Cinderella


Cinderella Words and music by Larry Burnett (from the album "FireFall") (Note: This song is played in a modal D tuning. Both the high and low E strings are down to D. The Dm9 is played like an Am, with the middle finger of the left hand picked up, the G string open. G is a different form also, because of the modal tuning. Play G by the fifth fret on both the low D and A strings.) D Dm9 Fmaj7 C Last December I met a girl, she took a likin’ to me Am7 D Said she loved me, but she didn’t know the meanin’ of the word D Dm9 Fmaj7 She imagined love to be grand, me holdin’ her hand and C Am7 D Wisperin’ sweet things and, cooin’ softly like a songbird D Dm9 Fmaj7 Then one mornin’ she came to me, with a tear in her eye and a C Am7 D Sigh on her breath Lord she said, "Hon, I’m heavy with child" D Dm9 Fmaj7 I said "God damn girl can’t you see, that I’m breakin’ my back C Am7 D Just tryin’ to keep my head above water, and it’s turnin’ me wild D G A D Cinderella can’t you see, don’t want your company D G You better leave this mornin’ leave today, A G D take your love and your child away D Dm9 No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no; No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no; Fmaj7 C No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no; No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no; Am7 D No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no; No, no, no, no, no D Am7 D Woh, woh, woh...etc. Woh, woh, woh, no D Dm9 Fmaj7 C Rockin’ chair on the front porch, and I’m thinkin’ about all the Am7 D things that I did as a young man, now that I’m old D Dm9 Fmaj7 C I remember her and the boy, did he have all the toys and the joys Am7 D That a young man should have, before he gets too old D G A D Cinderella couldn’t you see, I didn’t want your company D G A G Shoulda left that mornin, left that day, took your love and your child... D away END Copyright © 1976, Firefall.