Telling Stories

by Tracy Chapman

Chords

4.4 (41)

Version:

Transpose

0

Capo

None

Size

100%

Intro

Verse

There is

fiction in the space be

tween

lines on a page, a

memory

Write it

down, but it doesn't m

ean you're n

ot just telling s

tories

Instrumental

Verse

There is

fiction in the space be

tween

you and re

ality

You would

do and say any

thing to make your

everyday life seem

less

mundane

There is

fiction in the space be

tween

you and

me.

Instrumental

Verse

There's a science

fiction in the space between

y

ou and m

e

A fabri

cation, grand s

cheme. I

am the scary m

onster

Need to

say it as I leave the

scene in my

spaceship I am

laughing

Your re

membrance of a bad

dream there's

no one but you

standing.

Instrumental

Bridge

Feel the pity and the pain

for the ones who

do not speak

Back the words you get respect and compassion

and for po

sterity

Spread the words and

make believe there is

truth in the

space

between.

Instrumental

Verse

There is

fiction in the space be

tween

you and

everybody

Give us all what we

need. Give us

one more sad,

sordid story.

In the

fiction of the space be

tween

sometimes a lie

is the best thing

sometimes a l

ie is the best thing

is the best thing

Outro

1x