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 ----------- 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]
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