Tuning: E A D G B E

The piano doesn't translate that well to guitar. This is how I play the first line of the song, to give a general idea. Am /b C /e G Gsus4/D G Gsus4/D e|-----------0---|-7----------------------------|----7-----------------------------3-----| B|-------1-------|-8--------------------------3-|----8-------------------------3------3--| G|-2-----0-------|-0--------------------------5-|----0-------------------------5---------| D|-2-----2---2---|----------------------------0-|------------------------------0---------| A|-0--2--3-------|------------------------------|----------------------------------------| E|---------------|------------------------------|----------------------------------------| That winter we were dealing with unrest in the interior C Bm Am e|----------------------------------------------| B|-5-----------------3----------------------1---| G|-5-----------------4----------------------2---| D|-5-----------------4----------------------2---| A|-3-----------------2----------------------0---| E|----------------------------------------------| Careful when they mention local legends ============================================================================================================== [Chords] Gsus4/D: xx0533 [Verse 1] Am /b C /e G Gsus4/D G Gsus4/D That winter we were dealing with unrest in the interior C Bm Am /b C /e Careful when they mention local legends

He was ^Gdown there in the trenches^Gsus4/D, ^Gshe was holding down home office ^Gsus4/D ^C Still in ^Bmconstant corresp^Amondence ^Bm ^C Blackout Sam has got ^Bmcredent^Emials He keeps ^Cflashing them his ^Dlaminate He keeps ^C/Escratching at his ^D/F#neck

[Verse 2]

The ^Ggeneral made a gesture of contrition ^Gsus4/D ^C Law of ^Bmaverages says som^Amething's gotta give ^Bm We were ^Gstuck up in survival mode, you were twisting on the te^Gsus4/Dlephone Giving ^Cblanket d^Bmenials to that ^Amone persistent kid

^Bm ^CBlackout Sam don't have the ^Bmansw^Emer He keeps ^Amwaking up in p^Bmarking ramps He can ^Cnever find his ^Dkeys

[Break] G Cmaj7 G Cmaj7 G Cmaj7 [Chorus 1]

Now ^Ampromise me you won't f^Bmorget The ^Cnights that haven't ^Dhappened yet ^G ^Cmaj7Separate the smoke from all the c^Ginders ^Cmaj7 Put another sticker on the ^Gvan ^Cmaj7Carpet at the party house ^AmTear it up and t^Bmake it out ^CSomebody should ^Dcheck on Blackout

N.C.

Sam

[Verse 3]

While we ^Gstood there at the service with her hand up on my shoulder ^Gsus4/D ^C We could feel like ^Bmevery single thing ^Am ^Bm ^GPush the pill right through the foil, check the engine, ^Gsus4/Dchange the oil ^CSpent the summer^Bm wishing it was spring ^Am ^Bm They ^Csent another man to sing the ^Bmanthe^Emm But the ^Ammonitor malfunction^Bmed And he ^Ccouldn't find the ^Dkey

[Chorus 2]

^G ^Cmaj7 I always try to take it so much further ^G ^Cmaj7 Spinning like a sparrow through the ^Gspire ^Cmaj7Ingesting every offering ^AmTry to make it interes^Bmting ^CCut up and cons^Dumed what we desired ^G

^Cmaj7 Take a little comfort, it's just ^Gthunder ^Cmaj7 Put another sticker on the ^Gvan ^Cmaj7 Now that it's a haunted house ^AmBreak the lease and ^Bmempty out ^CSomebody should ^Dcheck on Blackout ^AmSam ^Bm ^CSomebody should ^Dcheck on Blackout ^EmSam ^D/F# ^G ^Am

[Solo] G Em D G G Em D G [Coda]

^GDropped out of school but he ^Emstill went to church ^D He was a friend of mine and I ^Ghope it didn't hurt ^GCried when he died but ton^Emight it felt worse ^DSnuff out your smoke and pour your ^Gdrink in the dirt

^GLocal legends with the ^Emfaraway eyes ^DI wanna make you feel prot^Gected and high ^GIf you're in the city while ^Emyou're still alive ^DI wanna make you feel prote^Gcted and high

N.C.

Local legends with the faraway eyes

N.C.

I wanna make you feel protected and high

The Hold Steady - Blackout sam