Tracy Chapman - Telling stories

^AmThere is ^Ffiction in the space be^Ftween ^Flines on a page, a ^Gmemory F F F G (Am F F G Write it down, but it doesn't mean you're not just telling stories twice) There is ^Ffiction in the space be^Ftween ^Fyou and re^Gality You would ^Fdo and say any^Fthing to make your ^Feveryday life seem ^Gless mundane F F F G ( Am F F G twice ) There is fiction in the space between you and me.

There's a science ^Ffiction in the space be^Ftween ^Fyou and ^Gme A fabri^Fcation, grand ^Fscheme. ^FI am the scary ^Gmonster Need to ^Fsay it as I leave the ^Fscene in my ^Fspaceship I am ^Glaughing Your re^Fmembrance of a bad ^Fdream there's ^Fno one but you ^Gstanding. ( repeat Am F F G twice )

^GFeel the pity and the pain ^Ffor the ones who ^Fdo not speak ^GBack the words you get respect and compassion ^Fand for ^Fposterity ^FSpread the words and ^Fmake believe there is ^Amtruth in the space between. (Am 4 bars)

There is ^Ffiction in the space be^Ftween ^Fyou and ^Geverybody ^FGive us all what we ^Fneed. Give us ^Fone more sad, ^Gsordid story. In the ^Ffiction of the space be^Ftween ^Fsometimes a lie^G is the best thing F F F G (repeat F F F G) sometimes a lie is the best thing is the best thing (repeat) (finish with Am)