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)
Fairytale - Sara Bareilles
Tuning - Standard
Capo 1st Fret
Chords:
G - 320003
Dm7 - xx0211
[F]Am[-] -[133211] 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
Intro
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[G] [Dm7] [F] [Am]
[G] [Dm7] [F] [C/E] [F]
Verse 1
[G]Cinderella's on her [Dm7]bedroom floor She's got a
[F]Crush on the guy at the [Am]liquor store
[G]Cause Mr. Charming don't come [Dm7]home anymore
[F]And she forgets why she [C/E]came he[F]re
[G]Sleeping Beauty's in a [Dm7]foul mood For shame she says
[F]None for you dear prince, [Am]I'm tired today
[G]I'd rather sleep my [Dm7]whole life away [F]than have you [C/E]keep me from dr[F]eaming
Chorus
[F]I d[Esus4]on't [Am]care [G/B]for your
[F]Fair -[Esus4] y - [Am]tales
[G/B]You're so [F]worried about the [Esus4]maiden though you [Am]know
She's only [G/B]waiting on the [F]next [Esus4]best [Am]thing[G/B]
[Csus2] n[Csus2/d]ext best thi[Am]ng[G/B][Csus2][Csus2/d]
Verse 2
[G]Snow White is doing [Dm7]dishes again cause
F Amsus
What else could you do With seven itty-bitty men?
[G]Sends them to bed and she [Dm7]calls up a friend
Says would you [F]meet me at mi[C/E]dnight[F]?
[G]The tall blonde lets out a [Dm7]cry of despair says
F Amsus Am Amsus
Would have cut it myself if I knew men could climb hair
[G]I'll have to find another [Dm7]tower somewhere and keep a[F]way from the [C/E]windo[F]ws
Chorus
[F]I d[Esus4]on't [Am]care [G/B]for your
[F]Fair -[Esus4] y - [Am]tales
[G/B]You're so [F]worried about the [Esus4]maiden though you [Am]know
She's only [G/B]waiting on the [F]next [Esus4]best [Am]thing[G/B]
[Csus2] n[Csus2/d]ext best thi[Am]ng[G/B][Csus2][Csus2/d]
Bridge
O[Am]nce upon a [G/B]time in a [C5]faraway [C5/d]kingdom
[Am]Man made up a [G/B]story said that [C5]I should beli[C5/d]eve him
[Am]Go and tell your [G/B]white knight that he's [C5]handsome in[d] hindsight
But [F]I don't want the next [C/E]best thi[F]ng So I sing
I h[Am]old [G/B] my [Csus2]head [Csus2/d]down
and I [Am]break t[G/B]hese w[Csus2]alls [Csus2/d]round me
[Am]Can't take [G/B]no more[Csus2] [Csus2/d]
of your f[F]airytale [C/E]love[F]
Chorus
[F]I d[Esus4]on't [Am]care [G/B]for your
[F]Fair -[Esus4] y - [Am]tales
[G/B]You're so [F]worried about the [Esus4]maiden though you [Am]know
She's only [G/B]waiting on the [F]next [Esus4]best [Am]thing[G/B]
Outro Chorus
[F]I [Esus4]don't [Am]care[G/B]
[F]I [Esus4]don't [Am]care[G/B]
You're so [F]worried about the [Esus4]maiden though you [Am]know
She's [G/B]only waiting
sp[Csus2]ent the who[Csus2/d]le life being graded on
the [Am]sanctity [G/B]of patience and a [Csus2]dumb a[Csus2/d]ppreciation
But the [Am]story needs [G/B]some mending and a [Csus2]better happy e[d]nding
Cause [F]I don't want the next [C/E]best [F]thing
No no I[F] don't want the n[E]ext best[Am] thing
Really not that hard when you realize a lot of the suspended chord progressions
are just walking the bass note.
Leave comments and tell me what you think!
close, but I'm certain that this is the accurate chord progression of the song (or
much closer to it)
Fairytale - Sara Bareilles
Tuning - Standard
Capo 1st Fret
Chords:
G - 320003
Dm7 - xx0211
[F]Am[-] -[133211] 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
Intro
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[G] [Dm7] [F] [Am]
[G] [Dm7] [F] [C/E] [F]
Verse 1
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[G]Cinderella's on her [Dm7]bedroom floor She's got a
[F]Crush on the guy at the [Am]liquor store
[G]Cause Mr. Charming don't come [Dm7]home anymore
[F]And she forgets why she [C/E]came he[F]re
[G]Sleeping Beauty's in a [Dm7]foul mood For shame she says
[F]None for you dear prince, [Am]I'm tired today
[G]I'd rather sleep my [Dm7]whole life away [F]than have you [C/E]keep me from dr[F]eaming
Chorus
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[F]I d[Esus4]on't [Am]care [G/B]for your
[F]Fair -[Esus4] y - [Am]tales
[G/B]You're so [F]worried about the [Esus4]maiden though you [Am]know
She's only [G/B]waiting on the [F]next [Esus4]best [Am]thing[G/B]
[Csus2] n[Csus2/d]ext best thi[Am]ng[G/B][Csus2][Csus2/d]
Verse 2
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[G]Snow White is doing [Dm7]dishes again cause
F Amsus
What else could you do With seven itty-bitty men?
[G]Sends them to bed and she [Dm7]calls up a friend
Says would you [F]meet me at mi[C/E]dnight[F]?
[G]The tall blonde lets out a [Dm7]cry of despair says
F Amsus Am Amsus
Would have cut it myself if I knew men could climb hair
[G]I'll have to find another [Dm7]tower somewhere and keep a[F]way from the [C/E]windo[F]ws
Chorus
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[F]I d[Esus4]on't [Am]care [G/B]for your
[F]Fair -[Esus4] y - [Am]tales
[G/B]You're so [F]worried about the [Esus4]maiden though you [Am]know
She's only [G/B]waiting on the [F]next [Esus4]best [Am]thing[G/B]
[Csus2] n[Csus2/d]ext best thi[Am]ng[G/B][Csus2][Csus2/d]
Bridge
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O[Am]nce upon a [G/B]time in a [C5]faraway [C5/d]kingdom
[Am]Man made up a [G/B]story said that [C5]I should beli[C5/d]eve him
[Am]Go and tell your [G/B]white knight that he's [C5]handsome in[d] hindsight
But [F]I don't want the next [C/E]best thi[F]ng So I sing
I h[Am]old [G/B] my [Csus2]head [Csus2/d]down
and I [Am]break t[G/B]hese w[Csus2]alls [Csus2/d]round me
[Am]Can't take [G/B]no more[Csus2] [Csus2/d]
of your f[F]airytale [C/E]love[F]
Chorus
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[F]I d[Esus4]on't [Am]care [G/B]for your
[F]Fair -[Esus4] y - [Am]tales
[G/B]You're so [F]worried about the [Esus4]maiden though you [Am]know
She's only [G/B]waiting on the [F]next [Esus4]best [Am]thing[G/B]
Outro Chorus
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[F]I [Esus4]don't [Am]care[G/B]
[F]I [Esus4]don't [Am]care[G/B]
You're so [F]worried about the [Esus4]maiden though you [Am]know
She's [G/B]only waiting
sp[Csus2]ent the who[Csus2/d]le life being graded on
the [Am]sanctity [G/B]of patience and a [Csus2]dumb a[Csus2/d]ppreciation
But the [Am]story needs [G/B]some mending and a [Csus2]better happy e[d]nding
Cause [F]I don't want the next [C/E]best [F]thing
No no I[F] don't want the n[E]ext best[Am] 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.
Leave comments and tell me what you think!
