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C G Am F
 Once upon a time in a kingdom ill-defined

A Cdark-eyed prince sat Gsideways on his Amthrone
F And he Ccast aside the Gthoughts of his Amprincess long and Flost
 And Cdecided he’d live Gprincipally aClone
So he Gbuilt himself a Ccastle made of Fstumbling blocks and Cbricks
 And he Gfilled the mote with Ccrocodile Ftears and other Gtricks
 But he forAmgot to build the Fdoorway, he forCgot to build the Ggate
 So he Chad to build a Fcatapult just to Gknock the wall aCway

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 And he’d venture out at night, bejeweled and erudite C G Am F
 And he’d ride from town to town and farm to farm C G Am F
 And he’d laugh at all the sheep and at the company they keep C G C
 G C And he’d burn down all the churches and the barns G C F C
 Until he’d find a proper damsel, then he’d play the proper prince G C F G
 And he’d lead her home with apples and a promise on a stick Am F C G
 'Til she’d fall upon the pillow, then he’d fall upon the dawn C F G C
 And he’d close his eyes to hers and then just dream that she was gone
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 So he swore upon the crown that he’d melt desire down C G Am
 F And he boarded up his windows and his eyes

But he Cstill could hear the Gsound of the Amrain upon the Fground C G C
 G C And he still could feel his face against the sky
And how the Gbirds and how the Cbees, they each took Fturns upon their Cknees G C F G
 And how the “Take me if you dare to” turned to “Thank you if you please” 
And how theAm nectar in theF flowers and how theC flowers on theG vine C F G C
 They’d turn his blood from fever into honey-juice and wine

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 And he knew that it was true, in the crumbs that nature threw C G Am F
 And that ever-after always ends the tale C G Am F
 And that somewhere in disguise there was a girl with lantern eyes C G C
 G C Who could fill the darkest shadows with detail

So he’d Gbuild another Ctower just to Ftear another Cdown G C F G
 And he’d lay a trail of candles from his castle into town Am F C G
 But if you go there please be careful, and if you leave there please be quick C F G C
 G C Cause he’ll rob your eyes of color and your bones to make more bricks
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