The Stories I Tell Myself

INTRO:
[Fm] [Eb/G] [Ab] [Bbm] [Ab] [Eb] [Db]

VERSE:
[Fm]Never faced a battle that he [Eb/G]couldn’t [Ab]win
[Bbm]All you ever wa[Ab]nted was to [Eb]be like [Db]him
But he dra[Fm]nk his way through you[Eb/G]r teenage [Ab]years
Now you're st[Bbm]uck with th[Ab]e bill for your f[Eb]athe[Db]r’s sins
[Ab/C]These are the st[Db]ories I te[Eb]ll my[Ab]self

VERSE 2:
[Fm]This town has a ceiling that you'l[Eb/G]l never br[Ab]eak through
[Bbm]You'll alwa[Ab]ys be alone in a cro[Eb]wde[Db]d room
And no m[Fm]atter how hard you w[Eb/G]ork it’s tr[Ab]ue
You'll ne[Bbm]ver be eno[Ab]ugh just be[Eb]ing y[Db]ou
[Ab/C]These [Db]are the stories [Eb]I tell [Ab]myself

CHORUS:
[Ab]When I think of [Db]Abraha[Ab]m
Counting the stars [Eb]up in [Ab]the sky
When I t[Db]hink of Jaco[Ab]b
Fighting an ang[Eb]el for his [Ab]life
When I think of[Db] Joshua[Ab]
Walking around the [Eb]walls until t[Fm]hey fell
[Ab/C]These are the s[Db]tories I te[Eb]ll my[Fm]self
[Ab/C]These ar[Db]e the stories I t[Eb]ell

VERSE 3:
[Fm]My children there are lessons that [Eb/G]I cannot [Ab]teach
There's al[Bbm]ways going to b[Ab]e somethin[Eb]g ou[Db]t of reach
By the [Fm]grace of God you rem[Eb/G]ember w[Ab]ell
[Bbm]These are the st[Ab]ories you te[Eb]ll

CHORUS:
[Ab]When I think of [Db]Abraha[Ab]m
Counting the stars [Eb]up in [Ab]the sky
When I t[Db]hink of Jaco[Ab]b
Fighting an ang[Eb]el for his [Ab]life
When I think of[Db] Joshua[Ab]
Walking around the [Eb]walls until t[Fm]hey fell
[Ab/C]These are the [Db]stories I te[Eb]ll my[Fm]self
[Ab/C]These ar[Db]e the stories I t[Eb]ell

TAG:
[Ab/C]These are th[Db]e stories I t[Eb]ell m[Fm]yself
[Ab/C]These ar[Db]e the stories I t[Eb]ell

BRIDGE:
And when I think a[Ab]bout Jesu[Eb]s (Oh [Fm]– oh – oh)
Wh[Ab]en I think about Jesus[Eb]
He ne[Fm]ver faced a battle that he [Eb/G]couldn’t w[Ab]in
All [Bbm]I ever nee[Ab]ded I found [Eb]in hi[Db]m
And he mad[Fm]e his way through th[Eb/G]e wilderne[Ab]ss
From glory to gl[Bbm]ory   He is [Ab/C]my stor[Db]y[Eb]

CHORUS 2:
When I think of A[Db]braham[Ab]
Counting the st[Eb]ars up in th[Ab]e sky
When I think of J[Db]acob[Ab]
Fighting an a[Eb]ngel for [Ab]his life
When I think of J[Db]oshua[Ab]
Walking around the [Eb]walls until they [Fm]fell
They went b[Ab/C]efore me
[Db]These are th[Eb]e stories

I think of N[Db]oah[Ab]
Looking for a sign af[Eb]ter th[Ab]e rain
When I think about [Db]Moses[Ab]
Speaking for the po[Eb]werless in[Ab/C] faith
When I think ab[Db]out Jos[Ab]eph
Dreaming at the bo[Eb]ttom of a [Fm]well
[Ab/C]These are the [Db]stories I te[Eb]ll m[Fm]yself
[Ab/C]These are the stor[Db]ies I tell[Eb]

OUTRO:
[Ab/C]These are the stor[Db]ies I [Eb]tell [Ab]myself
[Ab/C]These are the st[Db]ories I t[Eb]ell my[Ab]self