The Teller Of Tales

Teller Of Tales
By
Toad Bone

Intro
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Verse 1
Lantern's Glow In The A#Night's Gone Still.
FmCrickets Sing On A CmWindowsill.
Old Wood Floor And A A#Screen Door Side.
FmWhile The Fireflies CmDriftin' By.
He Steps In Slow With A A#Crooked Grin.
FmSays He's Been Where The CmRiver Bends.
Pulls Up A Chair In The A#Amber Light.
FmSays, "You Folks Got Some CmTime Tonight."

Chorus
He's The Teller Of Tales By The A#Lantern's Flame.
FmHalf Of Them Truth And CmHalf Just A Game.
He'll Spin You A Story While The A#Night Grows Pale.
FmIf You're Sittin' A While With The CmTeller Of Tales.
CmYeah, The Stars Lean Low.
When The A#Story Sails.
From The FmQuiet Voice G-- Of The Teller Of CmTales.

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Verse 2
Says He Saw Strange Lights On The A#Water One Night.
FmDriftin' Slow Where The CmBanks Run Wide.
Heard A Fiddle Play A#Out In The Dark.
FmWhere There Ain't No Road And There CmAin't No Park.
Someone Chuckles, AndA# Someone Leans In.
FmA Soft Hum Side CmDrifts Through The Air.
Strings Hum Low In The A#Lantern's Glow.
FmWhile The Old Man's CmVoice Goes Slow.

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Chorus
He's The Teller Of Tales By The A#Lantern's Flame.
FmHalf Of Them Truth And CmHalf Just A Game.
He'll Spin You A Story While The A#Night Grows Pale.
FmIf You're Sittin' A While With The CmTeller Of Tales.
CmYeah, The Stars Lean Low.
When The A#Story Sails.
From The FmQuiet Voice G-- Of The Teller Of CmTales.

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Verse 3
He Talks Of A Boat With A#No One Inside.
FmGlidin' Slow With The CmMidnight Tide.
Talks Of A Shadow That A#Walks The Shore.
FmThat Nobody's Walked BeCmfore.
Then He Smiles Like He A#Knows Too Much.
FmLeans Back Slow In The WCmooden Chair.
Says, "Believe What You Want, My A#Friends.
FmTruth's A Thing That Wanders CmWhere It Will."

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Chorus
He's The Teller Of Tales By The A#Lantern's Flame.
FmHalf Of Them Truth And CmHalf Just A Game.
He'll Spin You A Story While The A#Night Grows Pale.
FmIf You're Sittin' A While With The CmTeller Of Tales.
CmYeah, The Stars Lean Low.
When The A#Story Sails.
From The FmQuiet Voice G-- Of The Teller Of CmTales.

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Verse 4
Mornin' Light On The A#Empty Chair.
FmLantern Cold In The CmQuiet Air.
No One Knows Where The A#Old Man Goes.
FmBut The Stories Linger CmThere.

Outro
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(Fade Out)
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