The Teller Of Tales

Teller Of Tales
By
Toad Bone

Intro
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Verse 1
Lantern's Glow In The DNight's Gone Still.
AmCrickets Sing On A EmWindowsill.
Old Wood Floor And A DScreen Door Side.
AmWhile The Fireflies EmDriftin' By.
He Steps In Slow With A DCrooked Grin.
AmSays He's Been Where The EmRiver Bends.
Pulls Up A Chair In The DAmber Light.
AmSays, "You Folks Got Some EmTime Tonight."

Chorus
He's The Teller Of Tales By The DLantern's Flame.
AmHalf Of Them Truth And EmHalf Just A Game.
He'll Spin You A Story While The DNight Grows Pale.
AmIf You're Sittin' A While With The EmTeller Of Tales.
EmYeah, The Stars Lean Low.
When The DStory Sails.
From The AmQuiet Voice B-- Of The Teller Of EmTales.

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Verse 2
Says He Saw Strange Lights On The DWater One Night.
AmDriftin' Slow Where The EmBanks Run Wide.
Heard A Fiddle Play DOut In The Dark.
AmWhere There Ain't No Road And There EmAin't No Park.
Someone Chuckles, AndD Someone Leans In.
AmA Soft Hum Side EmDrifts Through The Air.
Strings Hum Low In The DLantern's Glow.
AmWhile The Old Man's EmVoice Goes Slow.

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Chorus
He's The Teller Of Tales By The DLantern's Flame.
AmHalf Of Them Truth And EmHalf Just A Game.
He'll Spin You A Story While The DNight Grows Pale.
AmIf You're Sittin' A While With The EmTeller Of Tales.
EmYeah, The Stars Lean Low.
When The DStory Sails.
From The AmQuiet Voice B-- Of The Teller Of EmTales.

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Verse 3
He Talks Of A Boat With DNo One Inside.
AmGlidin' Slow With The EmMidnight Tide.
Talks Of A Shadow That DWalks The Shore.
AmThat Nobody's Walked BeEmfore.
Then He Smiles Like He DKnows Too Much.
AmLeans Back Slow In The WEmooden Chair.
Says, "Believe What You Want, My DFriends.
AmTruth's A Thing That Wanders EmWhere It Will."

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Chorus
He's The Teller Of Tales By The DLantern's Flame.
AmHalf Of Them Truth And EmHalf Just A Game.
He'll Spin You A Story While The DNight Grows Pale.
AmIf You're Sittin' A While With The EmTeller Of Tales.
EmYeah, The Stars Lean Low.
When The DStory Sails.
From The AmQuiet Voice B-- Of The Teller Of EmTales.

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Verse 4
Mornin' Light On The DEmpty Chair.
AmLantern Cold In The EmQuiet Air.
No One Knows Where The DOld Man Goes.
AmBut The Stories Linger EmThere.

Outro
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(Fade Out)
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