The Teller Of Tales

Teller Of Tales
By
Toad Bone

Intro
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Verse 1
Lantern's Glow In The FNight's Gone Still.
CmCrickets Sing On A GmWindowsill.
Old Wood Floor And A FScreen Door Side.
CmWhile The Fireflies GmDriftin' By.
He Steps In Slow With A FCrooked Grin.
CmSays He's Been Where The GmRiver Bends.
Pulls Up A Chair In The FAmber Light.
CmSays, "You Folks Got Some GmTime Tonight."

Chorus
He's The Teller Of Tales By The FLantern's Flame.
CmHalf Of Them Truth And GmHalf Just A Game.
He'll Spin You A Story While The FNight Grows Pale.
CmIf You're Sittin' A While With The GmTeller Of Tales.
GmYeah, The Stars Lean Low.
When The FStory Sails.
From The CmQuiet Voice D-- Of The Teller Of GmTales.

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Verse 2
Says He Saw Strange Lights On The FWater One Night.
CmDriftin' Slow Where The GmBanks Run Wide.
Heard A Fiddle Play FOut In The Dark.
CmWhere There Ain't No Road And There GmAin't No Park.
Someone Chuckles, AndF Someone Leans In.
CmA Soft Hum Side GmDrifts Through The Air.
Strings Hum Low In The FLantern's Glow.
CmWhile The Old Man's GmVoice Goes Slow.

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Chorus
He's The Teller Of Tales By The FLantern's Flame.
CmHalf Of Them Truth And GmHalf Just A Game.
He'll Spin You A Story While The FNight Grows Pale.
CmIf You're Sittin' A While With The GmTeller Of Tales.
GmYeah, The Stars Lean Low.
When The FStory Sails.
From The CmQuiet Voice D-- Of The Teller Of GmTales.

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Verse 3
He Talks Of A Boat With FNo One Inside.
CmGlidin' Slow With The GmMidnight Tide.
Talks Of A Shadow That FWalks The Shore.
CmThat Nobody's Walked BeGmfore.
Then He Smiles Like He FKnows Too Much.
CmLeans Back Slow In The WGmooden Chair.
Says, "Believe What You Want, My FFriends.
CmTruth's A Thing That Wanders GmWhere It Will."

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Chorus
He's The Teller Of Tales By The FLantern's Flame.
CmHalf Of Them Truth And GmHalf Just A Game.
He'll Spin You A Story While The FNight Grows Pale.
CmIf You're Sittin' A While With The GmTeller Of Tales.
GmYeah, The Stars Lean Low.
When The FStory Sails.
From The CmQuiet Voice D-- Of The Teller Of GmTales.

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Verse 4
Mornin' Light On The FEmpty Chair.
CmLantern Cold In The GmQuiet Air.
No One Knows Where The FOld Man Goes.
CmBut The Stories Linger GmThere.

Outro
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(Fade Out)
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