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.)
Last December I met a girl, she took a likin’ to me
Said she loved me, but she didn’t know the meanin’ of the word
She imagined love to be grand, me holdin’ her hand and
Wisperin’ sweet things and, cooin’ softly like a songbird
Then one mornin’ she came to me, with a tear in her eye and a
Sigh on her breath Lord she said, "Hon, I’m heavy with child"
I said "God damn girl can’t you see, that I’m breakin’ my back
Just tryin’ to keep my head above water, and it’s turnin’ me wild
Cinderella can’t you see, don’t want your company
You better leave this mornin’ leave today,
take your love and your child away
No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no; No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no;
No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no; No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no;
No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no; No, no, no, no, no
Woh, woh, woh...etc. Woh, woh, woh, no
Rockin’ chair on the front porch, and I’m thinkin’ about all the
things that I did as a young man, now that I’m old
I remember her and the boy, did he have all the toys and the joys
That a young man should have, before he gets too old
Cinderella couldn’t you see, I didn’t want your company
Shoulda left that mornin, left that day, took your love and your child...
away
END
Copyright © 1976, Firefall.