intro riff
x3
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C->D riff
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This C->D riff appears throughout the song, marked with *.
C D
There was a castle by a waterfall,
C D
With a pink and purple wall,
C G

And a princess living there.

 C D

She had no parents and was all alone,

 C D
She got by on her own,

G C G
And she liked it pretty well.

 D

'Cause she never wore her socks,

 G
She had a pet snake,

 D
She bought a red guitar,

 Em
And she ate a whole cake.

 C D

And there wasn't anybody there to tell her what to do,
D7 C A

So she did what she wanted to.

C D7 C D
Everybody knew the story of the princess who saved herself.

 C D
(Princess who saved herself)

 C D G
(Princess who saved herself)

C D

There was a dragon with a pointy tail,

 C D
He was bigger than a whale,
C G

And his breath was terrible.

*C D

He scared the princess when he came around,

 C D
Tried to burn the castle down,

 G C G
But she caught him by his tail.

D

Then she tied him to a tree,

 G
So the dragon couldn't fly,
D

She told him he was mean,

 Em
And it made the dragon cry.


C D

When he finally apologized she offered him some tea,

 D7 A
He accepted it graciously.
C D7 C D

Now he visits every weekend with the princess who saved herself.
C D

(Princess who saved herself)
C D Eb

(Princess who saved herself)


(Bridge phone conversation...)

G C D

There was a witch who was an evil queen,

 C D
She was wrinkled old and green,

 C G
And she hated everyone.

 C D

She saw the princess in her silver gown,

 C D
Put the poison apple down,

 G C D G
Asked her where she bought her clothes.

D

So they got the witch a dress,

 G
Put some make-up on her face,

 D
They started up a band,

 Em
And the dragon played the bass.

C D

Every Saturday they play until their fingertips are sore,
D7 C A

Mostly Math Rock and Cuddle Core.
C D7 C D

And they call themselves The Kingdom Of The Princess Who Saved Herself.

 C D
(Princess who saved herself)
C D

(Princess who saved herself)

C D

The princess who saved herself.

 C D
(Princess who saved herself)

 C D G
(Princess who saved herself)
