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The Memory Is Cruel

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1/15

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 15Position: 2

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Tuning: Standard (EADGBe)
Capo: on 1st fret
Chords:
C:  X32010
Am: X02210
F:  133211
G:  320003
INTRO
e|---C----|---Am----|---F----|--G---|-------------|
B|-------|-------|-------|-----|-------------|
G|-------|-------|-------|--0--|-------------|
D|---2-2-|---2---|---3-3-|-----|-------------|
A|-3-----|-0---3-|-------|-----|---0-2-3-----|
E|-------|-------|-1-----|3----|-3-----------|
CShe's not coming home Amtonight
FShe says that she's left Gforever.
CAnd you're staying in Amthe house
FWhere she's going to live Gforever.
And the Cmemory is cruel
It rAmeminds there's no one new
Time iFs nothing but a lie
If she's not Gcoming home tonight.
And your Csleep will never be as good as Amit used to be
When the Fone you love is gone,
When the Gone you love is gone.
C    Am    F    G
C    Am    F    G
CWhile you're waiting for Amthe sun
                            F   G(Hold)
The space around you is very quiet.
CSo you breath in, close Amyour eyes
FYou can feel her warmth Ginviting you to dance
CShe's cruel, she Amreminds there's no one new
Time iFs nothing but a lie
If she's not Gcoming home tonight.
And your Csleep will never be as good as Amit used to be
When the Fone you love is gone,
When the Gone you love is gone.
C    Am    F    G
C    Am    F    G

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The Memory Is Cruel

by Russian Red

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Tuning: Standard (EADGBe)

Capo: on 1st fret

Chords:

: X32010

: X02210

: 133211

: 320003

INTRO

C Am F G

e|-------|-------|-------|-----|-------------|

B|-------|-------|-------|-----|-------------|

G|-------|-------|-------|--0--|-------------|

D|---2-2-|---2---|---3-3-|-----|-------------|

A|-3-----|-0---3-|-------|-----|---0-2-3-----|

E|-------|-------|-1-----|3----|-3-----------|

C Am

She's not coming home tonight

F G

She says that she's left forever.

C Am

And you're staying in the house

F G

Where she's going to live forever.

And the memory is cruel

It reminds there's no one new

Time is nothing but a lie

If she's not coming home tonight.

C Am

And your sleep will never be as good as it used to be

When the one you love is gone,

When the one you love is gone.

C Am F G

C Am

While you're waiting for the sun

F G

(Hold)

The space around you is very quiet.

C Am

So you breath in, close your eyes

F G

You can feel her warmth inviting you to dance

C Am

She's cruel, she reminds there's no one new

Time is nothing but a lie

If she's not coming home tonight.

C Am

And your sleep will never be as good as it used to be

When the one you love is gone,

When the one you love is gone.

C Am F G

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