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Fairy Tales And Castles

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HEe says F#mhe looks in the mirror
Cm#And he can't telAl anymore
EWho F#mhe really is and C#mwho they believed hiAm to be
AEnd he says F#mhe walks a thin line
Cm#Between what is aAnd what could be
aEnd he's getting clF#moser
tC#mo something he can't Aunderstand
B5Cause there's a crack Ein his plastic crown
B5and his throne of ice Eis melting
B5He climbed his ladder 
EThere was nothing there
A5Now it's a long way down
Cause Eon and on and F#mon he goesC#m  
Dancing Aon the Egrave
of what F#mhe thought was still C#malive (HAey)
and Eon and on F#mand on he goesC#m  
Dancing iAn mansions Emade of twigs
and F#mcastles made of Asand
EHe says F#mhis head is filled up with
C#mCartoons and faiAry tales
Eand he's trapped inside a F#mdungeon of dolls
C#mWith smiles on Atheir faces
EHe's built F#ma pretty cage
C#mHis show's on a Abeautiful stage
EWith candy coated F#mprison bars
C#mand chains that look like Ajewelry
B5Cause there's a crack Ein his plastic crown
B5and his throne of ice Eis melting
B5He climbed his ladder 
EThere was nothing there
A5Now it's a long way down
Cause Eon and on and F#mon he goesC#m  
Dancing Aon the Egrave
of what F#mhe thought was still C#malive (HAey)
and Eon and on F#mand on he goesC#m  
Dancing iAn mansions Emade of twigs
and F#mcastles made of Asand
C#mCause he lives insideA  
of fairy Etales and castles nF#mow
C#mand there's no room insideA  
for false expecEtations and F#millusionsA5  A  
B5There's a crack in his Eplastic crown
B5and his throne of ice Eis melting
B5He climbed his ladder 
EThere was nothing there
A5Now it's a long way down
AIt's along way down
Cause Eon and on and F#mon he goesC#m  
Dancing Aon the Egrave
of what F#mhe thought was still C#malive (HAey)
and Eon and on F#mand on he goesC#m  
Dancing iAn mansions Emade of twigs
and F#mcastles made of Asand
Cause Eon and on and F#mon he goesC#m  
Dancing Aon the Egrave
of what F#mhe thought was still C#malive (HAey)
and Eon and on F#mand on he goesC#m  
Dancing iAn mansions Emade of twigs
and F#mcastles made of Asand
Cause Eon and on and F#mon he goesC#m  
Dancing Aon the Egrave
(Cause on and on and on he goes) of what F#mhe thought was still C#malive (HAey)
and Eon and on F#mand on he goesC#m  
Dancing iAn mansions Emade of twigs
and F#mcastles made of Asand

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Fairy Tales And Castles

by Lifehouse

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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F#m

Cm#

C#m

E F#m

He says he looks in the mirror

Cm# A

And he can't tell anymore

E F#m C#m A

Who he really is and who they believed him to be

E F#m

And he says he walks a thin line

Cm# A

Between what is and what could be

E F#m

and he's getting closer

C#m A

to something he can't understand

B5 E

Cause there's a crack in his plastic crown

B5 E

and his throne of ice is melting

He climbed his ladder

There was nothing there

Now it's a long way down

E F#m C#m

Cause on and on and on he goes

A E

Dancing on the grave

F#m C#m A

of what he thought was still alive (Hey)

E F#m C#m

and on and on and on he goes

A E

Dancing in mansions made of twigs

F#m A

and castles made of sand

E F#m

He says his head is filled up with

C#m A

Cartoons and fairy tales

E F#m

and he's trapped inside a dungeon of dolls

C#m A

With smiles on their faces

E F#m

He's built a pretty cage

C#m A

His show's on a beautiful stage

E F#m

With candy coated prison bars

C#m A

and chains that look like jewelry

B5 E

Cause there's a crack in his plastic crown

B5 E

and his throne of ice is melting

He climbed his ladder

There was nothing there

Now it's a long way down

E F#m C#m

Cause on and on and on he goes

A E

Dancing on the grave

F#m C#m A

of what he thought was still alive (Hey)

E F#m C#m

and on and on and on he goes

A E

Dancing in mansions made of twigs

F#m A

and castles made of sand

C#m A

Cause he lives inside

E F#m

of fairy tales and castles now

C#m A

and there's no room inside

E F#m A5 A

for false expectations and illusions

B5 E

There's a crack in his plastic crown

B5 E

and his throne of ice is melting

He climbed his ladder

There was nothing there

Now it's a long way down

It's along way down

E F#m C#m

Cause on and on and on he goes

A E

Dancing on the grave

F#m C#m A

of what he thought was still alive (Hey)

E F#m C#m

and on and on and on he goes

A E

Dancing in mansions made of twigs

F#m A

and castles made of sand

E F#m C#m

Cause on and on and on he goes

A E

Dancing on the grave

F#m C#m A

of what he thought was still alive (Hey)

E F#m C#m

and on and on and on he goes

A E

Dancing in mansions made of twigs

F#m A

and castles made of sand

E F#m C#m

Cause on and on and on he goes

A E

Dancing on the grave

F#m C#m A

(Cause on and on and on he goes) of what he thought was still alive (Hey)

E F#m C#m

and on and on and on he goes

A E

Dancing in mansions made of twigs

F#m A

and castles made of sand

About Fairy Tales And Castles Chords by Lifehouse

Learn how to play Fairy Tales And Castles by Lifehouse with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Fairy Tales And Castles chords”, “Fairy Tales And Castles guitar chords”, or “Lifehouse Fairy Tales And Castles 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 Fairy Tales And Castles chords and for experienced players who want accurate Fairy Tales And Castles lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include E, F#m, Cm#, A, C#m, B5.

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