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Fairytale Alternate Take
Written by Anita & Bonnie Pointer
Recorded by Elvis Presley
Album: Great Country Songs
Capo on 3
[Intro]    
D   D   G   G   D   Em A  D   D
I'll Dpack up all my things and walk away
I don't want to hear another word you have to sayA  
DI've been waitin' D7for so long, I Gjust found out there's Gmsomethin' wrong
And Dnothin' will get Embetter Aif I Dstay
There's Dno need to explain anymore
I tried my best to love you, now I'm walkin' out the Adoor
You Dused me, you de  D7ceived me, and you Gnever seemed to Gmneed me
But I'll Dbet you won't for  Emget me Awhen I Dgo
ASeems I've been Dlost in a dream, pretendin' that you care
But now I've opened up my eyes, and found it's Aall been just a great A7big fairy  taDle
I've been Glovin' you so long, I don't think I even know how to for  Dget you
And the Gway that things have been, I think I'm better off alone, than to be Awith you
A7You don't love me, it's plain to seDe, there's no need to explain anymore
I tried my best to love you, now I'm walkin' out the A(7)door
You Dused me, you de  D7/Cceived me, and you G/Bnever seemed to Gm/Bbneed me
But I'll bet Dyou won't for  Emget me Awhen I Dgo
ASeems like I've been Dlost in a dream, pretendin' that you care
Someday you'll open up your eyes, and real  Aize a good A7man is hard to Dfind
You have been Dlost in a dream, pretendin' that you care
And now I'll open up my eyes, and real  Aize     fade out

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Fairytale

by Elvis Presley

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

Fairytale Alternate Take

Written by Anita & Bonnie Pointer

Recorded by Elvis Presley

Album: Great Country Songs

Capo on 3

[Intro]

D D G G D Em A D D

I'll pack up all my things and walk away

I don't want to hear another word you have to say

D D7 G Gm

I've been waitin' for so long, I just found out there's somethin' wrong

D Em A D

And nothin' will get better if I stay

There's no need to explain anymore

I tried my best to love you, now I'm walkin' out the door

D D7 G Gm

You used me, you de ceived me, and you never seemed to need me

D Em A D

But I'll bet you won't for get me when I go

A D

Seems I've been lost in a dream, pretendin' that you care

A A7 D

But now I've opened up my eyes, and found it's all been just a great big fairy tale

G D

I've been lovin' you so long, I don't think I even know how to for get you

G A

And the way that things have been, I think I'm better off alone, than to be with you

A7 D

You don't love me, it's plain to see, there's no need to explain anymore

A(7)

I tried my best to love you, now I'm walkin' out the door

D D7/C G/B Gm/Bb

You used me, you de ceived me, and you never seemed to need me

D Em A D

But I'll bet you won't for get me when I go

A D

Seems like I've been lost in a dream, pretendin' that you care

A A7 D

Someday you'll open up your eyes, and real ize a good man is hard to find

You have been lost in a dream, pretendin' that you care

And now I'll open up my eyes, and real ize fade out

About Fairytale Chords by Elvis Presley

Learn how to play Fairytale by Elvis Presley with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Fairytale chords”, “Fairytale guitar chords”, or “Elvis Presley Fairytale chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy Fairytale chords and for experienced players who want accurate Fairytale lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include D, G, Em, A, D7, Gm.

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The chords for "Fairytale" show the original chord names (including D, G, Em, A, D7, Gm). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.