Stories In The Dark Chords

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Stories In The Dark by Paradise Fears is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, C, D, Em and Am. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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Verse 

G 
I met superman with you 

Charlie Brown and Jesus too 

On those nights I couldn't sleep 

You were always there with me 
             C                 D      Em 
When I was young and faint of heart 
                 Am            C 
You'd tell me stories in the dark 


G 
And when I felt I couldn't fly 

You and peter took me on a ride 

You said "son don't be afraid to die." 

we had an awfully great adventure 
        C              D       Em 
Now so much of who we are 
              Am            C 
Is in those stories in the dark 





        C                    G 
What we learned when we were young 
           Am 
Sets the table for our lives 
         C                    G 
Bread we break it fills our hearts 
            Am 
It feeds our loss 
    C Em  Am            C                      
And even though you're not here anymore 
           G 
I hear your voice 



verse 2 

G 
Cats in the cradle and the silver spoon 

Used to make me cry guess I still do 

I didn't want that for me and you 

You know we'll be together soon 
             C               D     Em 
'Cuz when I wonder where you are 
               Am            C 
I hear those stories in the dark 


G 
I know someday i'll tell my own 

And then someday when you've moved on 

I'll tell him son don't be afraid to die 

We had an awfully great adventure 
         C                   D     Em 
Now I know right where you are 
              Am             C 
You're in my stories in the dark 





        C                    G 
What we learned when we were young 
          Am 
Sets the table for our lives 
          C                  G 
Bread we break it fills our hearts 
            Am 
It feeds our loss 
    C Em  Am           C 
And even though you're not here anymore 
           G 
I hear your voice 



Bridge 

         Em 
I see you there 
      C            G 
In the corner of my mind 
        Em 
I see you there 
       C            G 
But you stay a step behind 

    C Em  Am            C 
And even though you're not here anymore 
           G 
I hear your voice 



Ending 

G 
I met superman with you 

Charlie brown and Jesus too 
      C                    D     Em 
Now I know right where you are 
       Am             C 
In my stories in the dark 
    	

Chord diagrams

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Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante