Telling Stories Chords & Lyrics Artist: Tracy Chapman
Chords (click graphic to learn to play)
How To Play
INTRO
Em
(alternately double pick/strum E string and D string)
VERSE 1
Em C
There is fiction in the space between
G D6/F#
The lines on your page of memories
Em C
Write it down, but it doesn't mean
G D6/F#
You're not just telling stories
INSTRUMENTAL
Em C G D6/F# (2x)
VERSE 2
Em C
There is fiction in the space between
G D6/F#
You and reality
Em C
You would do and say anything
G D6/F#
To make your everyday life seem less mundane
Em C
There is fiction in the space between
G D6/F#
You and me
INSTRUMENTAL
Em C G D6/F# (2x)
VERSE 3
Em C
There's a science fiction in the space between
G D6/F#
You and me
Em C
A fabrication of a grand scheme
G D6/F#
Where I am the scary monster
Em C
I eat the city and as I leave the scene
G D6/F#
In my spaceship I am laughing
Em C
In your remembrance of a bad dream
G D6/F#
There's no one but you standing
INSTRUMENTAL
Em C G D6/F# (2x)
BRIDGE
D C G
Leave the pity and the blame for the ones who do not speak
D C G
You write the words to get respect and compassion and for posterity
C Em G D Em
You write the words and make believe there is truth in the space between
INSTRUMENTAL
Em
(same style as Intro)
VERSE 4
Em C
There is fiction in the space between
G D6/F#
You and everybody
Em C
Give us all what we need
G D6/F#
Give us one more sad, sordid story
Em C
In the fiction of the space between
G D6/F# N.C. Em C
Sometimes a lie is the best thing
G D6/F# N.C. Em C G D6/F#
Sometimes a lie is the best thing
Em C G D6/F#
Oh, the best thing
Em C G D6/F#
Is the best thing
OUTRO
Em C G D6/F#
Em
(Repeat Intro)
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