Em 079900 Esus 079980 D 057700 A 577600 G 355400 C 035500 F 2443xx [Intro] E A G F 4x [Verse 1] Em Too much patience, no resistance, A Within shouting distance, G A Em You can hear a blind man's bluff, Esus G Dragging names through the mud and still biting his tongue, A The devil's in the air and I'm spitting out prayers, G A While the ravenous all eat their fill, [Chorus] C D Tell me, tell me a story, A G A Tell me not to worry, or pick up the phone, C D So turning, turning a deaf ear, A G A So that I don't hear them throwing stone, [Instrumental] E A G F (x4) [Verse 2] Em Too much hog wart, not enough hearsay, A Always made the front page, G A Em You could use a fine tooth comb, Esus to get a word from the wise, G Would be a welcome surprise, A G A Keep an ear to the ground so to drown out the sound of the failures that make me whole, [Chorus] C D Tell me, tell me a story, A G A Tell me not to worry, or pick up the phone, C D So turning, turning a deaf ear, A G A So that I don't hear them throwing stone, [Verse 3] Em D C These walls don't talk, D Em Even when somebody knocks, Em D C These walls don't stand, D Em For anyone else but themselves, Em D C These walls don't fall, D G A C D Even when gravity's failing us all, [Chorus] C D Tell me, tell me a story, A G A Tell me not to worry, or pick up the phone, C D So turning, turning a deaf ear, A G A So that I don't hear them throwing stone,