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(Chords/tabs by MattMcMullen.)
 
(Minor tweaks. Noticed that the part in brackets is only played once: *C D *C D G instead of *C D *C D *C D G. Got no time to fix it now, sorry.)
 
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Chords/tabs by MattMcMullen.
 
Chords/tabs by MattMcMullen.
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Refined by spiritofcat and Cerno
  
 
<pre>
 
<pre>
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||o------0---------0----|-------0----2---2-0--o||-------0-------0------|--0--
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||o-----0-0-------0-0---|------0-0---------0--o||------0-0------0------|--0--
||o-2---------4---------|--5------------------o||--2---------4-----4---|--0--
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||o-2---------4---------|--5---------7---7----o||--2---------4-----4---|--0--
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C->D riff
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C->Dadd4 riff
  
 
|----------------------------|
 
|----------------------------|
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|----------------------------|
 
|----------------------------|
  
This C->D riff appears throughout the song, marked with *.
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This C->Dadd4 riff appears throughout the song, marked with *.
 +
 
 +
For a strumming alternative riff, play
 +
C, Dadd4, G6/E, F#m, C, Dadd4, G
 +
 
 +
There's some kind of fingerpicking riff going on for the D G D Em sections too.
 +
 
 +
Chords:
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C        = 032010
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Dadd4    = x5403X
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G6/E    = X7500X
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F#m      = X9700X
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G        = 320003
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D        = XX0232
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Em      = 022000
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Csus2    = X3001X
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Am      = X02210
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B7      = 021202
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A        = X02220
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G6sus4/E = 032033
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D7      = XX0212
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Eb      = X6504X
  
  
  
  
                         *C   D
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                         C   D
 
There was a castle by a waterfall,
 
There was a castle by a waterfall,
       *C             D
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       C               D
 
With a pink and purple wall,
 
With a pink and purple wall,
 
       C                      G

 
       C                      G

 
And a princess living there.
 
And a princess living there.

                          *C   D

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                          C   D

 
She had no parents and was all alone,
 
She had no parents and was all alone,

    *C           D
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    C             D
 
She got by on her own,

 
She got by on her own,

         G               C  D G
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         G            
 
And she liked it pretty well.
 
And she liked it pretty well.
  
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And she ate a whole cake.
 
And she ate a whole cake.
  

                    C                             D

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                    C   Csus2    Am      G      D

 
And there wasn't anybody there to tell her what to do,
 
And there wasn't anybody there to tell her what to do,
       D7b9         C      A

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       B7          Em         A

 
So she did what she wanted to.

 
So she did what she wanted to.

 
     C                          D7                        *C D
 
     C                          D7                        *C D
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(Princess who saved herself)

 
(Princess who saved herself)

  
                           *C     D

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                           C     D

 
There was a dragon with a pointy tail,
 
There was a dragon with a pointy tail,

      *C           D
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      C             D
 
He was bigger than a whale,
 
He was bigger than a whale,
         C                 G
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         C                   G
 

And his breath was terrible.
                               
 

And his breath was terrible.
                               
                               *C    D

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                               C    D

 
He scared the princess when he came around,
 
He scared the princess when he came around,

        *C             D
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        C               D
 
Tried to burn the castle down,
 
Tried to burn the castle down,

        G                 C  D G
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        G                     G6sus4/E G G6sus4/E G
 
But she caught him by his tail.

 
But she caught him by his tail.

  
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And it made the dragon cry.
 
And it made the dragon cry.
 
 
                  C                             D

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                C   Csus2    Am      G        D

 
When he finally apologized she offered him some tea,
 
When he finally apologized she offered him some tea,
  D7b9       C         A
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    B7       Em         A
 
He accepted it graciously.
 
He accepted it graciously.
 
       C                            D7                        *C D
 
       C                            D7                        *C D
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G                            *C   D

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G                            C   D

 
There was a witch who was an evil queen,
 
There was a witch who was an evil queen,

        *C               D
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        C               D
 
She was wrinkled old and green,
 
She was wrinkled old and green,
 

        C              G
 

        C              G
 
And she hated everyone.
 
And she hated everyone.

                            *C     D
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                            C     D
 

She saw the princess in her silver gown,
 

She saw the princess in her silver gown,

        *C          D
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        C          D
 
Put the poison apple down,
 
Put the poison apple down,

          G                   C      D G
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          G                           G6sus4/E G G6sus4/E G
 
Asked her where she bought her clothes.

