Grant-lee Phillips

Stories We Tell Chords

by Grant-lee Phillips
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Key: C Intro: Am D G C G Am D G Verse 1: Am D Worry’s a killer G C G/B A familiar kind Am D G One that you welcome like a friend Am D Bm Em Regret is a martyr that bleeds “what ifs” C D And laments what might have been
Chorus: C D Stories we tell Bm Em To ourselves C D G Stories, nothing else C D That we’ll never be loved Bm Em Never enough C D All those fairy tales Verse 2: Am D Over and over G C My thoughts run wild Am D G Overthinking is a curse Am D How many of us Bm Em World at our feet C D And we only see the dirt Chorus: C D Stories we tell Bm Em To ourselves C D G Stories, nothing else C D That we’ll never be loved Bm Em Never enough C D All those fairy tales Bridge: Am D Don’t go walking away Em D/F# Don’t be afraid G Bm E None of this is writ in stone Verse 3: Am D G C So many fables, so much dread Am D G The lines that we memorize Am D Bm Em Works of fiction that fill our heads C D And cloud our eyes Chorus: C D Stories we tell Bm Em To ourselves C D G Stories, nothing else C D That we’ll never be loved Bm Em Never enough C D All those fairy tales Pre-chorus: C D Bm Em C D G Chorus: C D That we’ll never be loved Bm Em Never enough C D All those fairy tales C D All those fairy tales Instrumental: C D Bm Em C D G C D Bm Em Outro: C D All those fairy tales C D All those fairy tales C D All those fairy tales

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Published: October 14, 2025
Last Updated: October 14, 2025