Electric Guitar                                   4 x
E|---3----3---------3----3----------2----2-----------| |-----3-----------|
B|---3----3---------3----3----------3----3-----------| |-----3-----------|
G|---0----0---------0----0----------2----2---------*-| |-----0-----------|
D|---0----0---------2----2----------0----0---------*-| |-----2-----------|
A|---2----2---------3----3---------------------------| |-----3-----------|
E|---3----3------------------------------------------| |-----------------|
   G              Cadd9           D                     Cadd9

(Cadd9)
Girl before the mirror

appraises her disguise

G
child become a mother

tries to fix her eyes

Cadd9
no more of his excuses

                     Cadd9
it has to be today....

G
she can keep her fantasy

if she can get away

Paint her name....
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------0-----------|
G|---------0--2----0-------------0--2----0--------------5-------5-------|
D|------4-------------4-------4-------------4---------5---5---5-----3---|
A|---5-------------------5---------------------5----3---------------3-| %-|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------1---|

Wounded pride....
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------0------------------------------------0---------|
G|---------0--2----0----------------0--2----0-------------5-------5-----|
D|------4-------------4----------4-------------4--------5---5---5---3---|
A|---5------------------------5-------------------5---3-------------3-| %-|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------1---|

All puffed up with vanity...
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------0------------------0-----------------0--------------0-------|
D|--------5------5-----------3-----3------------3---3----------5---5-----|
A|-----5------------5-----3-----------3-------5-------5------7-------7---|
E|--3------------------1-----------------1--6-----------6--8-----------8-|


Cadd9     (let ring)...

(Cadd9)                    (overdub palm mute quarter notes)
boy before the mirror

                w/Lead Fig. 1 (Below)
checks his camouflage

G
polishes his armor

F G                          G   F           F = 133211
and the charger in the garage...

C                    F5/C F5/C               C = 355xxx
no more lame excuses...                   F5/C = x3356x

C               w/Lead Fig. 2 (Below)
it has to be tonight

G
he can take the princess

F G
if he can take the fight


Lead Fig. 1                   Lead Fig. 2
E|------------------------3----|----------------------------------------3-|
B|---0--------------------3----|----------------------------------------3-|
G|--(2)-(2)--0---------0--0----|----------------------------------------0-|
---F--rel------0-H-2----0----|--------0-2-P-0-3-P-0-2-P-0-------------0-|
E|------------------------2----|--0-2-3---------------------3-P-0-2-P-0-2-|
B|------------------------3----|----------------------------------------3-|

Opening chords, with acoustic playing palm-muted quarter notes:
G G G G
D D D D
Cadd9

[ G5:  355xxx ]
[ F5:  133xxx ]
[ C5:  x355xx ]
[ F5/C:x3356x ]
[ rhythm here is eighth, quarter, eighth repeated ]

C5
. -   .  . -    . . -  . . -
boys and girls together
                           F5/C   C5
mistake conceit for pride.....

G5                      F5 G5 F5 G5
-ambition for illusion
(G5)                        F
-dreams for self-delusion.....      [similar next stanza]

paint it black....    [solo]
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--12--12--------------12--13--15----13---12--13--15-(15)-(15)---------|
G|--12--12----------------------------------------------| F--rel.---<7>---|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------| Harm.--|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|-(14)-(14)-(14)-(14)--12----------------------------------------------|
---H--rel.---H--rel.-----15--12-------------------------15-P-12-------|
E|---------------------------------14-------------12-| H-14---------14----|
B|----------------------------------------12-| H-14-----------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|

Harmonizer up a fifth                             Harmonizer off
E|-(19)~(19)~(19)~(19)--------------------------------------------------|
---H---rel---H---rel--------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------17--19--17------17------------------------|
B|------------------------19--------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------19------19--------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|-(19)~(19)~(19)~(19)---------------------------------------------------|
---H---rel---H---rel------------------18-P-15--------------------------|
E|----------------------15-| H-17-17-P-15---------17----19----17---12--5~~-|
B|-------------------------------------------------/17---/15--/10--------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

Outro:
Include eighth note palm mute power chords on electric guitar:
G5 / / / / / / /
F5 / / / / / / /
Bb5/ / / / / / /   [x133xx]
C5 / / / / / / /