Intro--- Bb F# Gm Bb F# F Bb F# Gm C# B A Eb
Riff---- G then add 7x2 G C#
[C]When I was young, my [F]mind would always wander [G-G7]away
[C]I couldn't talk, [F]never had nothin to [G-G7]say
[Bb]But now I'm grown, [F]nothing much seems to have [D]changed
I think I'm going [C]insane yeah, yeah, yeah, [B]yeah, [Bb]yeah
[Bb]Is this a fairy tale, [F#]are you the seven [Gm]dwarves
[Bb]Did Snow White really die [F#]while fighting in the [Gm]war?
[F]They were the only friends I ever trusted [Bb F]
[F]Now they're scattered, and livin' in the city [Bb F]
[F]Unlisted numbers, hmmmpfph
[Gm]Cinde[Bb]rella [F]under[Gm]cover
[Bb]I say, [F#]better alive than dead [G-G7riff x2 G C#]
[C]The war is coming, but there's [F]nothing much that we can [G-G7]do
[C]Stuck in a pay-phone, but the [F]operator won't let me [G-G7]through
[Bb]I close my eyes, but the [F]memories burn in my [D]brain
I think I'm going [C]insane yeah, yeah, yeah, [B]yeah, [Bb]yeah
[Bb]I heard a rumor, [F#]they said it's gone [Gm]nuclear
[Bb]I stockpile cigarettes, and [F#]doublebolt the [Gm]door
[F]A sanctuary for all my friends [Bb F]
[F]We'll stay in bed until the world ends [Bb F]
[F]So please don't wake me, I gotta get some sleep
[Gm]Cinde[Bb]rella [F]under[Gm]cover
[Bb]I say, [F#]better alive than dead [G-G7 riff X2 G C#]
Instrumental--- Over verse chords [C F G x2 Bb F D}
I think I'm going [C]insane, yeah, yeah, yeah, [B]yeah, [Bb]yeah
[Bb]Is this a fairy tale, [F#]this can't be real
[Gm]There's fighting all around, they're screwing in the fields
[Bb]They say that values change when [F#]hunger or ambition strikes
[F]Survival is essential, at any cost or any price
[Bb]The cartoon animals on [F#]Old McDonald's farm
Are [Gm]nodding off in hotel rooms with needles in their arms
[Bb]The seven dwarves, HA!, there's [F#]only four alive today
[F]Cinderella's working for the CIA
[F]Cinderella, the fairy tale's over [Bb F]
[F]You should know, you got the scars to prove it [Bb F]
[F]And your skin isn't as soft as it used to [Bb F]
[F]But I don't care, come on and jump in baby
[Gm]Cinde[Bb]rella [F]under[Gm]cover
[Bb]I say, [F#]better alive than
[Gm]Cinde[Bb]rella [F]under[Gm]cover
[Bb]I say, [F#]better alive than [Gm]dead
Outro--- Bb F# Gm Bb F# F Bb F# Gm C# B A Eb Gm