Chords with lyrics
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+G - 320003
Dm7Dm7 - xx0211
FF - 133211
A minorAm - x02210
C/EC/E - 032010
Esus4Esus4 - 022200
G/BG/B - x20033
Csus2Csus2 - x30033
d - xx0033
Amsus - x02430 or x02200 (gets a similar sound)
C5C5 - x30013
d - xx0013
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Intro
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A minorAm
FF
Verse 1
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Dm7Dm7
Cinderella's on her bedroom floor She's got a
A minorAm
Crush on the guy at the liquor store
Dm7Dm7
Cause Mr. Charming don't come home anymore
FF
And she forgets why she came here
Dm7Dm7
Sleeping Beauty's in a foul mood For shame she says
A minorAm
None for you dear prince, I'm tired today
FF
I'd rather sleep my whole life away than have you keep me from dreaming
Chorus
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G/BG/B
I don't care for your
A minorAm
Fair - y - tales
A minorAm
You're so worried about the maiden though you know
G/BG/B
She's only waiting on the next best thing
d
next best thing
Verse 2
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Dm7Dm7
Snow White is doing dishes again cause
FF *Amsus
What else could you do With seven itty-bitty men?
Dm7Dm7
Sends them to bed and she calls up a friend
FF
Says would you meet me at midnight?
Dm7Dm7
The tall blonde lets out a cry of despair says
A minorAm *Amsus
Would have cut it myself if I knew men could climb hair
FF
I'll have to find another tower somewhere and keep away from the windows
Chorus
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G/BG/B
I don't care for your
A minorAm
Fair - y - tales
A minorAm
You're so worried about the maiden though you know
G/BG/B
She's only waiting on the next best thing
d
next best thing
Bridge
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d
Once upon a time in a faraway kingdom
d
Man made up a story said that I should believe him
d
Go and tell your white knight that he's handsome in hindsight
FF
But I don't want the next best thing So I sing
d
I hold my head down
d
and I break these walls round me
d
Can't take no more
FF
of your fairytale love
Chorus
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G/BG/B
I don't care for your
A minorAm
Fair - y - tales
A minorAm
You're so worried about the maiden though you know
G/BG/B
She's only waiting on the next best thing
Outro Chorus
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G/BG/B
I don't care
G/BG/B
I don't care
A minorAm
You're so worried about the maiden though you know
G/BG/B
She's only waiting
d
spent the whole life being graded on
d
the sanctity of patience and a dumb appreciation
d
But the story needs some mending and a better happy ending
FF
Cause I don't want the next best thing
A minorAm
No 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.