The Memory Is Cruel Chords
by Russian Red
The Memory Is Cruel by Russian Red is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords C, Am, F and G. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
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.
C
And the memory is cruel
Am
It reminds there's no one new
F
Time is nothing but a lie
G
If she's not coming home tonight.
C Am
And your sleep will never be as good as it used to be
F
When the one you love is gone,
G
When the one you love is gone.
C Am F G (2x)
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
F
Time is nothing but a lie
G
If she's not coming home tonight.
C Am
And your sleep will never be as good as it used to be
F
When the one you love is gone,
G
When the one you love is gone.
C Am F G (2x)