Local Memory

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E) ♫ Verse 1: G* C* The lights go out each evening at eleven G* C* And up and down our block there's not a sound G* C* I close my eyes and search for peaceful slumber F G C And just then the local memory comes around ♫ Chorus 1: F Piles of blues against the door C To make sure sleep will come no more Am7 C G He's the hardest working memory in this town F Turns out happiness again C And then lets loneliness back in F G C C And each night the local memory comes around

♫ Verse 2: G* C* Each day I say tonight I may escape him G* C* I pretend I'm happy and never even a frown G* C* But at night I close my eyes and pray sleep finds me F G C But again the local memory comes around ♫ Chorus 2: F Rids the house of all good news C Then sets out my crying shoes Am7 G What a faithful memory never lets me down F We're both up till light of day C Chasing happiness away F G C C And each night the local memory comes around ♫ Instrumental: | F | F | C | C | | C | Am7 | G | G | | F | F | C | C | | F | G | C | C ♫ Chorus 1: F Piles of blues against the door C To make sure sleep will come no more Am7 C G It's the hardest working memory in this town F Turns out happiness again C And then lets loneliness back in F G C And each night the local memory comes around F G C C Yeah each night the local memory comes around | Am7 = x02010 | * = Pick notes one by one from top to bottom skipping both E and e strings.