The Magnetic Fields – Long-Forgotten Fairytale (Guitar)

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[Verse 1]
                            C
If someone told me you'd be here

                          Am
whispering these familiar things

                     G
talking to my little pets
smoking the same old cigarettes
             C
I would have laughed
[Verse 2]
                        C                     
I saw you last in summertime

                        Am
You said you hated long goodbyes

                            G
You said there's nothing to explain
in every life a little rain
       C
et cetera
[Chorus]
C                      F  C
And a long-forgotten fairytale

   F        C     G
is in your eyes again

        C               F     C
and I'm caught inside a dream world

          F          C     G
where the colors are too intense

                      C
and nothing is making sense

                           F    C
There's a floating town of eiderdown

     F       C     G
in a mist of mystery

           C             F   C
There's an old enchanted castle

        F        C        G
and the princess there is me

                            C
decked out like a Christmas tree
[Verse 3]
                               C
I guess you've had your little joke

                            Am
but I have lost my sense of humor

                        G
My medication's wearing off
or it's just not strong enough
         C
to cover this
[Verse 4]
                            C
and then you kiss me like before

                          Am
and I find myself wanting more

                         G
and you tell that little lie
that kept me hypnotized:
        C
another kiss...
[Chorus]
C                      F  C
And a long-forgotten fairytale

   F        C     G
is in your eyes again

        C               F     C
and I'm caught inside a dream world

          F          C     G
where the colors are too intense

                      C
and nothing is making sense

                           F    C
There's a floating town of eiderdown

     F       C     G
in a mist of mystery

           C             F   C
There's an old enchanted castle

        F        C        G
and the princess there is me

                            C
decked out like a Christmas tree
[Verse 5]
                          C
If someone told me I'd succumb

                          Am
If someone said I'd be so dumb

                        G
after all the sleepless nights
when I turned on all the lights
             C
I would have hit them
[Verse 6]
                            C
But I have turned the other cheek

                                Am
My voice trembles, my knees are weak

                     G
and you beat me once again
and I know what happens then:
              C
you raise the ante...
[Chorus]
C                      F  C
And a long-forgotten fairytale

   F        C     G
is in your eyes again

        C               F     C
and I'm caught inside a dream world

          F          C     G
where the colors are too intense

                      C
and nothing is making sense