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 ^Emslee^Gpy ^Amsky ^Em ^G

Am Em G Am Em G

^AmWith all the colours ^Emof ^Gthe ^Amsunrise shining ^Emin ^Gour ^Ameyes ^Em ^G

Am Em G Am Em G

^FOne, then another ^Emwith ^Ga ^Fstory of yes^Emter^Gday's ^Amlives ^Em ^G

Am Em G Am Em G

^For of a lover ^Emwho ^Ghad ^Fgone in a mo^Emment ^Gof ^Amstrife ^Em ^G

Pedal Steel Guitar solo over the same chords VERSE 2

^AmNo thought of sleep ^Emeve^Gr ^Amdwells upon the ^Emwise ^Gman's ^Ammind ^Em ^G

Am Em G Am Em G

^AmSome task or audi^Emenc^Ge ^Amstealing every moment ^Emof ^Ghis ^Amtime ^Em ^G

Am Em G Am Em G

^FThus we have learned to ^Emlive ^Gwhile ^Fmortal man lies wai^Emting ^Gto ^Amdie ^Em ^G

Am Em G Am Em G

^FHow can we do what ^Emmust ^Gbe ^Fdone in just ^Emone ^Gshort ^Amlife? ^Em ^G

BRIDGE

^C#mAnd 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 be^Amfore...

Am Em G Am Em G CHORUS

^AmAnd there you sit to^Emmor^Grow's ^Amchild, so full of love so ^Emfull ^Gof ^Amlife, but you must rise to ^Emmeet ^Gthe ^Amday, lest you become a^Emnot^Gher ^Amtale, and there you sit to^Emmor^Grow's ...(repeat CHORUS and FADE)

**** I remember singing this at my high school talent show. That was in 1979 and I got some very nice complements on it. DSF

Uriah Heep - Tales