Chords for "Storyteller"

Date: Oct. 15, 1998 12:29 AM
From: Sean Higgins


Chord for Storyteller, Ray Davies:
By Sean Higgins


Intro:
E    Bm    F#m    E    Bm    F#m


E                                          Bm        
I'll tell you the story, to pass on to the end
F#m                              E
It was told to me so long ago by my good friend
E                                                         Bm    
As we huddled round the log fire, laughed the whole night long
F#m                                      E                                            
As he told me a tale as told to him by a wandering vagabond
E                     A                            G
My friend told me the story and I'll pass it on to you
Bm                                     A
It was handed down this century and he swore that it was true
Bm                                 E
And in the morning I could see him fade
Bm                              E
Was it fact or fiction, who can say?
E                   A
Storyteller, I'll believe every word you say
E                             A
Storyteller, I bet you told a good tale in your day

Instrum:
E       Bm    F#m    E

                     A                               G
He tried to tell the people, but the people wouldn't hear
Bm                                        A    
Him spinning yarns and telling tales from yesteryear
Bm                                 E    
Then he smiled and finished his story
Bm                                E
He said, "Will you pass it on for me?"
E                           A
Storyteller, I'll tell that tale for you
E                         A
Storyteller, somehow I'll get your message through

Instrum:
E    Bm    F#m

E                                                  Bm
My friend told me the story and I'll pass it on to you
F#m                                   E
It was handed down this century and I swear that it is true



From: Don Davis
Date: July 20, 2006

Storyteller
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Intro E  Bm F#m E  Bm  F#m  (1 measure each)
 
E                                       Bm
I'll tell you a story to pass on to the end,
   F#m                       E
as told to me so long ago by my good friend 
      E                                                      Bm
As we huddled round the log fire, we laughed the whole night long, 
      F#m                                  C#m
as he told me a tale passed on to him by a wanderin' vagabond 
                      A                            G
My friend told me the story and I'll pass it on to you 
       Bm                              F#m
It was handed down this century and he swore that it was true 
D                                  Bm
And in the morning I could see him fade 

Was it fact or fiction? Who can say? 
E                 A
(Storyteller) I believe ev'ry word you say 
E                                   A                    E  Bm  F#m  E  Bm  F#m 
(Storyteller) I bet you told a good tale in your day  
C#m                  A                               G
He tried to tell the people, but the people wouldn't hear 
    Bm                                    F#m
him spinning yarns and telling tales from yesteryear 

(Extra verses from extended edit in brackets:)
                    A
[Those old romantic legends
                    G
Are falling on deaf ears
      Bm                            F#m
So my friend said, 'This is why I'm leaving here']
D                               Bm
Then he smiled and finished his story 
                                 E
He said "Will you pass it on for me?" 
                             A
(Storyteller) I'll tell that tale for you 
E                                   A                    E  Bm  F#m  E  Bm  F#m
(Storyteller) Somehow I'll get your message through 

   E                                               Bm
My friend told me the story and I'll pass it on to you 
       F#m                            E
It was handed down this century and I swear that it is true 
                            A
[Then they crowded round to listen

                        G
So I told them loud and clear
      Bm                             F#m
Those tales about a time of old that disappeared

D                       Bm
Now they hunger for the history
                                     E
and the tales my friend passed on to me
                                     A
(Storyteller) Here is your lonesome tale
E                             A
(Storyteller) You know in the end you did not fail

E                            A
(Storyteller) I'll sing that song for you
E                                   A                       E  Bm F#m
(Storyteller) Somehow I'll get your message through.

E                        Bm
I'll tell you a story to pass on to the end,
   F#m                       E
as told to me so long ago by my good friend]