Memory chords by
Barbra Streisand
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Key: Bb major

Intro 1

Ab

Ab

Verse 1
Ab Ab 
 
Fm Fm 
 
Midnight, not a sound from the pavement
Db Db 
 
Has the moon lost her memory?
Cm Cm 
 
She is smiling alone
Bbm Bbm 
 
In the lamplight,
Fm Fm 
 
the withered leaves collect at my feet
Eb Eb 
 
Ab Ab 
 
And the wind begins to moan

Verse 2
Ab Ab 
 
Fm Fm 
 
Memory, all alone in the moonlight
Db Db 
 
I can dream of the old days
Cm Cm 
 
Life was beautiful then
Bbm Bbm 
 
I remember
Fm Fm 
 
the time I knew what happiness was
Eb Eb 
 
Ab Ab 
 
Let the memory live again

Bridge 1
Cm Cm 
 
Db Db 
 
Every street lamp
Cm Cm 
 
Db Db 
 
seems to beat
Cm Cm 
 
Ab Ab 
 
Bb Bb 
 
Eb Eb 
 
A fatalis  tic warning
Cm Cm 
 
Fm Fm 
 
Someone mutters
Bb Bb 
 
Eb Eb 
 
and the street lamp sputters
Cm Cm 
 
F F 
 
Bb Bb 
 
And soon it will be morning

Verse 3
Ab Ab 
 
Fm Fm 
 
Daylight, I must wait for the sunrise
Db Db 
 
I must think of a new life
Cm Cm 
 
And I mustn't give in
Bbm Bbm 
 
When the dawn  comes,
Fm Fm 
 
tonight will be a memory too
Eb Eb 
 
Ab Ab 
 
And a new day will begin

Interlude 1

E

E

C#m

C#m

A

A

E

Bridge 2
G#m G#m 
 
A A 
 
Burnt out ends
G#m G#m 
 
A A 
 
of smoky days
G#m G#m 
 
E E 
 
F# F# 
 
B B 
 
The stale, cold smell of morning
G#m G#m 
 
C#m C#m 
 
F# F# 
 
B B 
 
A street lamp dies, another night is over
G#m G#m 
 
C# C# 
 
F# F# 
 
Another day is dawning

Verse 4
B B 
 
G#m G#m 
 
Touch me, it's so easy to leave me
E E 
 
All alone with the memory
D#m D#m 
 
Of my days in the sun
C#m C#m 
 
If you touch me,
G#m G#m 
 
you'll understand what happiness is
F# F# 
 
Look, a new day has

Outro 1

B

B

(begun)

B

B

B

B

B

B

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