Cinderfella Chords by Dana Dane

_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
[F] _ Walked upon [G] a job, but it was the [A] same.
[D] In the project that they call Fort Greene,
the lithium [G] man is in the fellas' [A] name.
To make it interesting, it's [G] me, Dana Day.
I live in our house with my two-step [D] dad
and two-step brothers who treated me bad.
[F] I cook, [G] I clean, I scrub the [D] floors,
and I was like an Evan Boy running to the store.
[F#] My brothers, they used to boast and brag,
[G#] we've got fresh gear [C#] and you've got [C] rags.
Even worse than that, to make [C#] me feel low,
my brother gave me a straw hat while they had [G#] Kangos.
Girls used to [F#] say, dang, you're so cute,
but you get snow wrapped with damn [Gm] polyester seats.
[N] Well, one day up the avenue,
there was a man surrounded by the Fort Greene crew.
He said, here, here, here, here, come one, come all,
the princess is having a royal ball.
If you can wrap all soldiers' fish,
you might win a date with the sweet princess.
Well, I ran home when I heard the news flash.
I bust through the door, say to my stepdad,
I said, stepdad, may I?
And before I could finish, hell no, he replied.
[G] My brothers, again, when they were geared [A] down,
these unpopular gamers all [G] peaced up their clowns.
[F] They flaunted, [G] they haunted, they knew what [A] I wanted.
We can and you can [G] is what they taunted.
[N] They all stood there laughing in my face,
and as they walked out, they said, [F] clean up this place.
_ _ _ [A] But I'm laughing [G] in the name of that.
_ _ _ [Am] I'm laughing [G] in the name of that.
But I [N] shrug, I hiss, they're all trying to dick,
I'd get them back if I had one way.
Before I could make my sword of praise,
there appeared a man from [G#] a puff of haze.
He said, what's up, Dane?
My name is Herb.
I'm your fairy godfather, you know it, word.
Now, [C] I came here with the main purpose
of granting you your fondest wish.
I [G] said, Herb, my man, just make [D] me fresh.
You know, I'm sure that I can handle [G] all the rest.
With a snap of his fingers, I began to [A] shoot,
and [D] I was stuffing on my body [G] a slick [D] silk suit.
On my cheek, there [E] was hard-gown socks
and [Dm] a fresh pair of ballet from [F#] the ballet shop.
I [A] showed him my hat, [F#] and he came to nail it [Dm] with a snap.
The hat [A] became a tango.
Once again, his hands began to flow.
Then [Dm] he changed my skateboard into a bolo.
He checked [G] me over, passed me [G#] the keys, and said,
one more thing before you leave.
You must return before [D] the stroke of twelve,
or you'll turn back into your old self.
It's [A] been a bad _ [N] day.
But I'm laughing in the name of that.
It's been a bad day.
_ But I'm laughing in the name of that.
I jumped in the Vailboat and went on [A] my way.
[E] I got to the party about ten, I'd say.
[A] It was after eleven, when I walked to [Am] the market bar.
Tomma left the stage.
[G] The people were hyped.
The princess was staring in [E] disbelief.
Reflected upon my eyes were my ghosts.
She waved her hands like, hello, [A] hi.
Then gave another gesture [G] like, call me a guy.
I left the stage, girl came in [A] flat.
[D] This was [G] swingin' from the hard rock.
I heard a sound, not a tick, [A] no tock.
[Dm] Gong burst, bell [G] broke, well before I'd.
No time to waste, I go out [A] in a haze.
[D] The princess followed in a futile chase.
[G] A quick steady pace is what [A] I kept.
[D] Lost one of my ballets on one of those steps.
[A] For the Vailboat, I continued my stride.
About this time, I heard Gong 5.
I was down the block when I heard Gong 8.
And the princess screamed out, wait, wait, wait, wait.
Cinderella, _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ Cinderella, Cinderella, Cinderella, Cinderella.
[Am] _ _ _
[G] I was almost home [C#] when my lock ran out.
Out there [G] with my crew, my cane, gelt, and coat.
[D] My fresh Volvo, all set, went to.
And there was no denying that my night was through.
The one ballet to the freshest thing [A] I'd sported.
Jumped on my board [G] for home, I [A] skateboarded.
Made it to my pad, no time at all.
Went to my room, I [Gm] barely hit the floor wall.
[A] Hit the shear waves, still feeling pleased.
Then jumped in my cot to catch some Z's.
So early the next morning, when I [Am] awoke.
I [D] threw on me old sneakers and me old hat still.
And to [G] the front, my family stared [D] at me.
Saying, what's that you nice, good for me?
They kept [E] asking me as I did [D] my chores.
My butt was saved by a knock on the door.
Who is it?
That's what my brother bought.
The [N] princess is a sweet voice, do you know?
She said she was looking for a certain man.
Who could bring her the shoe like the one in her hand.
The family ran around [G] with their heads in the air.
Bringing her shoes from everywhere.
She [F] just shook her head and not a relief.
Saying, no, that's not the one that I'm looking for.
I ran in the room and got my shoe and said,
is this the one you're referring to?
Well, she [N] said, yes, and you're so cute.
Where's your kegel and flicks and tootsies?
I put on the shoes, the kegel [A] flashed a light.
And I was up in the air [G] from just last night.
[Fm] Looked out the window, saw [A] the bell bell.
Said to my family, [G] I've got to get.
We drove up the avenue, the princess [A] and I.
And in back of me, [G] I heard my family cry.
[A] Cinderella, dance any day.
Well, I'm the rat [G] that ate a day with me.
Cinderella, dance any [A] day.
Yes, I'm the rat [G] that ate a day with me.
[F] Cinderella.
_ _ [A] _ Yes, I'm the rat [G] that ate a day with me.
Yes, I am. _ _ _ _