Telling Stories
[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, a grand scheme
G D6/F#
I am the scary monster
Em C
Need to say it as I leave the scene
G D6/F#
In my spaceship I am laughing
Em C
Your remembrance of a bad dream
G D6/F#
There's no one but you standing
[Instrumental]
D C G
Feel the pity and the pain for the ones who do not speak
D C G
Back the words you get respect and compassion and for posterity
C Em G D Em
Spread the words and make believe there is truth in the space between
[Instrumental]
Em C G D6/F# (2x)
[Bridge]
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, best thing
Em C G D6/F#
Is the best thing
[Outro]
Em C G D6/F#
Em
(Repeat Intro)