This Is What Makes Us Girls

this is what makes us girls – lana del rey

Dm C A#
remember how we used to party up all night
C Dm
sneaking out and looking for a taste of real life
C A#
drinking in the small town firelight
C
( pabst blue ribbon on ice )

Dm C
sweet sixteen and we had arrived
A# C
walking down the street as they whistle , “hi , hi!”
Dm C
stealin’ police cars with the senior guys
A# C
teachers said we’d never make it out alive

Dm C
there she was my new best friend
A# C
high heels in her hands , swayin’ in the wind
Dm C Am
while she starts to cry , mascara runnin’ down her little bambi eyes :
“lana , how i hate those guys . ”

A# C
this is what makes us girls
Dm C
we don’t look for heaven and we put our love first
A# C
don’t you know we’d die for it? it’s a curse
Dm C
don’t cry about it , don’t cry about it
A# C
this is what makes us girls
Dm C
we don’t stick together ’cause we put our love first
Dm C
don’t cry about him , don’t cry about him
Am
it’s all gonna happen

Dm C A#
and that’s where the beginning of the end begun
C Dm
everybody knew that we had too much fun
G A#
we were skippin’ school and drinkin’ on the job
C
( with the boss )

Dm C
sweet sixteen and we had arrived
A# C
baby’s table dancin’ at the local dive
Dm C
cheerin our names in the pink spotlight
Am
drinkin’ cherry schnapps in the velvet night

Dm C
know we used to go break in
A# C
to the hotel pool , glittering we’d swim
Dm C
runnin’ from the cops in our black bikini tops
A
screaming , “get us while we’re hot”
“we don’t give a whaaat!”

Dm C
the prettiest crowd that you had ever seen
A# C
ribbons in our hair and our eyes gleamed mean
Dm C
a freshmen generation of degenerate beauty queens
A# C
and you know something?

Dm C
they were the only friends i ever had
A# C
we got into trouble and when stuff got bad
Dm C
i got sent away , i was waving on the train platform
A# C
crying ’cause i know i’m never comin’ back .

A# C
this is what makes us girls
Dm C
we don’t look for heaven and we put our love first
A# C
don’t you know we’d die for it? it’s a curse
Dm C
don’t cry about it , don’t cry about it
A# C
this is what makes us girls
Dm C
darlin’ little queens do you know what you’re worth?
Dm C
i’ll tell you everyday till you get it , girl
Am
it’s all gonna happen

A# C
this is what makes us girls now , baby .
Dm C
this is why we rule the world now , baby .
A# C
this is what makes us girls now , baby .
Dm C
why we rule the world now , baby , oh .

it’s not perfect but it’s pretty close , i think . if anyone knows how i could improve the
iffy bits , let me know! : )