Elliott Smith - Memory Lane

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Em          F               Fm7/Ab             C
this is the place you end up when you lose the chase
             Fm6                  E7          Am       Am7/G  F
where you're dragged against your will from a basement on the hill
G               F                    C   C/B  Am
and all anybody knows is that you're not like them
         Dm                   Esus4  Em*  Dm
and they kick you in the head
G                    /A /B
and send you back to bed

C*        Eb5               Ab5         Db5    C5                  B5              F
isolation pulled you past a tunnel to a bright world where you can make a place to stay
    Am          Em             Fmaj7             C
and everybody's scared of this place and stayin' away
C#   Fmaj7        C6/9      C
your little house on memory lane

    Em              F        Fm7/Ab            C
the mayor's name is fear his force patrols the pier
       Fm6            E7         Am     Am7/G  F
from a mountain of cliche that advances everyday
    G              F         C      C/B Am
the doctor spoke a cloud, he rained out loud
                 Dm                     Esus4 Em* Dm
you'll keep your doors and windows shut and swear you'll
G                   /A /B
never tell a soul again

C*        Eb5             Ab5          Db5   C5            B5           F
isolation pushes you till every muscle aches down the only road it ever takes
    Am          Em             Fmaj7             C
and everybody's scared of this place and stayin' away
C#   Fmaj7        C6/9      Am
your little house on memory lane

             E/Ab           C/G            D9
if it's your decision to be open about yourself
              F                   Fm
be careful or else, be careful or else

    Em           F              Fm7/Ab        C
i'm comfortable apart, it's all written on my chart
      Fm6               E7      Am   Am7/G  F
and i take what's given me most cooperatively
  G              F              C   C/B Am
i do what people say and lie in bed all day
    Dm               Esus4 Em* Dm
absolutely horrified
G                  /A /B
i hope you're satisfied

C*        Eb5              Ab5               Db5      C5                B5            F
isolation pushes past self-hatred, guilt and shame to place where suffering is just a game
    Am          Em             Fmaj7             C
and everybody's scared of this place and stayin' away
C#   Fmaj7        C6/9      Am    Am7/G   D9   (D9 riff)
your little house on memory lane
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your little house on memory lane


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