Telling Stories

Int.:   Em

        Em                              C
Theres is fiction in the space between
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The lines on your page of memories
        Em                      C
Write it down but it doesn´t mean
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You´re not just telling stories

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

         Em                       C
There is a science fiction in the space between
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You and me

        Em               C
A fabrication a grand scheme
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Where I am the scary monster
         Em                      C
I eat the city and as I leave the scene
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In my spaceship I am laughing
          Em                            C
In your remembrance of your bad dream
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There´s no one but you standing


D
Leave the pity and blame
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For the ones who do not speak
D
You write the words to get respect and compassion
C        Em
And for posterity
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You write the words and make believe
         G              D/F#     Em
There is truth in the space between

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