 
Asked her where she bought her clothes.

  
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And the dragon played the bass.

 
And the dragon played the bass.

  
                     C                               D
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                     C   Csus2      Am    G        D

 

Every Saturday they play until their fingertips are sore,
 

Every Saturday they play until their fingertips are sore,
       D7b9          C           A

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       B7            Em           A

 
Mostly Math Rock and Cuddle Core.
 
Mostly Math Rock and Cuddle Core.
 
         C                                  D7                      *C D

 
         C                                  D7                      *C D


Latest revision as of 05:18, 14 July 2013


Chords/tabs by MattMcMullen. Refined by spiritofcat and Cerno

Intro riff
                                              x3
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||o-----0-0-------0-0---|------0-0---------0--o||------0-0------0------|--0--
||o-2---------4---------|--5---------7---7----o||--2---------4-----4---|--0--
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C->Dadd4 riff

|----------------------------|
|-----1-----------3----------|
|-----------0-----------0----|
|--------2-----------4-------|
|--3-----------5-------------|
|----------------------------|

This C->Dadd4 riff appears throughout the song, marked with *.

For a strumming alternative riff, play
C, Dadd4, G6/E, F#m, C, Dadd4, G

There's some kind of fingerpicking riff going on for the D G D Em sections too.

Chords:
C        = 032010
Dadd4    = x5403X
G6/E     = X7500X
F#m      = X9700X
G        = 320003
D        = XX0232
Em       = 022000
Csus2    = X3001X
Am       = X02210
B7       = 021202
A        = X02220
G6sus4/E = 032033
D7       = XX0212
Eb       = X6504X




                        C    D
There was a castle by a waterfall,
       C               D
With a pink and purple wall,
      C                      G

And a princess living there.

                           C    D

She had no parents and was all alone,

    C             D
She got by on her own,

        G              
And she liked it pretty well.


                          D

'Cause she never wore her socks,

              G
She had a pet snake,

                 D       
She bought a red guitar,

                    Em
And she ate a whole cake.


                    C    Csus2    Am       G       D

And there wasn't anybody there to tell her what to do,
       B7           Em         A

So she did what she wanted to.

     C                          D7                         *C D
Everybody knew the story of the princess who saved herself.

 *C           D
(Princess who saved herself)

 *C           D             G
(Princess who saved herself)


                          C      D

There was a dragon with a pointy tail,

       C             D
He was bigger than a whale,
        C                   G

And his breath was terrible.
                               
                               C     D

He scared the princess when he came around,

         C               D
Tried to burn the castle down,

        G                      G6sus4/E G G6sus4/E G
But she caught him by his tail.


                       D

Then she tied him to a tree,

                       G
So the dragon couldn't fly,
                    D

She told him he was mean,

                       Em
And it made the dragon cry.


                 C   Csus2     Am      G        D

When he finally apologized she offered him some tea,

     B7        Em          A
He accepted it graciously.
       C                             D7                        *C D

Now he visits every weekend with the princess who saved herself.
 *C           D

(Princess who saved herself)
 *C           D        Eb

(Princess who saved herself)




(Bridge phone conversation...)



G                            C    D

There was a witch who was an evil queen,

        C                D
She was wrinkled old and green,

        C              G
And she hated everyone.

                            C      D

She saw the princess in her silver gown,

        C           D
Put the poison apple down,

          G                            G6sus4/E G G6sus4/E G
Asked her where she bought her clothes.


                        D

So they got the witch a dress,

                        G
Put some make-up on her face,

                  D
They started up a band,

                          Em
And the dragon played the bass.


                    C    Csus2       Am    G        D


Every Saturday they play until their fingertips are sore,
       B7            Em           A

Mostly Math Rock and Cuddle Core.
         C                                  D7                       *C D

And they call themselves The Kingdom Of The Princess Who Saved Herself.

 *C           D
(Princess who saved herself)
 *C           D

(Princess who saved herself)

 *C           D

The princess who saved herself.

 *C           D
(Princess who saved herself)

 *C           D             G
(Princess who saved herself)


MattMcMullen 16:20, 20 August 2010 (EDT)MattMcMullen