{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":74442,"song":"Fairy Tale","artist":"Lyle Lovett","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11546321-fairy-tale-chords-by-lyle-lovett/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/74442?type=chord","rating":4.1765,"votes":3,"content":"#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#\r\n#------------------------------------------------------------------------------##\r\n\r\nFairy Tale???\r\nLyle Lovett\r\n\r\nLyle performed this (among other gems) on \"Austin City Limits\" on a\r\nsongwriters special with Willie Nelson and Rodney Crowell.  I don't\r\nknow if this is even the name, or if it is on one of his records.\r\n\r\nEvery line, except for the chorus, consists of the four-chord pattern\r\nD9 - B7#9 - E9 - A7/6.  This was performed as more of a story than a\r\nsong, so the structure of the lyrics is kinda \"free-form\" at times.  The\r\nchorus has a different feel to it, with the Em Fm F#m Gm sequence played\r\non the bottom three strings, then let the G7/6 ring.\r\n\r\n[tab]  [ch]D9[/ch]              B7#9            [ch]E9[/ch]              [ch]A7[/ch]/6\r\n  ===========     ===========     ===========     ===========[/tab]\r\n4 | | @ | | |   6 | @ | | | |   6 | | @ | | |   5 @ | @ | | @\r\n  -----------     -----------     -----------     -----------\r\n5 | @ | @ @ @   7 @ | @ @ | |   7 | @ | @ @ @   6 | | | @ | |\r\n  -----------     -----------     -----------     -----------\r\n6 | | | | | |   8 | | | | | |   8 | | | | | |   7 | @ | | @ |\r\n  -----------     -----------     -----------     -----------\r\n7 | | | | | |   9 | | | | | |   9 | | | | | |   8 | | | | | |\r\n  -----------     -----------     -----------     -----------\r\n\r\nOnce upon a time ago,\r\nway up in the land of sleet and snow,\r\nhow this fairy tale would go\r\nI could not have known.\r\n\r\nI had searched around the world so mean,\r\nfrom Livingston to Palestine,\r\ntrying to pursue my dream\r\nof love\r\n\r\nIt was then I met this girl so fine,\r\nshe made me think so fast I left my thoughts behind\r\nand I tried to pass for a\r\nsophisticated, northern man.\r\n\r\nI said \"Why, yes, my dear, I know exactly what you mean,\r\nbecause there's not so much I haven't done or seen,\r\nand may I say your eyes are the loveliest\r\nshade of jade.\"\r\n\r\n  (Chorus):\r\n\r\n  [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]Fm[/ch] [ch]F#m[/ch] [ch]Gm[/ch]   [ch]G7[/ch]/6\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\tI said Come on, baby\r\n[tab]  [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]Fm[/ch] [ch]F#m[/ch] [ch]Gm[/ch]   [ch]G7[/ch]/6\r\n\t\t\t\tCome on, baby[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]Fm[/ch] [ch]F#m[/ch] [ch]Gm[/ch]   [ch]G7[/ch]/6\r\n\t\t\t\twoo-oo-oo come on, baby[/tab]\r\n  [ch]E[/ch]   [ch]A[/ch]\r\n\r\nIt was then I knew I had made my first mistake.\r\nShe did not even start to wait.\r\nAnd as she turned around to walk away\r\nthis is what she had to say:\r\n\r\nShe told me \"Man I come from way down south,\r\nI've got a picket fence with a picket house,\r\nand I don't need no fast-talkin'\r\nnorthern man like you around.\"\r\n\r\n  (Chorus)\r\n\r\nHoney, I don't know just what you heard,\r\nbut Alabama is my favorite word\r\nand Birmingham is a\r\nlong way from here.\r\n\r\nWell I could see her light begin to shine.\r\nShe turned back around, her eyes met mine\r\nand suddenly the whole world became\r\na better place.\r\n\r\nEven if it was only for an instant\r\nbecause it was then I knew I had made\r\nmy second mistake.\r\n\r\nShe told me \"Man, that was a real good try,\r\nbut Alabama's not where I reside.\r\nI come from where the river's wide,\r\nand the crawfish hide.\"\r\n\r\n  (Chorus)\r\n\r\nHoney, I don't know just what you heard,\r\nbut Louisiana is my favorite word,\r\nand Now Orleans is a\r\nlong way from here.\r\n\r\nShe just looked at me and shook her head.\r\n\"Your lines are pretty sad,\" she said.\r\nYou are a lonely, weak, pathetic man\r\nif this is doin' the best you can.\r\n\r\nIt was then I knew I had made my third mistake.\r\nThree strikes, right across the plate,\r\nand as I hollered \"Honey, please wait\"\r\nshe was gone.\r\n\r\n  (Chorus)\r\n\r\nHoney, I don't know just what you heard.\r\nBartender set 'em up are my favorite words\r\nbecause the love I need is a\r\nlong way from here.\r\n\r\nSo there I sat so all alone\r\nlike a king who sits upon his throne\r\nand whose kingdom may have just gone home\r\nwith another kingdom.\r\n\r\nSo as you can imagine, much to my suprise\r\nwhen the door was flung back open wide.\r\nIt was a miracle, she walked inside\r\nand pulled her chair up next to me.\r\n\r\n(one line - chords only)\r\n\r\nAnd that's when she knew she had made her first mistake.\r\n\r\n  (Chorus - chords only, no vocal)\r\n\r\nHoney, I don't know just what you heard,\r\nbut Come on, baby are my favorite words,\r\nand where we're goin' is a\r\nlong way from here.\r\nAnd where we're goin' is a\r\nlong way from here.\r\n\r\nSo like I said before, I could not have known\r\nhow this fairy tale would finally go\r\nstill the only certain thing for sure\r\nis what I do not know.\r\n\r\nSo like the years and all the seasons pass\r\nand like the sand runs through the hourglass\r\nI just keep on running faster\r\nchasing the happily I am ever after.