Shiny New Things

Intro: 

G  F   C                 Bb 
Ah-ah, la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la 

 
G                F 
Are your eyes broken? 
                 C                      Bb 
'Cause you can't look at me when you're talkin' 
G              F 
Always starin' over my shoulder 
C                       Bb 
Did someone better just walk in? 
       G                   F 
Do you wanna trade up this conversation? 
            C                         Bb 
You've been workin' the room like the United Nations 
    G              F 
And I hold back on my frustration 
       C                 Bb 
'Cause that's the way it is 
 

 
            G 
(The way it is) 
      F 
(Ooh, ooh-ooh) 
      C                     Bb 
Don't wanna be a cynic, but anyway spin it 
 F      G 
(Ah, ah-ah) 
 

 
G               F 
Everybody wants shiny new things 
C                 Bb 
Nobody wants a connection 
G               F 
Everybody wants shiny new things 
C                          Bb 
And then they're on to the next one 
G               F 
Everybody wants shiny new things 
  C                 Bb 
Nobody's got pure intentions 
G               F 
Everybody wants shiny new things 
C       Bb 
Shiny, shiny nw things, ah 
 

 
G  F   C                 Bb 
Ah-ah, la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la 
G  F   C                 Bb 
Ah-ah, la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la 
 

 
G             F 
I don't put myself above it 
C                   Bb 
But don't let it control m 
G                       F 
'Cause when gold's your only motive 
C               Bb 
It can get real lonely 
 

 
 G    F 
(Ooh, ooh-ooh) 
      C                     Bb 
Don't wanna be a cynic, but anyway spin it 
 F      G 
(Ah, ah-ah) 
 

 
G               F 
Everybody wants shiny new things 
C                 Bb 
Nobody wants a connection 
G               F 
Everybody wants shiny new things 
C                          Bb 
And then they're on to the next one 
G               F 
Everybody wants shiny new things 
  C                 Bb 
Nobody's got pure intentions 
G               F 
Everybody wants shiny new things 
C       Bb 
Shiny, shiny nw things, ah 
 

 
G  F   C                 Bb 
Ah-ah, la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la (shiny, shiny new things) 
G  F   C                 Bb 
Ah-ah, la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la (shiny, shiny new things) 
 

 
G             F 
New crib, new bling on your left hand 
C                       Bb 
New friends, it's all, "Blah-blah-blah-blah-blah-blah" 
G            F 
New car, new Grammy on your nightstand 
 

Outro: 

C                 Bb 
La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la