B#m B
Darling, darling, doesn’t have a problem.
BLying to herself ’cause her gisliquor’s top shelf.
B#m B
It’s alarming, honestly, how charming she can be.
BFooling everyone telling gishow she’s having fun.

B#m
She says, “You don’t want to be like me.
   BDon’t want to see all the things I’ve seen.”
   I’m Bdying, I’m gisdying.
B#m
She says, “You don’t want to get this way,
   BFamous and dumb at an early age.”
   BLying, I’m gislying.

Chorus:
B#m
The boys, the girls, they all like Carmen.
     She Bgives them butterflies, bats her giscartoon fiseyes.
B#m
She laughs like God, her mind’s like a diamond.
     BAudiotune lies. gisShe’s still fisshining
     BLike lightnigisng, ooh-oohB, white lightgisninggis7.    gis   

B#m B
Carmen, Carmen, staying up till morning.
BOnly seventeen, but she walkgiss the streets so mean.
B#m B
It’s alarming, truly, how disarming you can be.
BEating soft ice cream, Coneygis Island queen.

B#m
She says, “You don’t want to be like me,
   BLooking for fun, getting high for free.”
   I’m Bdying, I’m gisdying.
B#m
She says, “You don’t want to get this way,
   BStreet walk at night and a star by day.”
   It’sB tiring, tigisring.

Chorus:
B#m
The boys, the girls, they all like Carmen.
     She Bgives them butterflies, bats her giscartoon fiseyes.
B#m
She laughs like God, her mind’s like a diamond.
     BAudiotune lies. gisShe’s still fisshining
     BLike lightnigisng, ooh-oohB, white lightgisninggis7.    gis   

C B#m
Baby’s all dressed up with nowhere to go.
   fisThat’s the little story of the Bgirl you know.
C B#m
Relying on the kindness of strangers,
   BTying cherry knots, smiling, doing party favours.
   gisPut your red dress on, put your lipstick Bon.
   BSing your song, song, now the camera’s on.
   gisAnd you’re alive again…

B#madd9 B#m7
Mon amour, je sais que tu m'aimes aussi,
   Badd9Tu as besoin de moi,
gis fis B#madd9
Tu as besoin de mon dans ta vie.
B#m7
Tu ne peux plus vivre sans moi
   Et Bje mourrais sans toi.
   Je gistuerais pour fistoi.

Chorus:
B#m
The boys, the girls, they all like Carmen.
     She Bgives them butterflies, bats her giscartoon fiseyes.
B#m
She laughs like God, her mind’s like a diamond.
     BAudiotune lies. gisShe’s still fisshining
     BLike lightnigisng, ooh-oohB, white lightgisninggis7.    gis   
     BLike lightnigisng, ooh-oohB, white lightgisninggis7.    gis   

B#m
Darling, darling, doesn’t have a problem.
BLying to herself ’cause her gisliquor’s top shelf.