Verse 1:
Gm        Eb       Bb              F
another villain defeated in the story
Gm        Eb       Bb                F
another hero who needs to get his glory
       Gm            Eb        Bb              d
so he took it on himself to conquer him by morning
     Gm           Eb       Bb   F
but what if he’s not the bad guy
Gm            Eb       Bb   F
what if he’s not the bad guy
 

     Gm        Eb               Bb  F
the voice was taken from the mermaid
     Gm          Eb               Bb      F
but what if she stole it in the first place
           Gm           Eb             Bb      F
and they believed her because of her pretty face
Gm               Eb     Bb  F
maybe she’s the one to blame
Gm               Eb     Bb  F
maybe she’s the one to blame
 
Chorus:
             Gm                 Bb
what if the bad guy wasn’t the bad guy
             Eb                 D7
what if the hero wasn’t really good
              Gm                     Bb
what if the damsel in distress was living her life
        Eb                      D7
and he took her away from the one she loved
Gm                                  Bb
what if prince charming poisoned sleeping beauty
            Eb                   D7
cuz she rejected him a moment before
     Gm                             Bb
and what if fairytales don’t have happy endings
Eb                      D7
what if they end up in war
 
Verse 2:
      Gm        Eb         Bb             F
they say snow white was charmed by the sorceress
     Gm            Eb         Bb       F
but what if she checked the apple beforehand
      Gm                Eb            Bb       F
just make sure those dwarves didn’t get it again
Gm           Eb     Bb  F
maybe she’s not so evil
Gm           Eb     Bb  F
maybe she’s not so evil
 

             Gm         Eb     Bb            F
i guess the beast ended up alright in the end
     Gm            Eb          Bb                 F
but what if the enchantress messed with their heads
Gm         Eb         Bb        F
maybe she made them all hate him
Gm              Eb     Bb  F
what if he was always kind
            Gm          Eb      Bb  F
and it was just their state of mind
 
Chorus:
             Gm                 Bb
what if the bad guy wasn’t the bad guy
             Eb                 D7
what if the hero wasn’t really good
              Gm                     Bb
what if the damsel in distress was living her life
        Eb                      D7
and he took her away from the one she loved
Gm                                  Bb
what if prince charming poisoned sleeping beauty
            Eb                   D7
cuz she rejected him a moment before
     Gm                             Bb
and what if fairytales don’t have happy endings
Eb                      D7
what if they end up in war
 
Chorus:
             Gm                 Bb
what if the bad guy wasn’t the bad guy
             Eb                 D7
what if the hero wasn’t really good
              Gm                     Bb
what if the damsel in distress was living her life
        Eb                      D7
and he took her away from the one she loved
Gm                                  Bb
what if prince charming poisoned sleeping beauty
            Eb                   D7
cuz she rejected him a moment before
     Gm                             Bb
and what if fairytales don’t have happy endings
Eb                      D7
what if they end up in war
D7
war