| D | A | G | D | A | D | A | D | A | G | |
| Before you met me | I was a fairy princ | ess |
| D | A | |
| I caught frogs and ca | lled them prince |
| G | A | |
| And m | ade myself a que | en |
| Before you knew me I travelled 'round the world |
| I slept in castles and fell in love |
| Because I was taught to dream |
| G | D | |
| I found m | ayonnaise bottles and poked ho | les on top |
| A | G | |
| To c | apture Tinker | bell |
| D | |
| They were just fireflies to the unt | rained eye |
| A | G | |
| But I could | always te | ll |
| (Chorus) |
| G | D | G | D | |
| I b | elieve in f | airy tales and dr | eamers dreams like b | ed |
| sheet sails |
| G | D | G | |
| And | I believe in Pe | ter Pan and m | iracles |
| D | A | |
| And anyt | hing I can to ge | t by |
| D | A | G | A | |
| And firefli | es |
| Before I grew up I saw you on a cloud |
| I could bless myself in your name and pat you on you wings |
| Before I grew up I heard you whisper so loud |
| "Life is hard, and so is love, child, believe in all these things" |
| I found mayonnaise bottles and poked holes on top |
| To capture Tinkerbell |
| And they were just fireflies to the untrained eye |
| But I could always tell |
| (Chorus) |
| D | A | G | A | |
| Firef | lie | s |
| D A G A (x2) |
| Before you met me I was a fairy princess |
| I caught frogs and called them prince |
| And made myself a queen |
| Before you knew me I travelled 'round the world |
| And I slept in castles and fell in love |
| Because I was taught to dream |