Steve Earle – Local Memory (Guitar)

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***Big thanks to martink12au for his input into making this Tab.***
| Am7 = x02010
| *   = Pick notes downstrum one by one skipping both E and e strings.
[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