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 ) = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = 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 = = = = = = = Intro - - - - - G Dm7 F Am G Dm7 F C/E F Verse 1 - - - - - - - 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 - - - - - - - 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 - - - - - - - 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 - - - - - - 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 - - - - - - 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 - - - - - - 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 - - - - - - - - - - - - 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 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 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!