Memory Lane Chords
Memory Lane by Elliott Smith is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords Em, F, Fm7/Ab, C, Fm6, E7, Am, Am7/G, G, C/B, Dm, Esus4, Eb5, Ab5, Db5, C5, B5, Fmaj7, C#, C6/9, E/Ab, C/G, D9 and Fm. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
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
F C6/9 C /G C
Your little house on memory lane
D9 riff
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