The Teller Of Tales

Teller Of Tales
By
Toad Bone

Intro
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Verse 1
Lantern's Glow In The GNight's Gone Still.
DmCrickets Sing On A AmWindowsill.
Old Wood Floor And A GScreen Door Side.
DmWhile The Fireflies AmDriftin' By.
He Steps In Slow With A GCrooked Grin.
DmSays He's Been Where The AmRiver Bends.
Pulls Up A Chair In The GAmber Light.
DmSays, "You Folks Got Some AmTime Tonight."

Chorus
He's The Teller Of Tales By The GLantern's Flame.
DmHalf Of Them Truth And AmHalf Just A Game.
He'll Spin You A Story While The GNight Grows Pale.
DmIf You're Sittin' A While With The AmTeller Of Tales.
AmYeah, The Stars Lean Low.
When The GStory Sails.
From The DmQuiet Voice E-- Of The Teller Of AmTales.

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Verse 2
Says He Saw Strange Lights On The GWater One Night.
DmDriftin' Slow Where The AmBanks Run Wide.
Heard A Fiddle Play GOut In The Dark.
DmWhere There Ain't No Road And There AmAin't No Park.
Someone Chuckles, AndG Someone Leans In.
DmA Soft Hum Side AmDrifts Through The Air.
Strings Hum Low In The GLantern's Glow.
DmWhile The Old Man's AmVoice Goes Slow.

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Chorus
He's The Teller Of Tales By The GLantern's Flame.
DmHalf Of Them Truth And AmHalf Just A Game.
He'll Spin You A Story While The GNight Grows Pale.
DmIf You're Sittin' A While With The AmTeller Of Tales.
AmYeah, The Stars Lean Low.
When The GStory Sails.
From The DmQuiet Voice E-- Of The Teller Of AmTales.

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Verse 3
He Talks Of A Boat With GNo One Inside.
DmGlidin' Slow With The AmMidnight Tide.
Talks Of A Shadow That GWalks The Shore.
DmThat Nobody's Walked BeAmfore.
Then He Smiles Like He GKnows Too Much.
DmLeans Back Slow In The WAmooden Chair.
Says, "Believe What You Want, My GFriends.
DmTruth's A Thing That Wanders AmWhere It Will."

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Chorus
He's The Teller Of Tales By The GLantern's Flame.
DmHalf Of Them Truth And AmHalf Just A Game.
He'll Spin You A Story While The GNight Grows Pale.
DmIf You're Sittin' A While With The AmTeller Of Tales.
AmYeah, The Stars Lean Low.
When The GStory Sails.
From The DmQuiet Voice E-- Of The Teller Of AmTales.

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Verse 4
Mornin' Light On The GEmpty Chair.
DmLantern Cold In The AmQuiet Air.
No One Knows Where The GOld Man Goes.
DmBut The Stories Linger AmThere.

Outro
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(Fade Out)
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