The Story — Brandi Carlile
Chords and lyrics for The Story by Brandi Carlile (key of A).
Verse 1
Note:
The first verse is fingerpicked slowly usually up and down the D, G, and B
strings.
That continues until the second line of the second verse when she uses a
pick.
Tim will also occasionally hammer on a lot of the A chords using his pinky
on the third
* = strum softly
** = start rocking out like your hair is on fire
Intro
[A] [Asus4]
Chorus
All of these [A]lines across my face
Tell you the [E]story of who I am
So many [F#m]stories of where I've been
And how I [D]got to where I am
But these [A]stories
don't mean [E]anything
When you've [F#m]got no one to [D]tell them to
It's [A][E]true....I was made for [A]you
Verse
A*
I climbed across the mountain tops
E**
Swam all across the ocean blue
I crossed all the [F#m]lines and I broke all the rules
But baby I [D]broke them all for you
Because [A]even when I [E]was flat broke
You [F#m]made me feel like a [D]million bucks
Yeah you [A]do, and [E]I was made for [A]you
(back to fingerpicking at the A)
You see the [A]smile that's on my mouth
It's hiding the [E]words that won't come out
And all of my [F#m]friends who think that I'm blessed
Well they don't [D]know my head is a mess
A* E
No they don't know who I really am
And [F#m]they don't know what [D]I've been through, but [A]you do
And [E]I was made for [A]you
Chorus
A**
All of these lines across my face
Tell you the [E]story of who I am
So many [F#m]stories of where I've been
And how I [D]got to where I am
But these [A]stories
don't mean [E]anything
When you've [F#m]got no one to [D]tell them to
It's [A]true... [E]I was made for [A]you
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