Memory chords by
Barbra Streisand
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Key: Bb major

Intro 1

G

G

Verse 1
G G 
 
Em Em 
 
Midnight, not a sound from the pavement
C C 
 
Has the moon lost her memory?
Bm Bm 
 
She is smiling alone
Am Am 
 
In the lamplight,
Em Em 
 
the withered leaves collect at my feet
D D 
 
G G 
 
And the wind begins to moan

Verse 2
G G 
 
Em Em 
 
Memory, all alone in the moonlight
C C 
 
I can dream of the old days
Bm Bm 
 
Life was beautiful then
Am Am 
 
I remember
Em Em 
 
the time I knew what happiness was
D D 
 
G G 
 
Let the memory live again

Bridge 1
Bm Bm 
 
C C 
 
Every street lamp
Bm Bm 
 
C C 
 
seems to beat
Bm Bm 
 
G G 
 
A A 
 
D D 
 
A fatalis tic warning
Bm Bm 
 
Em Em 
 
Someone mutters
A A 
 
D D 
 
and the street lamp sputters
Bm Bm 
 
E E 
 
A A 
 
And soon it will be morning

Verse 3
G G 
 
Em Em 
 
Daylight, I must wait for the sunrise
C C 
 
I must think of a new life
Bm Bm 
 
And I mustn't give in
Am Am 
 
When the dawn comes,
Em Em 
 
tonight will be a memory too
D D 
 
G G 
 
And a new day will begin

Interlude 1

Eb

Eb

Cm

Cm

Ab

Ab

Eb

Bridge 2
Gm Gm 
 
Ab Ab 
 
Burnt out ends
Gm Gm 
 
Ab Ab 
 
of smoky days
Gm Gm 
 
Eb Eb 
 
F F 
 
Bb Bb 
 
The stale, cold smell of morning
Gm Gm 
 
Cm Cm 
 
F F 
 
Bb Bb 
 
A street lamp dies, another night is over
Gm Gm 
 
C C 
 
F F 
 
Another day is dawning

Verse 4
Bb Bb 
 
Gm Gm 
 
Touch me, it's so easy to leave me
Eb Eb 
 
All alone with the memory
Dm Dm 
 
Of my days in the sun
Cm Cm 
 
If you touch me,
Gm Gm 
 
you'll understand what happiness is
F F 
 
Look, a new day has

Outro 1

Bb

Bb

(begun)

Bb

Bb

Bb

Bb

Bb

Bb

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