[F]Jack and Jill went up the hill to
[C/E]fetch a pail of water, so they say
[Bb]the subsequent fall was inevitable
[Bbm]/[Db]
They never stood a chance they were written that way
[F]Innocent victims
[C]of their [Bb]story.
[F]Like Romeo and Juliet, 'Twas written in the
[C]stars before they even met
[Bb]That love and fate (and a touch of stupidity)
[Bbm]/[Db]
Would rob them of their hope of living happily.
[F]The endings are often
[C]a little bit [Bb]gory.
[F]I wonder why they didn't just
[C]change their [Bb]story.
[F]We're told we have to do what we're
[C]told, but sur[Bb]ely
[Bb]Sometimes you have to be
[C]a little bit [F]naughty.
[CHORUS]
[Bb]Just because you find that life's not fair, it
[F/A]Doesn't mean that you just have to grin and bear it.
[Gm]If you always take it on the chin and wear it,
[F]Nothing will change.
[Bb]Even if you're little you can do a lot, you
[F/A]Mustn't let a little thing like 'little' stop you.
[Gm]If you sit around and let them get on top, you
[C]Might as well be saying
[A7]you think that it's OK,
[A]An[Dm]d t[C]hat's not right.
[Bb] [C/E] [F] [Bb]
[F]Cinderella, in the cellar,
[C]Didn't have to do much as far as I could tell.
[Bb]Her Godmother was two thirds fairy.
[Bb]Suddenly her lot was a lot less scary.
[F]But what if you haven't got
[C]a fairy to f[Bb]ix it?
[Bb]Sometimes you have to make
[C]a little bit[F] of mischief.
[CHORUS]
[Bb]Just because you find that life's not fair, it
[F/A]Doesn't mean that you just have to grin and bear it.
[Gm]If you always take it on the chin and wear it,
[F]Nothing will change.
[Bb]Even if you're little you can do a lot, you
[F/A]Mustn't let a little thing like 'little' stop you.
[Gm]If you sit around and let them get on top, you
[C]Might as well be saying
[A7]you think that it's OK,
[A]An[Dm]d t[C]hat's not right.
[Bb]And if it's not [Dm]rig[C]ht[F] ,
you have to put [Dm]it [E7]rig[A7]ht.
[Dm]In the slip of a bolt, there's a tiny revolt.
[A]The seeds of a war in the creak of a floorboard.
[Dm]A storm can begin with the flap of a wing.
[Bm]The tiniest mite packs the mightiest sting.
[Bb]Every day starts with the tick of a clock.
[F/A]All escapes start with the click of a lock.
[Gm]If you're stuck in your story and want to get out,
[F/A]You don't have to cry; you don't have to shout.
[Bb]'Cause if you're little, you can do a lot, you
[F/A]Mustn't let a little thing like 'little' stop you.
[Gm]If you sit around and let them get on top, you
[F]Won't change a thing.
[Bb]Just because you find that life's not fair, it
[F/A]Doesn't mean that you just have to grin and bear it.
[Gm]If you always take it on the chin and wear it,
[C]You might as well be saying
[A]you think that it's OK.
And that's not [Dm]rig[Dm/C]ht.
[Bb]And if it's not[Dm] ri[C/E]ght,
[F]you have to put[Dm] it[E7] ri[A7]ght.
[Gm]But nobody else is gonna
[C]put it right for me.
[Am7]Nobody but me is gonna
[D7]change my story.
[Gm]Sometimes you have to be
[C]a little bit [C]na[F]ughty.
Ends on F
[C/E]fetch a pail of water, so they say
[Bb]the subsequent fall was inevitable
[Bbm]/[Db]
They never stood a chance they were written that way
[F]Innocent victims
[C]of their [Bb]story.
[F]Like Romeo and Juliet, 'Twas written in the
[C]stars before they even met
[Bb]That love and fate (and a touch of stupidity)
[Bbm]/[Db]
Would rob them of their hope of living happily.
[F]The endings are often
[C]a little bit [Bb]gory.
[F]I wonder why they didn't just
[C]change their [Bb]story.
[F]We're told we have to do what we're
[C]told, but sur[Bb]ely
[Bb]Sometimes you have to be
[C]a little bit [F]naughty.
[CHORUS]
[Bb]Just because you find that life's not fair, it
[F/A]Doesn't mean that you just have to grin and bear it.
[Gm]If you always take it on the chin and wear it,
[F]Nothing will change.
[Bb]Even if you're little you can do a lot, you
[F/A]Mustn't let a little thing like 'little' stop you.
[Gm]If you sit around and let them get on top, you
[C]Might as well be saying
[A7]you think that it's OK,
[A]An[Dm]d t[C]hat's not right.
[Bb] [C/E] [F] [Bb]
[F]Cinderella, in the cellar,
[C]Didn't have to do much as far as I could tell.
[Bb]Her Godmother was two thirds fairy.
[Bb]Suddenly her lot was a lot less scary.
[F]But what if you haven't got
[C]a fairy to f[Bb]ix it?
[Bb]Sometimes you have to make
[C]a little bit[F] of mischief.
[CHORUS]
[Bb]Just because you find that life's not fair, it
[F/A]Doesn't mean that you just have to grin and bear it.
[Gm]If you always take it on the chin and wear it,
[F]Nothing will change.
[Bb]Even if you're little you can do a lot, you
[F/A]Mustn't let a little thing like 'little' stop you.
[Gm]If you sit around and let them get on top, you
[C]Might as well be saying
[A7]you think that it's OK,
[A]An[Dm]d t[C]hat's not right.
[Bb]And if it's not [Dm]rig[C]ht[F] ,
you have to put [Dm]it [E7]rig[A7]ht.
[Dm]In the slip of a bolt, there's a tiny revolt.
[A]The seeds of a war in the creak of a floorboard.
[Dm]A storm can begin with the flap of a wing.
[Bm]The tiniest mite packs the mightiest sting.
[Bb]Every day starts with the tick of a clock.
[F/A]All escapes start with the click of a lock.
[Gm]If you're stuck in your story and want to get out,
[F/A]You don't have to cry; you don't have to shout.
[Bb]'Cause if you're little, you can do a lot, you
[F/A]Mustn't let a little thing like 'little' stop you.
[Gm]If you sit around and let them get on top, you
[F]Won't change a thing.
[Bb]Just because you find that life's not fair, it
[F/A]Doesn't mean that you just have to grin and bear it.
[Gm]If you always take it on the chin and wear it,
[C]You might as well be saying
[A]you think that it's OK.
And that's not [Dm]rig[Dm/C]ht.
[Bb]And if it's not[Dm] ri[C/E]ght,
[F]you have to put[Dm] it[E7] ri[A7]ght.
[Gm]But nobody else is gonna
[C]put it right for me.
[Am7]Nobody but me is gonna
[D7]change my story.
[Gm]Sometimes you have to be
[C]a little bit [C]na[F]ughty.
Ends on F
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