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You Can't Put Your Arms Around A Memory chords by Guns N' Roses (Official Version)

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C
F
Am
A
G

Intro 1

C

Verse 1

F

Am

It doesn't pay to try

A

Am

C

All the smart boys know why

F

Am

It doesn't mean, I didn't try

C

I just never know, why

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Verse 2

F

It isn't 'cause I'm all alone

Am

C

Oh, baby, you're not home

F

Am

And when I'm home

C

Big deal, I'm still alone

Verse 3
C 
F 
Am 
It's so restless, I am
C 
Beat my head against a pole
Try to knock some sense,
F 
Am 
C 
down 'side my bones
F 
And even though it don't show
Am 
C 
Those guys are so old

Verse 4
G 
Can't put your arms around
C 
G 
a memory
F 
G 
Can't put your arms around
C 
G 
a memory
F 
G 
Can't put your arms around
C 
G 
a memory
F 
G 
Don't try
C 
Don't try

Interlude 1

Verse 5
F 
Am 
You're just a basket case
C 
And you got no name
F 
Could you live with me?
Am 
C 
Go on and say
F 
Am 
And even though it don't show
C 
F 
Those guys are so old
G 
Can't put your arms around
C 
G 
a memory
F 
Can't put your

Verse 6
G 
arms around
C 
G 
a memory
F 
G 
C 
Can't put your arms around a memory
G 
Can't put your arms
around a memory
F 
G 
Don't try
C 
Don't try

Verse 7
C 
G 
C 
Johnny you're me
G 
F 
G 
C 
G 
Yeah, you're memory
F 
I want to put my arms around
G 
C 
G 
F 
your memory

Outro 1

I can't try, I can't try...don't try

G

C

F

C

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C
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A
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Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: EasyKey: Db majorBPM: 125

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

C: x-3-2-0-1-0
F: x-3-3-2-1-x
Am: x-0-2-2-1-0
A: x-0-2-2-2-0
G: 3-2-0-0-0-3

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This is the original studio version of You Can't Put Your Arms Around A Memory by Guns N' Roses, capturing how the song was actually played on the recording. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart keeps the exact chord voicings and capo position in the original key of Db major. It suits players who want to learn You Can't Put Your Arms Around A Memory the way Guns N' Roses intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.

You Can't Put Your Arms Around A Memory

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