Sara Bareilles - Fairytale

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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G Dm7 F Am
G Dm7 F C/E F

verse 1
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G Dm7
cinderella’s on her bedroom floor she’s got A
F Am
crush on the guy at the liquor store
G Dm7
cause mr . charming don’t come home anymore
F C/E F
and she forgets why she came here
G Dm7
sleeping beauty’s in a foul mood for shame she says
F Am
none for you dear prince , i’m tired today
G Dm7 F C/E F
i’d rather sleep my whole life away than have you keep me from dreaming

chorus
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F Esus4 Am G/B
i don’t care for your
F Esus4 Am
fair – y – tales
G/B F Esus4 Am
you’re so worried about the maiden though you know
G/B F Esus4 Am G/B
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 Dm7
snow white is doing dishes again cause
F * Amsus
what else could you do with seven itty – bitty men?
G Dm7
sends them to bed and she calls up a friend
F C/E F
says would you meet me at midnight?
G Dm7
the tall blonde lets out a cry of despair says
F * Amsus Am * Amsus
would have cut it myself if i knew men could climb hair
G Dm7 F C/E F
i’ll have to find another tower somewhere and keep away from the windows

chorus
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F Esus4 Am G/B
i don’t care for your
F Esus4 Am
fair – y – tales
G/B F Esus4 Am
you’re so worried about the maiden though you know
G/B F Esus4 Am G/B
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 G/B C5 C5/D
once upon a time in a faraway kingdom
Am G/B C5 C5/D
man made up a story said that i should believe him
Am G/B C5 D
go and tell your white knight that he’s handsome in hindsight
F C/E F
but i don’t want the next best thing so i sing
Am G/B Csus2 Csus2/D
i hold my head down
Am G/B Csus2 Csus2/D
and i break these walls round me
Am G/B Csus2 Csus2/D
can’t take no more
F C/E F
of your fairytale love

chorus
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F Esus4 Am G/B
i don’t care for your
F Esus4 Am
fair – y – tales
G/B F Esus4 Am
you’re so worried about the maiden though you know
G/B F Esus4 Am G/B
she’s only waiting on the next best thing

outro chorus
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F Esus4 Am G/B
i don’t care
F Esus4 Am G/B
i don’t care
F Esus4 Am
you’re so worried about the maiden though you know
G/B
she’s only waiting
Csus2 Csus2/D
spent the whole life being graded on
Am G/B Csus2 Csus2/D
the sanctity of patience and a dumb appreciation
Am G/B Csus2 D
but the story needs some mending and a better happy ending
F C/E F
cause i don’t want the next best thing
F E Am
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 .

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