Brandi Carlile (b. June 1, 1981, in Ravensdale, Washington) is an American singer-songwriter, perhaps best known for her 2007 single "The Story". Carlile's music has been categorized in several genres, including pop, rock, alternative country, and folk. She released her first album, 'Brandi Carlile', on July 12, 2005.
In the beginning, Columbia Records signed Carlile in late 2004 on the strength of songs she'd been recording periodically at home.
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The Story - Brandi Carlile Album: The Story (4/3/07) Tabbed by: Rachel Email: [email protected] If you haven't seen Brandi and the boys live...I highly recommend it. This is the first of her upcoming album, I recommend you buy that, too!! Tuning: Standard Capo 2 All chords relative to capo Also, Asus and Esus are used throughout the song at certain times...but that is more to fool around with.
[Intro] AAsusAAsus
[Verse 1] AE All of these lines across my face tell you the story of who I am F#mD So many stories of where I've been and how I got to where I am DAEF#mD But these stories don't mean anything, when you've got no one to tell them to AEAAsusA It's true, I was made for you AE I climbed across the mountain tops swimming across the ocean blue F#m I crossed all the lines and I broke all the rules D But baby I broke them all for you AE Oh, because even when I was flat broke F#mDA You made me feel like a million bucks you do EAAsusA I was made for you
[Solo] (listen for chord changes...same as the rest of the song) AEF#mDAEF#mD AEAAsusA
[Verse 2] A You see the smile that's on my mouth E Its hiding the words that don't come out F#m All of my friends who think that I'm blessed D They don't know my head's a mess AE No they don't know who I really am F#mDA And they don't know what I've been through like you do EAAsusA and I was made for you
[Verse 3] AE All of these lines across my face tell you the story of who I am F#mD So many stories of where I've been and how I got to where I am AE Oh, but these stories don't mean anything F#mD when you've got no one to tell them to AEAAsusA It's true, I was made for you AEAAsusA Oh yeah well it's true, I was made you