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[Intro] [w/Pedal Steel Guitar]
1   2   3   4   1   2   3   4   1
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / ...
Am         Em G Am         Em G Am
[Verse 1]
AmWe told our tales Emas Gwe
Amsat under mornin's EmsleeGpy
AmskyEm  G  
Am              Em G
Am              Em G
AmWith all the colours Emof Gthe
Amsunrise shining Emin Gour
AmeyesEm  G  
Am              Em G
Am              Em G
FOne, then another Emwith Ga
Fstory of yesEmterGday's
AmlivesEm  G  
Am              Em G
Am              Em G
For of a lover Emwho Ghad
Fgone in a moEmment Gof
AmstrifeEm  G  
[Pedal Steel Guitar solo over the same chords]
[Verse 2]
AmNo thought of sleep EmeveGr
Amdwells upon the Emwise Gman's
AmmindEm  G  
Am              Em G
Am              Em G
AmSome task or audiEmencGe
Amstealing every moment Emof Ghis
AmtimeEm  G  
Am              Em G
Am              Em G
FThus we have learned to Emlive Gwhile
Fmortal man lies waiEmting Gto
AmdieEm  G  
Am              Em G
Am              Em G
FHow can we do what Emmust Gbe
Fdone in just Emone Gshort
Amlife?Em  G  
[Bridge]
CmAnd if you ask, then you should
Abknow, if you still doubt you should be
Ftold, it was not we that made it
Abso, it was by those who went
beAmfore...
Am              Em G
Am              Em G
[Chorus]
AmAnd there you sit toEmmorGrow's
Amchild, so full of love so Emfull Gof
Amlife, but you must rise to Emmeet Gthe
Amday, lest you become aEmnotGher
Amtale, and there you sit toEmmorGrow's   ...(repeat CHORUS and FADE)

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Tales

by Uriah Heep

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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[Intro] [w/Pedal Steel Guitar]

1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1

/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / ...

Am Em G Am Em G Am

[Verse 1]

Am Em G

We told our tales as we

Am Em G

sat under mornin's sleepy

Am Em G

sky

Am Em G

With all the colours of the

Am Em G

sunrise shining in our

Am Em G

eyes

Am Em G

F Em G

One, then another with a

F Em G

story of yesterday's

Am Em G

lives

Am Em G

F Em G

or of a lover who had

F Em G

gone in a moment of

Am Em G

strife

[Pedal Steel Guitar solo over the same chords]

[Verse 2]

Am Em G

No thought of sleep ever

Am Em G

dwells upon the wise man's

Am Em G

mind

Am Em G

Some task or audience

Am Em G

stealing every moment of his

Am Em G

time

Am Em G

F Em G

Thus we have learned to live while

F Em G

mortal man lies waiting to

Am Em G

die

Am Em G

F Em G

How can we do what must be

F Em G

done in just one short

Am Em G

life?

[Bridge]

And if you ask, then you should

know, if you still doubt you should be

told, it was not we that made it

so, it was by those who went

before...

Am Em G

[Chorus]

Am Em G

And there you sit tomorrow's

Am Em G

child, so full of love so full of

Am Em G

life, but you must rise to meet the

Am Em G

day, lest you become another

Am Em G

tale, and there you sit tomorrow's ...(repeat CHORUS and FADE)

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