The Teller Of Tales

Teller Of Tales
By
Toad Bone

Intro
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Verse 1
Lantern's Glow In The CNight's Gone Still.
GmCrickets Sing On A DmWindowsill.
Old Wood Floor And A CScreen Door Side.
GmWhile The Fireflies DmDriftin' By.
He Steps In Slow With A CCrooked Grin.
GmSays He's Been Where The DmRiver Bends.
Pulls Up A Chair In The CAmber Light.
GmSays, "You Folks Got Some DmTime Tonight."

Chorus
He's The Teller Of Tales By The CLantern's Flame.
GmHalf Of Them Truth And DmHalf Just A Game.
He'll Spin You A Story While The CNight Grows Pale.
GmIf You're Sittin' A While With The DmTeller Of Tales.
DmYeah, The Stars Lean Low.
When The CStory Sails.
From The GmQuiet Voice A-- Of The Teller Of DmTales.

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Verse 2
Says He Saw Strange Lights On The CWater One Night.
GmDriftin' Slow Where The DmBanks Run Wide.
Heard A Fiddle Play COut In The Dark.
GmWhere There Ain't No Road And There DmAin't No Park.
Someone Chuckles, AndC Someone Leans In.
GmA Soft Hum Side DmDrifts Through The Air.
Strings Hum Low In The CLantern's Glow.
GmWhile The Old Man's DmVoice Goes Slow.

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Chorus
He's The Teller Of Tales By The CLantern's Flame.
GmHalf Of Them Truth And DmHalf Just A Game.
He'll Spin You A Story While The CNight Grows Pale.
GmIf You're Sittin' A While With The DmTeller Of Tales.
DmYeah, The Stars Lean Low.
When The CStory Sails.
From The GmQuiet Voice A-- Of The Teller Of DmTales.

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Verse 3
He Talks Of A Boat With CNo One Inside.
GmGlidin' Slow With The DmMidnight Tide.
Talks Of A Shadow That CWalks The Shore.
GmThat Nobody's Walked BeDmfore.
Then He Smiles Like He CKnows Too Much.
GmLeans Back Slow In The WDmooden Chair.
Says, "Believe What You Want, My CFriends.
GmTruth's A Thing That Wanders DmWhere It Will."

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Chorus
He's The Teller Of Tales By The CLantern's Flame.
GmHalf Of Them Truth And DmHalf Just A Game.
He'll Spin You A Story While The CNight Grows Pale.
GmIf You're Sittin' A While With The DmTeller Of Tales.
DmYeah, The Stars Lean Low.
When The CStory Sails.
From The GmQuiet Voice A-- Of The Teller Of DmTales.

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Verse 4
Mornin' Light On The CEmpty Chair.
GmLantern Cold In The DmQuiet Air.
No One Knows Where The COld Man Goes.
GmBut The Stories Linger DmThere.

Outro
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(Fade Out)
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