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Stories We Could Tell
Words and Music by John B. Sebastian, 1974
[Intro]
D   D   D   D
[Verse 1]
DTalkin' to myself again
DWonderin' if this travellin' is A7good
Is there A7somethin' else a' doin'
  A7We'd be doin' if we Dcould
[Chorus]
  GBut ah, the Astories we could Dtell
And Gif it all blows Aup and goes to DHell
I Gwish that we could Asit upon a Dbed in some moGtelG/F#  Em7  
DListen to the Astories we could Dtell
[Verse 2]
DStared at that guitar in that muDseum in Tennessee
DNameplate on the glass brought back A7twenty melodies
DScars upon the face told of Gall the times he fell
  DSingin' all the A7stories he could Dtell
[Chorus]
  GAh, the Astories he could Dtell
And I'll Gbet you it still Arings like a Dbell
I Gwish that we could Asit upon a Dbed in some moGtelG/F#  Em7  
And Dlisten to the Astories it could Dtell
[Interlude]
|   G    A|   D    G|
|   D    A|      D|
[Verse 3]
So Dif you're on the road trackin' Ddown your every night
  DPlayin' for a livin' beneath A7brightly colored lights
DIf you ever wonder why you Gride the carousel
 DYou do it for the A7stories you can Dtell
[Chorus]
  GAh, the Astories we could Dtell
And Gif it all blows Aup and goes to DHell
I Gwish that we could Asit upon a Dbed in some moGtelG/F#  Em7  
Just Dlisten to the Astories we could Dtell
Yes, I Gwish that we could Asit upon a Dbed in some moGtelG/F#  Em7  
And Dlisten to the Astories it could GtellD  D  

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Stories We Could Tell

by Jimmy Buffett

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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G/F#

Em7

Stories We Could Tell

Words and Music by John B. Sebastian, 1974

[Intro]

D D D D

[Verse 1]

Talkin' to myself again

D A7

Wonderin' if this travellin' is good

Is there somethin' else a' doin'

A7 D

We'd be doin' if we could

[Chorus]

G A D

But ah, the stories we could tell

G A D

And if it all blows up and goes to Hell

G A D G G/F# Em7

I wish that we could sit upon a bed in some motel

D A D

Listen to the stories we could tell

[Verse 2]

D D

Stared at that guitar in that museum in Tennessee

D A7

Nameplate on the glass brought back twenty melodies

D G

Scars upon the face told of all the times he fell

D A7 D

Singin' all the stories he could tell

[Chorus]

G A D

Ah, the stories he could tell

G A D

And I'll bet you it still rings like a bell

G A D G G/F# Em7

I wish that we could sit upon a bed in some motel

D A D

And listen to the stories it could tell

[Interlude]

G A D G

| | |

D A D

| | |

[Verse 3]

D D

So if you're on the road trackin' down your every night

D A7

Playin' for a livin' beneath brightly colored lights

D G

If you ever wonder why you ride the carousel

D A7 D

You do it for the stories you can tell

[Chorus]

G A D

Ah, the stories we could tell

G A D

And if it all blows up and goes to Hell

G A D G G/F# Em7

I wish that we could sit upon a bed in some motel

D A D

Just listen to the stories we could tell

G A D G G/F# Em7

Yes, I wish that we could sit upon a bed in some motel

D A G D D

And listen to the stories it could tell

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