Written by Sara Bareilles
G Dm7 Cinderella's on her bedroom floor Dm7 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 F And she forgets why she came here G Dm7 Sleeping Beauty's in a foul mood Dm7 For shame she says F Am None for you dear prince, I'm tired today G Dm7 F C F I'd rather sleep my whole life away than have you keep me from dreaming {Refrão:} Am G F C Am G F I don't care for your fairytales G C You're so worried about the maiden though you know Dm7 Am G F She's only waiting on the next best thing F next best thing G Snow White is doing dishes again cause Dm7 What else could you do F Am With seven itty-bitty men? G Dm7 Sends them to bed and she calls up a friend F C F Says will you meet me at midnight? G Dm7 The tall blonde lets out a cry of despair says F Am Would have cut it myself if I knew men could climb hair G Dm7 F C F I'll have to find another tower somewhere and keep away from the windows {Refrão} G Dm7 Once upon a time in a faraway kingdom F Am Man made up a story said that I should believe him G Dm7 Go and tell your white knight that he's handsome in hindsight F C F But I don't want the next best thing F So I sing G Dm7 F Am I hold my head down and I break these walls round me F Dm7 Can't take no more of your fairytale love Am G F I don't care C Am G F For your fairytales G C You're so worried bout the maiden though you know Dm7 She's only waiting Am spent the whole life being G F Am G graded on the sanctity of patience and a dumb F Appreciation Am G F Am But the story needs some mending and a better happy ending G F Am Cause I don't want the next best thing G F Am No no I don't want the next best thing