Tracy Chapman

^Em There is ^Em fiction in the space be ^C tween ^G lines on a page, a ^D memory
Write it ^Em down, but it doesn't ^C mean you're ^G not just telling ^D stories ^{Em C G} tw ^D ice)
There is ^Em fiction in the space be ^C tween ^G you and re ^D ality
You would ^Em do and say any ^C thing to make your ^G everyday life seem ^D less
mundane
There is ^Em fiction in the space bet ^C ween ^G you and m ^D e.
( Em C G D twice )
There's a science ^Em fiction in the space be ^C tween ^G you and ^D me
A fabri ^Em cation, grand ^C scheme. ^G I am the scary ^D monster
Need to ^Em say it as I leave the ^C scene in my ^G spaceship I am ^D laughing
Your re ^Em membrance of a bad ^C dream there's ^G no one but you ^D standing.
( repeat Em C G D twice )
Bridge:
^D Feel the pity and the pain ^C for the ones who ^G do not speak
^D Back the words you get respect and compassion ^C and for ^Em posterity
^C Spread the words and ^Em make believe there is ^G truth in the space bet ^Em ween.
(Em 4 bars)
There is ^Em fiction in the space be ^C tween ^G you and ^D everybody
^Em Give us all what we ^C need. Give us ^G one more sad, ^D sordid story.
In the ^Em fiction of the space be ^C tween ^G sometimes a lie ^D is the best thing
Em C G D (repeat Em C G D)
sometimes a lie is the best thing
is the best thing (repeat)
(finish with Em)