Local Boy


Verse A(5th fret) E Bm Jimmy was a local boy, but he's seen much more than a change in the weather A E Bm Sitting in a uniform of the three-piece suit and ribbons from his past A E Bm Looking for alittle boy at the bar with the mouth who thinks he's clever now A E Bm Dreaming of a day that he got home from a war to his childhood sweetheart Pre-chorus F*m E Bm Now he don't need anyone, theres no-one there for him, F*m E Bm Just a feeling, of an empty place, deter eating Verse Jimmy's always been a local, but he's seen much more than i'm bound to ever A member of a dying breed that sat and wait as it all just falls apart Thinking of a day that's oh so long ago, he can't remember right There was a time a man can still be a man and proud to use his heart Pre-chorus Now he don't need anyone, theres no-one there for him, There was really only one, Chorus A(12th fret) E Now he misses how she sounds,he frowns, Bm He lines them up and he puts them down A E It's sad, this town Bm Seems to fail to appreciate the man (Guitar solo) A E Bm x2 Pre chorus (one strum only) Now he don't need anyone, theres no-one there for him, No he don't feel any more, coz jimmy's so thicked skinned F*m E Bm And a long, long time ago, when he could break her heart F*m E Bm There was really only one, Chorus A(12th fret) E Now he misses how she sounds,he frowns, Bm He lines them up and he puts them down A E It's sad, this town Bm Seems to fail to appreciate A E what he's about Bm Lines them up and puts them down A E Bm It's sad this town seems to fail to appreciate the man (Guitar solo) A E Bm x4 finishes on A