Local Memory chords by Steve Earle

Chords with lyrics

• Difficulty: Beginner

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)


♫ 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
     FF       G+G       C majorC
And just then the local memory comes around

♫ Chorus 1:
     FF
Piles of blues against the door
       C majorC
To make sure sleep will come no more
     Am7Am7       C majorC       G+G
He's the hardest working memory in this town
     FF
Turns out happiness again
       C majorC
And then lets loneliness back in
     FF        G+G       C majorC   C majorC
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
   FF       G+G       C majorC
But again the local memory comes around

♫ Chorus 2:
     FF
Rids the house of all good news
     C majorC
Then sets out my crying shoes
            Am7Am7      G+G
What a faithful memory never lets me down
      FF
We're both up till light of day
    C majorC
Chasing happiness away
     FF        G+G       C majorC   C majorC
And each night the local memory comes around

♫ Instrumental:
| FF   | FF   | C majorC   | C majorC   |
| C majorC   | Am7Am7  | G+G   | G+G   |

| FF   | FF   | C majorC   | C majorC   |
| FF   | G+G   | C majorC   | C majorC

♫ Chorus 1:
     FF
Piles of blues against the door
       C majorC
To make sure sleep will come no more
     Am7Am7       C majorC       G+G
It's the hardest working memory in this town
     FF
Turns out happiness again
       C majorC
And then lets loneliness back in
     FF        G+G       C majorC
And each night the local memory comes around
     FF        G+G       C majorC   C majorC
Yeah each night the local memory comes around

| Am7Am7 = x02010
| *  = Pick notes one by one from top to bottom skipping both E MajorE and e strings.