Intro riff
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C D
There was a castle by a waterfall,
C D
With a pink and purple wall,
C G
And a princess living there.
C D
She had no parents and was all alone,
C D
She got by on her own,
G C G
And she liked it pretty well.
D
'Cause she never wore her socks,
G
She had a pet snake,
D
She bought a red guitar,
Em
And she ate a whole cake.
C D
And there wasn't anybody there to tell her what to do,
D7 C A
So she did what she wanted to.
C D7 C D
Everybody knew the story of the princess who saved herself.
C D
(Princess who saved herself)
C D G
(Princess who saved herself)
C D
There was a dragon with a pointy tail,
C D
He was bigger than a whale,
C G
And his breath was terrible.
C D
He scared the princess when he came around,
C D
Tried to burn the castle down,
G C G
But she caught him by his tail.
D
Then she tied him to a tree,
G
So the dragon couldn't fly,
D
She told him he was mean,
Em
And it made the dragon cry.
C D
When he finally apologized she offered him some tea,
D7 A
He accepted it graciously.
C D7 C D
Now he visits every weekend with the princess who saved herself.
C D
(Princess who saved herself)
C D Eb
(Princess who saved herself)
(Bridge phone conversation...)
G C D
There was a witch who was an evil queen,
C D
She was wrinkled old and green,
C G
And she hated everyone.
C D
She saw the princess in her silver gown,
C D
Put the poison apple down,
G C D G
Asked her where she bought her clothes.
D
So they got the witch a dress,
G
Put some make-up on her face,
D
They started up a band,
Em
And the dragon played the bass.
C D
Every Saturday they play until their fingertips are sore,
D7 C A
Mostly Math Rock and Cuddle Core.
C D7 C D
And they call themselves The Kingdom Of The Princess Who Saved Herself.
C D
(Princess who saved herself)
C D
(Princess who saved herself)
C D
The princess who saved herself.
C D
(Princess who saved herself)
C D G
(Princess who saved herself)