Telling Stories
Tracy ChapmanVon dem Album "Telling Stories" 2000
Verse 1:
Em C
There is fiction in the space between
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The lines on your page of memories
Em C
Write it down but it doesn't mean
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You're not just telling stories
Verse 2:
Em C
There is fiction in the space between
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You and reality
Em C
You will do and say anything
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To make your everyday life seem less mundane
Em C
There is fiction in the space between
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You and me
Verse 3:
Em C
There's a science fiction in the space between
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You and me
Em C
A fabrication of a grand scheme
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Where I am the scary monster
Em C
I eat the city and as I leave the scene
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In my spaceship I am laughing
Em C
In your remembrance of your bad dream
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There's no one but you standing
Übergang:
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Leave the pity and the blame
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For the ones who do not speak
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You write the words to get respect and compassion
C Em
And for posterity
C Em
You write the words and make believe
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There is truth in the space between
Verse 4:
Em C
There is fiction in the space between
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You and everybody
Em C
Give us all what we need
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Give us one more sad sordid story
Em C
But in the fiction of the space between
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Sometimes a lie is the best thing
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Sometimes a lie is the best thing
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is the best thing
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is the best thing
Outro: Em
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