\r\n\r\n(one line - chords only)\r\n\r\nI just keep on running faster\r\nchasing the happily I am ever after.\r\n\r\n(3 lines - chords only)\r\n--\r\nScott A. Anderson   Southern College of Technology   sanderso@st6000.sct.edu","plain_text":"#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#\n#------------------------------------------------------------------------------##\n\nFairy Tale???\nLyle Lovett\n\nLyle performed this (among other gems) on \"Austin City Limits\" on a\nsongwriters special with Willie Nelson and Rodney Crowell.  I don't\nknow if this is even the name, or if it is on one of his records.\n\nEvery line, except for the chorus, consists of the four-chord pattern\nD9 - B7#9 - E9 - A7/6.  This was performed as more of a story than a\nsong, so the structure of the lyrics is kinda \"free-form\" at times.  The\nchorus has a different feel to it, with the Em Fm F#m Gm sequence played\non the bottom three strings, then let the G7/6 ring.\n\n\n4 | | @ | | |   6 | @ | | | |   6 | | @ | | |   5 @ | @ | | @\n  -----------     -----------     -----------     -----------\n5 | @ | @ @ @   7 @ | @ @ | |   7 | @ | @ @ @   6 | | | @ | |\n  -----------     -----------     -----------     -----------\n6 | | | | | |   8 | | | | | |   8 | | | | | |   7 | @ | | @ |\n  -----------     -----------     -----------     -----------\n7 | | | | | |   9 | | | | | |   9 | | | | | |   8 | | | | | |\n  -----------     -----------     -----------     -----------\n\nOnce upon a time ago,\nway up in the land of sleet and snow,\nhow this fairy tale would go\nI could not have known.\n\nI had searched around the world so mean,\nfrom Livingston to Palestine,\ntrying to pursue my dream\nof love\n\nIt was then I met this girl so fine,\nshe made me think so fast I left my thoughts behind\nand I tried to pass for a\nsophisticated, northern man.\n\nI said \"Why, yes, my dear, I know exactly what you mean,\nbecause there's not so much I haven't done or seen,\nand may I say your eyes are the loveliest\nshade of jade.\"\n\n  (Chorus):\n\n  Em Fm F#m Gm   G7/6\n\n\t\t\t\tI said Come on, baby\n\n\n  E   A\n\nIt was then I knew I had made my first mistake.\nShe did not even start to wait.\nAnd as she turned around to walk away\nthis is what she had to say:\n\nShe told me \"Man I come from way down south,\nI've got a picket fence with a picket house,\nand I don't need no fast-talkin'\nnorthern man like you around.\"\n\n  (Chorus)\n\nHoney, I don't know just what you heard,\nbut Alabama is my favorite word\nand Birmingham is a\nlong way from here.\n\nWell I could see her light begin to shine.\nShe turned back around, her eyes met mine\nand suddenly the whole world became\na better place.\n\nEven if it was only for an instant\nbecause it was then I knew I had made\nmy second mistake.\n\nShe told me \"Man, that was a real good try,\nbut Alabama's not where I reside.\nI come from where the river's wide,\nand the crawfish hide.\"\n\n  (Chorus)\n\nHoney, I don't know just what you heard,\nbut Louisiana is my favorite word,\nand Now Orleans is a\nlong way from here.\n\nShe just looked at me and shook her head.\n\"Your lines are pretty sad,\" she said.\nYou are a lonely, weak, pathetic man\nif this is doin' the best you can.\n\nIt was then I knew I had made my third mistake.\nThree strikes, right across the plate,\nand as I hollered \"Honey, please wait\"\nshe was gone.\n\n  (Chorus)\n\nHoney, I don't know just what you heard.\nBartender set 'em up are my favorite words\nbecause the love I need is a\nlong way from here.\n\nSo there I sat so all alone\nlike a king who sits upon his throne\nand whose kingdom may have just gone home\nwith another kingdom.\n\nSo as you can imagine, much to my suprise\nwhen the door was flung back open wide.\nIt was a miracle, she walked inside\nand pulled her chair up next to me.\n\n(one line - chords only)\n\nAnd that's when she knew she had made her first mistake.\n\n  (Chorus - chords only, no vocal)\n\nHoney, I don't know just what you heard,\nbut Come on, baby are my favorite words,\nand where we're goin' is a\nlong way from here.\nAnd where we're goin' is a\nlong way from here.\n\nSo like I said before, I could not have known\nhow this fairy tale would finally go\nstill the only certain thing for sure\nis what I do not know.\n\nSo like the years and all the seasons pass\nand like the sand runs through the hourglass\nI just keep on running faster\nchasing the happily I am ever after.\n\n(one line - chords only)\n\nI just keep on running faster\nchasing the happily I am ever after.\n\n(3 lines - chords only)\n--\nScott A. Anderson   Southern College of Technology   sanderso@st6000.sct.edu","chords":["D9","B7","E9","A7","Em","Fm","F#m","Gm","G7","E","A"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"A7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,0,2,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,0,2,0]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"Fm":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,1,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,1,1,1]},"G7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[3,2,0,0,0,1],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,1]},"Gm":{"barres":[3],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,1,1,1],"frets":[3,5,5,3,3,3]}}}