C  C

[Verse 1]
         C
Have you ever been up
         Fmaj7
Have you ever been down
         G
Have you ever been lost
         Bb
Have you ever been found
         C
Have you ever been right
         Fmaj7
Have you ever been wrong
         G
Have you come up short
        Bb
Can you come along
         C
Have you left a mark
         Fmaj7
Have you left alone
         G
Have you seen the way
         Bb
Can you come back home

[Chorus]

F     C        G              Esus  E
Short stories, that's what we live
F     C                  G                   A
Short stories, babe just take what they will give
F     C               G             Esus  E
Short stories, that's all it's ever been
      F               C            G         A
Don't worry 'bout the ending Babe, before we begin

C  C

[Verse 2]

       C
I have seen the sun
       Fmaj7
That's behind the rain
       G
I have felt the joy
         Bb
That's behind the pain
        C
Did you ever go soft
        Fmaj7
Did you ever run wild
            G
I've been a hundred years old
           Bb
I been a newborn child
       C
I have found a smile
        Fmaj7
In the midst of tears
       G
I can find a heart
        Bb
In the midst of fear

F     C        G              Esus  E
Short stories, that's what we live
F     C                  G                   A
Short stories, babe just take what they will give
F     C               G             Esus  E
Short stories, that's all it's ever been
      F               C            G         A
Don't worry 'bout the ending Babe, before we begin

[Bridge]

Dm  Am

          Dm              Am
Don't you know I need you near me
        Dm           Am
Or my happy ending's gone
       Dm             Am
And I see now so very clearly
         D             E       Esus - E
That our story must go on, and on.

C  C

[Verse 3]

      C
If I give myself
      Fmaj7
Can I ask for you
     G
If I give you hope
       Bb
Can we make it through
           C
You know I need a dream
            Fmaj7
Just like I need my breath
           G
We need to take the life
          Bb
Before we get the death
         C
You know I need your love
             Fmaj7
Just like I need the light
        G
Yes I need the chance
          Bb
Can it be tonight?

[Chorus]

F     C        G              Esus  E
Short stories, that's what we live
F     C                  G                   A
Short stories, babe just take what they will give
F     C               G             Esus  E
Short stories, that's all it's ever been
      F               C            G         A
Don't worry 'bout the ending Babe, before we begin