Memory Lame

Jim O'Rourke

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Strum

D-DU-UDU

It's quite a gamble to speak outta place

Those things could kill you, but so could yr face

(this is so you can play the riff w/ the chords semi-comfy )

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|--5-5--/9--7--3-3--/7--5--x-x--x--|

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|--3-3--/7--5--1-1--/5--3----------|

What occupies me pays a low rent

Because fondness makes the heart grow absent

These things I say may seem to be cruel

to show you something from my heart to you:

lookin' at you reminds me of looking at the sun

and how the blind are so damn

lucky

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|-x-x--| listen to the album for timing and bass notes

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Those holes on yr face could be used better ways

breathing's a distraction when you chatter away

these things I say may seem to be lies

to seem risque or sensationalize

but too many people can remember yr name

always walking you down Memory Lame

these things I say may seem to offend

but not half as much as I'd like to intend

'Cause listenin' to you reminds me of a motor's endless drone

and how the deaf are so damn lucky

I could be happy if life came to a stall

then I wouldn't need my senses at all

These things I say may seem out of line

but day to day I'm right every time

'cause lookin' at you reminds me of looking at the sun

too long

and then:

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|--0h1-1-1--|

|--0-0-0-0--| once again, follow album for timing

|--2-2-2-2--|

|--3-3-3-3--|

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(w/ hammer-ons)

You'll find that in no time

you'll be talkin' to yrself along w/ everybody else

then you'll despise the look in their eyes

it may be difficult to tell when yr looking at yrself

And you look fine if you don't mind

the empty look that on yr face, a black hole that's outta place

And out of time in a tight bind

you'll find something smart to say when a silence come yr way

(this part is hard to decipher, just play ugly chords, I guess)

(this is what I do:)

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|------2--------0--2--|

|------2------2----2--|

|--0-0-------------X--|

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

there you have it

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Readable chord sheet for Memory Lame by Jim O'Rourke

[C]

[C]It's quite a [Asus2]gamble to s[Am]peak outta place
[C]Those things could [Asus2]kill you, but [Am]so could yr face

(this is so you can play the riff w/ the chords semi-comfy [optional])
|----------------------------------|
|--------------------------3/5--5--|
|--------------------------x-x--x--|  2x
|--5-5--/9--7--3-3--/7--5--x-x--x--|
|--------------------------5/7--7--|
|--3-3--/7--5--1-1--/5--3----------|
   [G]           [F]           [C/E]

[C]What occu[Asus2]pies me p[Am]ays a low rent
[C]Because [Asus2]fondness makes the h[Am]eart grow absent
[G]These things I[F] say may[C/E] seem to be cruel
[G]to show you so[F]mething from m[C/E]y heart to you:  [C]     [B]
[Am]lookin' at [G]you rem[D7/F#]inds me of l[Fmaj7]ooking at the sun
and how the blind are [Am/C] so   [Am/G]damn

  lucky
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|-1-1--|
|-0h2--|
|-0h2--| repeat a few times
|-x-x--| listen to the album for timing and bass notes
|-1-1--|

[C]Those holes on yr[Asus2] face could be u[Am]sed better ways
[C]breathing's a dis[Asus2]traction when you [Am]chatter away
[G]these things I s[F]ay may se[C/E]em to be lies
[G]to seem risque[F] or sensat[C/E]ionalize
[C]but too many [Asus2]people can r[Am]emember yr name
[C]always w[Asus2]alking you down [Am]Memory Lame
[G]these things I s[F]ay may se[C/E]em to offend
[G]but not half as m[F]uch as I'd [C/E]like to intend  [C]     [B]
[Am]'Cause listenin' [G]to you re[D7/F#]minds me of a [Fmaj7]motor's endless drone
and how the deaf are [Am/C] so  [Am/G]damn  [Fmaj7]lucky

[C]I could be [Asus2]happy if life c[Am]ame to a stall
[C]then I w[Asus2]ouldn't need my s[Am]enses at all
[G]These things I s[F]ay may se[C/E]em out of line
[G]but day to d[F]ay I'm righ[C/E]t every time  [C]     [B]
[Am]'cause lookin' at y[G]ou rem[D7/F#]inds me of [Fmaj7]looking at the sun [Am/C]      [Am/G]
too [Fmaj7]long

and then:
|--0-0-0-0--|
|--0h1-1-1--|
|--0-0-0-0--| once again, follow album for timing
|--2-2-2-2--|
|--3-3-3-3--|
|-----------|

(w/ hammer-ons)
[Fmaj7]You'll find that in no time
you'll be [C]talkin' to yrself along w/ everybody else
then you'll [Fmaj7]despise the look in their eyes
it may be [C]difficult to tell when yr looking at yrself

[Fmaj7] [C]

And you [Fmaj7]look fine if you don't mind
the empty l[C]ook that on yr face, a black hole that's outta place
And [Fmaj7]out of time in a tight bind
you'll find som[C]ething smart to say when a silence come yr way

(this part is hard to decipher, just play ugly chords, I guess)
(this is what I do:)

1X221X X0231X X1221X X2332X X2343X

[C]       [C]  [B]

|---------------------|
|------1-----------1--|
|------2--------0--2--|
|------2------2----2--|
|--0-0-------------X--|
|---------3-3------1--|

there you have it