{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1491466,"song":"Telling Stories","artist":"Tracy Chapman","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/1491466-telling-stories-chords-by-tracy-chapman/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1491466?type=chord","rating":4.78127,"votes":164,"content":"[Intro]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]   \r\n(alternately double pick/strum E string and D string)[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Em[/ch]                     [ch]C[/ch]     \r\nThere is fiction in the space between [/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]                     [ch]D6/F#[/ch]\r\nThe lines on your page of memories[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Em[/ch]                   [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWrite it down, but it doesn't mean[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]                [ch]D6/F#[/ch]   \r\nYou're not just telling stories[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Instrumental]\r\n[ch]Em[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D6/F#[/ch]  (2x)\r\n \r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Em[/ch]                      [ch]C[/ch]     \r\nThere is fiction in the space between[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]         [ch]D6/F#[/ch]\r\nYou and reality[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]Em[/ch]            [ch]C[/ch]    \r\nYou would do and say anything[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]G[/ch]                  [ch]D6/F#[/ch]\r\nTo make your everyday life seem less mundane[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Em[/ch]                      [ch]C[/ch]    \r\nThere is fiction in the space between[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]       [ch]D6/F#[/ch]\r\nYou and me[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Instrumental]\r\n[ch]Em[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D6/F#[/ch]  (2x)\r\n \r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n[tab]                  [ch]Em[/ch]                     [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThere's a science fiction in the space between[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]       [ch]D6/F#[/ch]\r\nYou and me[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Em[/ch]                [ch]C[/ch]      \r\nA fabrication of a grand scheme[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]D6/F#[/ch]\r\nWhere I am the scary monster[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]Em[/ch]                      [ch]C[/ch]      \r\nI eat the city and as I leave the scene[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]D6/F#[/ch]\r\nIn my spaceship I am laughing[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]Em[/ch]                 [ch]C[/ch]       \r\nIn your remembrance of a bad dream[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]D6/F#[/ch]\r\nThere's no one but you standing[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Instrumental]\r\n[ch]Em[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D6/F#[/ch]  (2x)\r\n \r\n \r\n[Bridge]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                            [ch]C[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]\r\nLeave the pity and the blame for the ones who do not speak[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                                                 [ch]C[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]\r\nYou write the words to get respect and compassion and for posterity[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                       [ch]Em[/ch]                    [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nYou write the words and make believe there is truth in the space between[/tab]\r\n \r\n\r\n[Instrumental]\r\n[ch]Em[/ch] \r\n\r\n(same style as Intro)\r\n \r\n\r\n[Verse 4]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Em[/ch]                     [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThere is fiction in the space between[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]            [ch]D6/F#[/ch]\r\nYou and everybody[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]                  [ch]C[/ch] \r\nGive us all what we need[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]D6/F#[/ch]\r\nGive us one more sad, sordid story[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Em[/ch]                     [ch]C[/ch]\r\nIn the fiction of the space between[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]              [ch]D6/F#[/ch] N.C.               [ch]Em[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]\r\nSometimes a lie      is the best thing[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]              [ch]D6/F#[/ch] N.C.               [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D6/F#[/ch]\r\nSometimes a lie      is the best thing[/tab]\r\n[tab]                   [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D6/F#[/ch]\r\nOh, the best thing[/tab]\r\n[tab]                  [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D6/F#[/ch]\r\nIs the best thing[/tab]\r\n \r\n\r\n[Outro]\r\n[ch]Em[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D6/F#[/ch]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]  \r\n(Repeat Intro)[/tab]","plain_text":"[Intro]\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Instrumental]\nEm C G D6/F#  (2x)\n \n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Instrumental]\nEm C G D6/F#  (2x)\n \n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Instrumental]\nEm C G D6/F#  (2x)\n \n \n[Bridge]\n\n\n\n \n\n[Instrumental]\nEm \n\n(same style as Intro)\n \n\n[Verse 4]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n[Outro]\nEm C G D6/F#","chords":["Em","E","D","C","G","D6/F#","A"],"chord_diagrams":{"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}