Key: Db major
Intro 1
A
Em
G
Bm
A
Em
G
Verse 1
A
Cinder
Em
A
Em
ella's on her bedroom floor she's got a
G
Bm
Crush on the guy at the liquor store
A
Em
'Cause Mr. Charming don't come home
G
anymore and she forgets why she came here.
Verse 2
A
Em
A
Em
Sleeping Beauty's in a foul
mood for shame she says
G
Bm
None for you dear prince, I'm tired today.
A
Em
I'd rather sleep my whole life away than
G
have you keep me from dreaming
Verse 3
G
F#
Bm
A
'Cause I don't care for
G
F#
Bm
your fairytale
A
G
F#
You're so worried 'bout the maiden,
Bm
A
Though you know she's only waiting
G
F#
on the next best thing
Bm
A
Verse 4
D
Em
Bm
A
D
E
Next best thing
A
Em
Snow White is doing dishes again
G
'cause what else could you do
Bm
With seven itty bitty men?
A
Em
A
Em
Sends them to bed and she calls up a friend,
G
says will you meet me at midnight.
Verse 5
A
Em
The tall blonde lets out a cry
of despair says
G
Would have cut it myself if I
Bm
knew men could climb hair
A
Em
I'll have to find another tower somewhere
G
and keep away from the windows.
Verse 6
G
F#
Bm
A
'Cause I don't care for
G
F#
Bm
your fairytales
A
G
Bm
You're so worried 'bout the maiden,
A
Though you know she's only waiting
G
F#
on the next best thing
Bm
A
Verse 7
D
Em
Bm
A
D
Next best thing
Bm
A
D
Em
Once upon a time in a faraway kingdom,
Bm
man made up a story
D
Em
Said that I should believe him
Bm
A
Go and tell your white knight
D
E
that he's handsome in hindsight
G
But I don't want the next best thing
A
Bm
A
D
Em
So I sing and hold my head down and I
Bm
C#m
A
D
E
break these walls 'round me
Bm
A
D
Can't take no more
Em
G
of your fairytale love
F#
I
Verse 8
G
F#
Bm
A
don't care for
G
F#
Bm
your fairytales
A
G
F#
You're so worried 'bout the maiden,
Bm
A
Only know she's only waitin on
G
F#
Bm
A
the next best thing
G
F#
Bm
A
I don't care
G
F#
Bm
I don't care
A
You're
Verse 9
G
Bm
worried 'bout the maiden,
A
Though you know she's only waiting
F#
D
A
Spent her whole life being
Bm
graded on the
A
Sanctity of patience and
D
a dumb appreciation
E
Bm
A
But the story needs some mending
Bm
D
E
and a better happy ending
G
'Cause I don't want
D
G
the next best thing
F#
Bm
No no I don't want the next best thing
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