Verse 1 G C G Once upon another time G C G If you had the need D A D G D I'd step right in the shoes that you've been walking G C G Someone put the hurt in you G C G For every one to see D A D G D And you only have to speak to tell your fortune Chorus G G7 There's a story in your voice C Am Both by damage and by choice G C G It tells of promises and pleasure G C G And a tale of wine and woe G C G The uneasy time to come D A D G D And the long way 'round we go to get there Verse G C G Once you told me fairytales G C G Everybody knows D A D G D But I didn't care for their prediction G C G Now you say you're leaving me G C G And packing up your clothes D A D G D I finally see you were a work of fiction Chorus G G7 There's a story in your walk C Am Then you crumble just like chalk G C G And I could say that I was sorry G C G But I wouldn't mean it much G C G There are pages I can't touch D A D G D And something that's been torn out of this chapter Bridge C Far away, not far enough G 'Cos I can still recall D G G/A G/B How it felt when I read that last sentence C G G/F# C Now I go inside some rooms with Gideon in them all A D And hide myself from all hope of repentance Chorus G G7 There's a story in your eyes C Am Cheap sunglasses might disguise G C G But when the bedroom light reveals G C G All that bravado and that fright G C G That you cover up in spite D A D G D Attempts to strip away this fabrication Chorus G G7 There's a story in your voice C Am Both by damage and by choice G C G It tells of promises and pleasure G C G And a tale of wine and woe G C G The uneasy time to come D A D G D And the long way 'round we go to get there
