• Song:

    Fairytale

  • Artist:

    Sara Bareilles

  • Album:

    Careful Confessions

This is a really great song by Sara Bareilles.  The other chord versions come 
close, but I'm certain that this is the accurate chord progression of the song (or 
much closer to it)
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Fairytale - Sara Bareilles
Tuning -  Standard
Capo 1st Fret

Chords:
G - 320003
Dm7 - xx0211
F - 133211
Am - x02210
C/E - 032010
Esus4 - 022200
G/B - x20033 
Csus2 - x30033
Csus2/D - xx0033
Amsus - x02430  or  x02200 (gets a similar sound)
C5 - x30013
C5/D - xx0013
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Intro
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GDm7 (320003@1) F (133211@1)AmG (x02210@1)Dm7  F C/E  F

Verse 1
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G (320003@1)                 Dm7
Cinderella's on her bedroom floor 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/E (x3111x@5)  FAnd (133211@1)she forgets why she came here
G (320003@1)                    Dm7
Sleeping Beauty's in a foul mood 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/E (x3111x@5)          FI'd (133211@1)rather sleep my whole life away than have you keep me from dreaming

Chorus
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F (133211@1)Esus4 (022200@1)name="chord_x02210@1">Am   G/B (143121@7)    
I don't  care for your 
F (133211@1)   Esus4 (022200@1) Am (x02210@1)  
Fair - y   -  tales
G/B (143121@7)     F (133211@1)               Esus4 (022200@1)           AmYou're (x02210@1)so worried about the maiden though you know
           G/B (143121@7)          F (133211@1)  Esus4 (022200@1)name="chord_x02210@1">Am     G/B (143121@7)
She's only waiting on the next best  thing
Csus2   Csus2/D     Am   G/B  Csus2 Csus2/D
       next best thing

Verse 2
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G (320003@1)                 Dm7 
Snow White is doing dishes again cause
     F (133211@1)                          *Amsus
What else could you do With seven itty-bitty men?
G (320003@1)                       Dm7
Sends them to bed and she calls up a friend
               F (133211@1)          C/E (x3111x@5) FSays (133211@1)would you meet me at midnight?
G (320003@1)                        Dm7
The tall blonde lets out a cry of despair says
           F (133211@1)                  *Amsus        Am (x02210@1)*Amsus
Would have cut it myself if I knew men could climb hair
G (320003@1)                       Dm7                       F (133211@1)          C/E (x3111x@5)FI'll (133211@1)have to find another tower somewhere and keep away from the windows

Chorus
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F (133211@1)Esus4 (022200@1)name="chord_x02210@1">Am   G/B (143121@7)    
I don't  care for your 
F (133211@1)   Esus4 (022200@1) Am (x02210@1)  
Fair - y   -  tales
G/B (143121@7)     F (133211@1)               Esus4 (022200@1)           AmYou're (x02210@1)so worried about the maiden though you know
           G/B (143121@7)          F (133211@1)  Esus4 (022200@1)name="chord_x02210@1">Am     G/B (143121@7)
She's only waiting on the next best  thing
Csus2   Csus2/D     Am   G/B  Csus2 Csus2/D
       next best thing

Bridge
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 Am (x02210@1)       G/B (143121@7)     C5 (x355xx@1)    C5/D       
Once upon a time in a faraway kingdom
Am (x02210@1)          G/B (143121@7)           C5 (x355xx@1)         C5/D
Man made up a story said that I should believe him
Am (x02210@1)             G/B (143121@7)                  C5 (x355xx@1)       DGo (xx0232@1)and tell your white knight that he's handsome in hindsight
    F (133211@1)                   C/E (x3111x@5)   FBut (133211@1)I don't want the next best thing So I sing
   Am (x02210@1) G/B (143121@7) Csus2 (x35533@1) Csus2/D
I hold   my   head    down    
      Am (x02210@1)   G/B (143121@7) Csus2 (x35533@1)Csus2/D
and I break these walls   round  me
Am (x02210@1)       G/B (143121@7)  Csus2 (x35533@1)Csus2/D                   
Can't take no more  
         F (133211@1)      C/E (x3111x@5)F (133211@1)     
of your fairytale love

Chorus
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F (133211@1)Esus4 (022200@1)name="chord_x02210@1">Am   G/B (143121@7)    
I don't  care for your 
F (133211@1)   Esus4 (022200@1) Am (x02210@1)  
Fair - y   -  tales
G/B (143121@7)     F (133211@1)               Esus4 (022200@1)           AmYou're (x02210@1)so worried about the maiden though you know
           G/B (143121@7)          F (133211@1)  Esus4 (022200@1)name="chord_x02210@1">Am     G/B (143121@7)
She's only waiting on the next best  thing

Outro Chorus
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F (133211@1)Esus4 (022200@1) Am (x02210@1)  G/BI (143121@7) don't   care
F (133211@1)Esus4 (022200@1) Am (x02210@1)  G/BI (143121@7) don't   care
          F (133211@1)               Esus4 (022200@1)           AmYou're (x02210@1)so worried about the maiden though you know
      G/BShe's (143121@7)only waiting
  Csus2 (x35533@1)    Csus2/D
spent the whole life being   graded on
    Am (x02210@1)     G/B (143121@7)             Csus2 (x35533@1)Csus2/D   
the sanctity of patience and a dumb  appreciation
        Am (x02210@1)        G/B (143121@7)              Csus2 (x35533@1)       DBut (xx0232@1)the story needs some mending and a better happy ending
      F (133211@1)                   C/E (x3111x@5)FCause (133211@1)I don't want the next best thing
       F (133211@1)              E (022100@1)     AmNo (x02210@1)no I don't want the next best thing

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Really not that hard when you realize a lot of the suspended chord progressions 
are just walking the bass note.

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