[Pre-Chorus]

D Bm

The only thing a boy's gonna give a girl for free's captivity

G G/E

And I might love me some vanilla but I'm not that sugar sweet

Call me HBIC

[Chorus]

Oh, I don't know what you've been told

But this gal right here's gonna rule the world

G G/E

Yeah, that is where I'm gonna be because I wanna be

No, I don't wanna sit still, look pretty

You get off on your 9 to 5

Dream of picket fences and trophy wives

G G/E

But no, I'm never gonna be 'cause I don't wanna be

No, I don't wanna sit still look pretty

[Bridge - 2x]

Sure, I'm a pretty girl

Up in a pretty world

But they say pretty hurts

And I don't wanna sit still

I'm a pretty girl

G/E

Up in a pretty world

But no, I won't sit still, look pretty

[Chorus - 2x]

Oh, I don't know what you've been told

But this gal right here's gonna rule the world

G G/E

Yeah, that is where I'm gonna be because I wanna be

No, I don't wanna sit still, look pretty

You get off on your 9 to 5

Dream of picket fences and trophy wives

G G/E

But no, I'm never gonna be 'cause I don't wanna be

No, I don't wanna sit still look pretty

[Outro - Whistle]

Sit still, look pretty

G G/E

Sit still, look pretty

G G/E

Sit still, look pretty

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