"Fairytale"
by Sara Bareilles


G (320003@1)                 Dm7
Cinderella's on her bedroom floor
Dm7
She's got a
F (133211@1)                     AmCrush (x02210@1)on the guy at the liquor store
G (320003@1)                           Dm7
Cause Mr. Charming don't come home anymore
F (133211@1)                     C (x32010@1)  FAnd (133211@1)she forgets why she came here
G (320003@1)                    Dm7
Sleeping Beauty's in a foul mood
Dm7
For shame she says
F (133211@1)                       AmNone (x02210@1)for you dear prince, I'm tired today
G (320003@1)                 Dm7             F (133211@1)           C (x32010@1)          FI'd (133211@1)rather sleep my whole life away than have you keep me from dreaming

[Chorus:]
Am (x02210@1)name="chord_320003@1">G    F (133211@1)  C (x32010@1)      Am (x02210@1)name="chord_320003@1">G  FI (133211@1)don't care for your fairytales
G (320003@1)                                       CYou're (x32010@1)so worried about the maiden though you know
Dm7                        Am (x02210@1)G (320003@1)  FShe's (133211@1)only waiting on the next best thing
Fnext (133211@1)best thing

GSnow (320003@1)White is doing dishes again cause
Dm7
What else could you do
     F (133211@1)              AmWith (x02210@1)seven itty-bitty men?
G (320003@1)                       Dm7
Sends them to bed and she calls up a friend
F (133211@1)                      C (x32010@1) FSays (133211@1)will you meet me at midnight?
G (320003@1)                        Dm7
The tall blonde lets out a cry of despair says
F (133211@1)                                AmWould (x02210@1)have cut it myself if I knew men could climb hair
G (320003@1)                       Dm7                 F (133211@1)                C (x32010@1)FI'll (133211@1)have to find another tower somewhere and keep away from the windows

[Chorus]

G (320003@1)                           Dm7
Once upon a time in a faraway kingdom
F (133211@1)                              AmMan (x02210@1)made up a story said that I should believe him
G (320003@1)                                     Dm7
Go and tell your white knight that he's handsome in hindsight
F (133211@1)                  C (x32010@1)       FBut (133211@1)I don't want the next best thing
FSo (133211@1)I sing
   G (320003@1)          Dm7        F (133211@1)         AmI (x02210@1)hold my head down and I break these walls round me
F (133211@1)                        Dm7
Can't take no more of your fairytale love


Am (x02210@1)name="chord_320003@1">G     FI (133211@1)don't care
C (x32010@1)      Am (x02210@1)name="chord_320003@1">G  FFor (133211@1)your fairytales
G (320003@1)                               CYou're (x32010@1)so worried bout the maiden though you know
Dm7                
She's only waiting 
Amspent (x02210@1)the whole life being
G (320003@1)           F (133211@1)         Am (x02210@1)           Ggraded (320003@1)on the sanctity of patience and a dumb
        FAppreciation (133211@1)        Am (x02210@1)             G (320003@1)           F (133211@1)          AmBut (x02210@1)the story needs some mending and a better happy ending
        G (320003@1)            F (133211@1)       AmCause (x02210@1)I don't want the next best thing
        G (320003@1)            F (133211@1)       AmNo (x02210@1)no I don't want the next best thing