Baker chords by Aimee Carty

Verse 1:
                         F
Once upon a time I was a Baker
         G          Fm      G
And everybody was impressed
      C                                                     G
But I didn’t need approval because I already knew I was the best
                        F
Everything I made was a masterpiece
       G          Fm
It all taste like heaven
    G      C                    G
But then unfortunately I turned 7


Verse 2:
                         F
Once upon a time I was a Painter
         G          Fm
And everybody said “Wow”
      G         C
“Girl you’re so clever, you’re so talented”
       G
And I agreed and I stood proud
          F
I painted mountains
                     G
I painted blue lakes
          Fm
I painted people
                 G
I drew portraits
           C
But then I drew my dad and held it up beside him
      G
And I realised that it looked nothing like him

Chorus:
    Fm                G          C
And part of me wished nobody had told her
      Fm                G               C     C G
But I guess it's just a part of getting older


Verse 3:
                         F
Once upon a time I was a runner
          G              Fm
I was the fastest in the town
                     G             C
And they’d all say nobody will out run her
                              G
Cause she’s the fastest girl around
                         F
Once upon a time I was a dancer
                  G
It took no effort
        Fm
I was a Scientist, I was an expert
G        C
 I was a genius and I thought nothing of it
G
 Until they told me that I wasn’t


Chorus:
    Fm                G          C
And part of me wished nobody had told her
      Fm                G               C
But I guess it's just a part of getting older


Bridge:

When you learn
          F
You’re supposed to follow perfectly inside of the lines
              G
And you’re supposed to win at least a couple hundred of times
           Fm                              G                              C
Before you even have the right to think or say or show you’re any good at all
                              F
They’ll tell you that there’s only one right way, one paved path
          G
Or you’ll make a fool of yourself and everyone will laugh
        Fm                             G                                 C
They’ll make you feel like everybody’s waiting there to watch you as you fall


Outro:
     Fm                       G
They sigh, they tell me I’m a dreamer
                          C
They say "Someone’s gotta wake her"
              Fm
But I’ll just smile, I’ll say
G                        F     G C G F
Once upon a time I was a baker