STORIES OF ME
Paul Kelly
Great song that's easy to play, easy to sing. One of my favourites from the great Paul Kelly.
Play it with a strong beat and really get into that instrumental section in the bridge.
Intro:
G D Em
Verse 1:
Em G D Em
Ever since you said goodbye, I've had a reputation
G D Em
I'm not drinking on the sly, I'm the star attraction
G D Am C Em
Every morning I wake up, Fill my cup and listen bitterly
G D Em G D Em
To stories of me
Verse 2:
Em G D Em
They say a man is going 'round, he looks a lot like me
G D Em
They say that man is going down, it's looking pretty likely
G D Am C Em
Every morning he wakes, fills his cup and listens shamefully
G D Em G D Em
To stories of me
Bridge:
D Em D Em D
Everybody come on down, set 'em up and pass 'em round
D Em G D
We're all here......for a drowning
Bm / Em C / Bm / Em C / Bm / Em C / A6 / Asus4 A6 /
Verse 3:
Em G D Em
I was down at Baker's Hall, I heard somebody talking
G D Em
That's the last thing I recall, then my mind went walking
G D Am C Em
I woke up with a heavy head, on a hard bed trying to believe
G D Em G D Em
These stories of me
Coda:
G D Am C Em
Yeah I woke up in a stranger's bed, wondering about the things she said to me
G D Em
These stories of me
G D / Em (x3) to end
