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[Intro]
 E   F#   G#   Ax 2
[Verse 1]
EI know I’F#m not 18 anAymore.
EBut I refF#use to act Amy age
EJust wakiF#ng up and gAoing to work
EStaring aF#t a screenA  
[Pre Chorus]
F#There’s nothing G#magical (about this) 9 to 5
F#My dreams are wG#ay too big for this tAo be my lBife
[Chorus]
EIt’s tF#ime I step back from reaAlity
EDo whaF#t they always do on the ATV
EGot no F#job, got no Aworries
F#It’s gonna be my rAeality
Cuz I believe, I EbeliF#eve in faAiry tales
EI belF#ieve what I sAee in Hollywood
EIt’s not F#just the inner cAhild in me
EI belieF#ve, I believe in fAairy tales
[Verse 2]
EBelieve mF#e when I saAid I tried
ETo do it F#my daddy’s Away
EI stayed F#in school aAnd I got straight A’s
But F#it's just noAt me
[Pre Chorus]
F#There’s nothing G#magical (about this) 9 to 5
F#My dreams are wG#ay too big for this tAo be my lBife
[Chorus]
EIt’s tF#ime I step back from reaAlity
EDo whaF#t they always do on the ATV
EGot no F#job, got no Aworries
F#It’s gonna be my rAeality
Cuz I believe, I EbeliF#eve in faAiry tales
EI belF#ieve what I sAee in Hollywood
EIt’s not F#just the inner cAhild in me
EI belieF#ve, I believe in fAairy tales
[Bridge]
F#Yeah I kAnow I look more like ShErek than a pBrince
F#But that doesn’t meAan I won’t fEind, my happy ever aBfter.
ECuz I belF#ieve in FaAirytales
[Outro]
Cuz I believe, I EbelF#ieve in fAairy tales
EI belF#ieve what I sAee in Hollywood
EIt’s not F#just the inner cAhild in me
EI belieF#ve, I believe in fAairy tales
EI beF#lieveA  
EI bF#elievAe
EI bF#elieAve in fairytales

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Fairytales

by Daniel Sid

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Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

E F# G# A

x 2

[Verse 1]

E F# A

I know I’m not 18 anymore.

E F# A

But I refuse to act my age

E F# A

Just waking up and going to work

E F# A

Staring at a screen

[Pre Chorus]

F# G#

There’s nothing magical (about this) 9 to 5

F# G# A B

My dreams are way too big for this to be my life

[Chorus]

E F# A

It’s time I step back from reality

E F# A

Do what they always do on the TV

E F# A

Got no job, got no worries

F# A

It’s gonna be my reality

E F# A

Cuz I believe, I believe in fairy tales

E F# A

I believe what I see in Hollywood

E F# A

It’s not just the inner child in me

E F# A

I believe, I believe in fairy tales

[Verse 2]

E F# A

Believe me when I said I tried

E F# A

To do it my daddy’s way

E F# A

I stayed in school and I got straight A’s

F# A

But it's just not me

[Pre Chorus]

F# G#

There’s nothing magical (about this) 9 to 5

F# G# A B

My dreams are way too big for this to be my life

[Chorus]

E F# A

It’s time I step back from reality

E F# A

Do what they always do on the TV

E F# A

Got no job, got no worries

F# A

It’s gonna be my reality

E F# A

Cuz I believe, I believe in fairy tales

E F# A

I believe what I see in Hollywood

E F# A

It’s not just the inner child in me

E F# A

I believe, I believe in fairy tales

[Bridge]

F# A E B

Yeah I know I look more like Shrek than a prince

F# A E B

But that doesn’t mean I won’t find, my happy ever after.

E F# A

Cuz I believe in Fairytales

[Outro]

E F# A

Cuz I believe, I believe in fairy tales

E F# A

I believe what I see in Hollywood

E F# A

It’s not just the inner child in me

E F# A

I believe, I believe in fairy tales

E F# A

I believe

E F# A

I believe

E F# A

I believe in fairytales

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