telling stories by tracy chapman
Key: EmEm | Capo: 0fr |  Left-Handed 

    


Intro:	Em
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Theres 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
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There is fiction in the space between
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You and reality
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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
	 Em			  C
There is a science fiction in the space between
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You and me
	Em		 C
A fabrication 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
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Leave the pity and blame
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For the ones who do not speak
D
You write the words to get respect and compassion
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And for posterity
C			  Em
You write the words and make believe
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There is truth in the space between
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There is fiction in the space between
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You and everybody
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Give us all what we need
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Give us one more sad sordid story
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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