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    Tracy Chapman - Telling Stories Tab

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    This document provides guitar chords and lyrics for the song "Telling Stories" by Tracy Chapman. The song discusses how people fabricate stories and fictionalize aspects of their lives and reality. It notes that there is "fiction in the space between" one's self and other people or one's self and reality. The document gives the chord progressions to accompany the lyrics and also provides some guitar solo tab.

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    This document provides guitar chords and lyrics for the song "Telling Stories" by Tracy Chapman. The song discusses how people fabricate stories and fictionalize aspects of their lives and reality. It notes that there is "fiction in the space between" one's self and other people or one's self and reality. The document gives the chord progressions to accompany the lyrics and also provides some guitar solo tab.

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    This document provides guitar chords and lyrics for the song "Telling Stories" by Tracy Chapman. The song discusses how people fabricate stories and fictionalize aspects of their lives and reality. It notes that there is "fiction in the space between" one's self and other people or one's self and reality. The document gives the chord progressions to accompany the lyrics and also provides some guitar solo tab.

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    Attribution Non-Commercial (BY-NC)
    Download as TXT, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Download as txt, pdf, or txt
    847 views3 pages

    Tracy Chapman - Telling Stories Tab

    Uploaded by

    avtordaj
    This document provides guitar chords and lyrics for the song "Telling Stories" by Tracy Chapman. The song discusses how people fabricate stories and fictionalize aspects of their lives and reality. It notes that there is "fiction in the space between" one's self and other people or one's self and reality. The document gives the chord progressions to accompany the lyrics and also provides some guitar solo tab.

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    Download as TXT, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
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    The song tells a story through lyrics that describe fictional scenarios and situations.

    The song is about the fictional stories and scenarios people create to make their everyday lives seem less mundane.

    The song features guitar and vocals.

    ...one of my favourite!

    (especially for Todora)

    Tracy Chapman - Telling Stories


    (album: Telling Stories, 2000)
    Intro:
    A|------7-7-------7-7--...|
    E|---0--------0-0------...|
    Em
    C
    There is fiction in the space between
    G11
    D/F#
    The lines on your page of memories
    Em
    C
    Write it down but it doesn't mean
    G11
    D/F#
    E|---2-3-5-2-0--|
    You're not just telling stories

    Chords: Em, C, G11, D/F# 2X

    Em
    C
    There is fiction in the space between
    G11
    D/F#
    You and reality
    Em
    C
    You will do and say anything
    G11
    D/F#
    To make your everyday life seem less mundane
    Em
    C G11
    There is fiction in the space between
    D/F#
    You and me

    Solo 2X:
    Em
    C
    G11
    D/F#
    e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
    B|------12---10---8---10---7---8---7---5-----3----0----------|
    G|---7/9----9----9---9----7---7---7---7---2/4---2---2--0--2--|
    D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
    A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
    E|-----------------------------------------------------------|

    There's a science fiction in the space between


    You and me

    A fabrication of a grand scheme


    Where I am the scary monster
    I eat the city and as I leave the scene
    In my spaceship I am laughing
    In your remembrance of your bad dream
    There's no one but you standing
    Solo
    D
    Leave the pity and the blame
    C
    G
    For the ones who do not speak
    D
    You write the words to get respect and compassion
    C
    Em
    And for posterity
    C
    Em
    You write the words and make believe
    G
    D/F#
    Em
    There is truth in the space between

    Intro (with a little difference):


    A|------7-7-------7-7--...--5h7p5--5h7p5---5-----|
    E|---0--------0-0------...-------7-------7---0---|

    There is fiction in the space between


    You and everybody
    Give us all what we need
    Give us one more sad sordid story
    But in the fiction of the space between
    G11
    D/F#
    Em C
    Sometimes a lie is the best thing
    G11
    D/F#
    Sometimes a lie is the best thing

    Chords: Em, C, G11, D/F#


    Solo 2 (before main solo):
    Em
    C
    G11
    D/F#
    G|---0-2-4-0-2--0-2--0-2--0-2--0--0-2-4-0-2--0-2--0-2--0-2--0---|
    Main solo
    Used chords:
    EADGBe

    Em----------022000
    C-----------332010
    G11---------32001x
    D/F#--------2x023x
    D-----------xx0232
    G-----------320033
    Enjoy

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