Stories Of Old

E D A/C# A A E Am Em Am Em Carried away by a wave in the night, Learning to swim in a lifetime of light Am Em Am Em No need to curtail the songs of delight, Fully choking on legends of mercy A E A E A E Singing the stories of old, Singing the stories of old, Singing the stories of old, Am Em Am Em Clouds around Bagdad are ancient with smells, Moon is reflecting to see the night melt Am Em Am Em Into courtyards of morning to usher the day, Through the streets are fine ladies, - wa--sting away A E A E A E D A/C# A A E Singing the stories of old, Singing the stories of old, Singing the stories of old, Am Em Am Em Breathless we wait for a word to arrive, Deeper than wisdom yet steeper than lies Am Em Am Em Cautiously living inside of illusions, Of comforting moments, - it's cra--zy, cra--zy A E A E A E Singing the stories of old, Singing the stories of old, Singing the stories of old, Em It's cra--zy, cra--zy Am Em Am Em March of the lemmings, parade of the lamb, Mouth of the Yantze, beat of the tide Am Em Am Em The monarch of mystery lerks in our minds, As we learn to accept, we are guil--ty, guil--ty A E A E A E Guilty of...Singing the stories of old, Singing the stories of old, Singing the stories of old, D A/C# A A E