Bm F#m D C#m


[Verse]

Bm
She buys a new dress for the party,
F#m
She always looks good in red.
D
Turns around in front of the mirror
C#m
And disappears inside of her head.


Bm
She wonders if he'll even remember,
F#m
She asked him in a casual way.
D
Just in case he didn't want to go with her,
C#m
In that event she knew just what she would say.


Bm
She thought of maybe asking a girlfriend,
F#m
Even though she only has one or two.
D
She's always done much better with boys anyway,
C#m
So who needs girlfriends?


Bm
Pacing nervous across the floor of her bedroom,
F#m
Gripping tight the phone in her hand.
D
Fighting back the rush of emotions,
C#m
And dreaming of just having a man.


[Chorus]

       Bm
It's a long walk, and the music is loud.
            A
She sees an old friend,

As she walks through the crowd.
            D
Puts on her best smile,
                              F#m
But underneath she's a broken girl.
           Bm
But It's a long walk, and the music is loud.
            A
She sees an old friend,

As she walks through the crowd.
            D
Puts on her best smile,
                                F#m
But she will always be a broken girl.


[Verse]

Bm
She struggles with an awful decision,
F#m
Stay at home or walk in alone.
D
Her mother does her best to console her,
C#m
Her father doesn't know what to say.


Bm
Puts on her makeup, puts on the new dress.
F#m
Holds her head high, then gets in the car.
D
Tells herself that no one will notice,
C#m
Assuming she can make it that far.


Bm
On the way she imagines reactions.
F#m
Cupped hands whispering into ears.
D
Secretly hoping that he'll be there watching,
C#m
And she's also hoping he won't.


Bm
Walking tentative alone up the driveway,
F#m
Sees some people smoking off to the side.
D
She stops and waits until they go back in,
C#m
Crosses her fingers and follows behind.


[Chorus]

       Bm
It's a long walk, and the music is loud.
            D
She sees an old friend,

As she walks through the crowd.
            A
Puts on her best smile,
                              F#m
But underneath she's a broken girl.
           Bm
But It's a long walk, and the music is loud.
            D
She sees an old friend,

As she walks through the crowd.
            A
Puts on her best smile,
                                F#m
But she will always be a broken girl.


[Bridge]

Bm
He'll never get you,
F#m
He will never understand.
D                    C#m
He'll never get you, you can find a better man.
[Repeat: x 8]

Bm
This might be the time to break down.
[Repeat: x 5]


[Outro]

D
Hush child don't make a sound.