Local Boy Chords by The Rifles

Tempo:
92.2 bpm
Chords used:

E

A

Bm

F#m

D

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The Rifles - Local Boy chords
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[A]
[E] [Bm]
[A] [E] [Bm]
[A] [E] Jimmy was a local boy [Bm] but he seemed much [B] more than a change in the [A] weather
[E] Sitting in a uniform [B] of a free flee suit and a ribbons from [A] his past
Looking [E] for a little boy [Bm] at the farm with a mouth, thinks he's [A] clever now
[E] Dreaming of a day that he [Bm] could come home from a war to his childhood [F#m] sweetheart
[E] Now he don't [D] leave anyone, there's no one [F#m] there for him
[E] Just the feeling [D] of an empty place [A] deteriorating
[E] Jimmy was a local boy [Bm] but he seemed much more than a bad blue [A] rubber
A [E] member of the kind breed [Bm] that just sags in the way that it all just [A] falls apart
[E] Dreaming of a day that's gone [Bm] so long ago that he can't remember
[A] Right [E] there was a time a [Bm] man could still be a man and be proud to use [F#m] his heart
[E] Now he don't [D] leave anyone, there's no one [F#m] there for him
[E] There was [D] really only one, now he misses [A] her
She sounds [E] in [Bm] frowns, the light of a fire, he puts them [A] down
Sad [E] this town, [Bm]
seeks a crowd to appreciate her [A] [E] man
[Bm]
[A] [E]
[Bm] [F#m] [E] Now he don't [D] leave anyone, there's no one [F#m] there for him
[E] Now he don't feel [D] anymore, cause Jimmy's so [F#m] thick [E] skinned
And a long, [D] long time ago, when he could break [F#m] a heart
[E]
There was really [G] [D] only one, now he misses [A] her
She [E] sounds in [Bm] frowns, the light of a fire, he puts them down
[A] Sad [E] this town, [Bm] seeks a crowd to appreciate [A] what she is [E] about
She sounds in frowns, [Bm] the light of a fire, he puts them [A] down
Sad [E] this [Bm] town, seeks a crowd to appreciate [A] her man
[E] [Bm] [G] [A] [E] [Bm] [A]
[E] [Bm] [A]
[E] [Bm] [A]
Key:  
E
2311
A
1231
Bm
13421112
F#m
123111112
D
1321
E
2311
A
1231
Bm
13421112
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To learn The Rifles - Local Boy chords, these are the chords to practise in sequence: E, Bm, A, E, D, F#m and E. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 46 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 92. Align the capo with your vocal depth and chord choice, bearing in mind the song's original key: A Major.

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[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ [A] _ [E] Jimmy was a local boy [Bm] but he seemed much [B] more than a change in the [A] weather
[E] Sitting in a uniform [B] of a free flee suit and a ribbons from [A] his past
Looking [E] for a little boy [Bm] at the farm with a mouth, thinks he's [A] clever now
[E] Dreaming of a day that he [Bm] could come home from a war to his childhood [F#m] sweetheart
[E] Now he don't [D] leave anyone, there's no one [F#m] there for him
[E] Just the feeling [D] of an empty place [A] deteriorating
[E] Jimmy was a local boy [Bm] but he seemed much more than a bad blue [A] rubber
A [E] member of the kind breed [Bm] that just sags in the way that it all just [A] falls apart
[E] Dreaming of a day that's gone [Bm] so long ago that he can't remember
[A] Right [E] there was a time a [Bm] man could still be a man and be proud to use [F#m] his heart
[E] Now he don't [D] leave anyone, there's no one [F#m] there for him
[E] There was [D] really only one, now he misses [A] her
She sounds [E] in [Bm] frowns, the light of a fire, he puts them [A] down
Sad [E] this town, [Bm]
seeks a crowd to appreciate her [A] [E] man
_ [Bm] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ [E] Now he don't [D] leave anyone, there's no one [F#m] there for him
[E] Now he don't feel [D] anymore, cause Jimmy's so [F#m] thick [E] skinned
And a long, [D] long time ago, when he could break [F#m] a heart
[E]
There was really [G] [D] only one, now he misses [A] her
She [E] sounds in [Bm] frowns, the light of a fire, he puts them down
[A] Sad [E] this town, [Bm] seeks a crowd to appreciate [A] what she is [E] about
She sounds in frowns, [Bm] the light of a fire, he puts them [A] down
Sad [E] this [Bm] town, seeks a crowd to appreciate [A] her man
[E] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [G] _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [E] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [E] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song was featured on the Singles Collection album.

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