Telling Stories Chords
Telling Stories by Tracy Chapman is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of Em. It uses the chords Em, C, G, D/F# and D. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro.: Em
Em C
Theres is fiction in the space between
G D/F#
The lines on your page of memories
Em C
Write it down but it doesn´t mean
G D/F# Em C G D/F#
You´re not just telling stories
Em C
There is fiction in the space between
G D/F#
You and reality
Em C
You will do and say anything
G D/F#
To make your everyday life seem less mundane
Em C
There is fiction in the space between
G D/F# Em C G D/F#
You and me
Em C
There is a science fiction in the space between
G D/F#
You and me
Em C
A fabrication a grand scheme
G D/F#
Where I am the scary monster
Em C
I eat the city and as I leave the scene
G D/F#
In my spaceship I am laughing
Em C
In your remembrance of your bad dream
G D/F# Em C G D/F# Em C G D/F#
There´s no one but you standing
D
Leave the pity and blame
C G
For the ones who do not speak
D
You write the words to get respect and compassion
C Em
And for posterity
C Em
You write the words and make believe
G D/F# Em
There is truth in the space between
Em C
There is fiction in the space between
G D/F#
You and everybody
Em C
Give us all what we need
G D/F#
Give us one more sad sordid story
Em C
But in the fiction of the space between
G D/F# Em C G D/F#
Sometimes a lie is the best thing
G D/F# Em C G D/F#
Sometimes a lie is the best thing