Memory chords by Betty Buckley

SimplifiedG · Em · C · Bm · A …

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G
Em
C
Bm
A
Am
D
E
Eb
Cm
Ab
Gm
F
Bb
Dm
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Verse 1
G 
Daylight, see the dew on the  (G major) 
sunflower
And a rose that is fading
Roses whither away like the sunflower
I yearn to turn my face to the dawn
I am waiting for the day

Verse 2
Midnight, not a sound from
Em 
 (E minor) the pavement
C 
Has the moon lost  (C major) her memory?
Bm 
A 
Am 
She is smiling  (B minor) alone in the  (A major) lamp (A minor) light
Em 
The withered leaves col (E minor) lect at my feet
D 
G 
And  (D major) the wind begins  (G major) to moan

Verse 3

Memory, all alone in the moonlight

I can smile at the old days,

I was beautiful then

I remember the time I knew

what happiness was

Let the memory live again

Verse 4
Bm 
C 
 (B minor) Every  (C major) street lamp
Bm 
C 
Bm 
G 
A 
D 
 (B minor) Seems to beat  (C major) a  (B minor) fatal (G major) ist (A major) ic  (D major) warning
Bm 
Em 
 (B minor) Someone  (E minor) mutters and the
A 
D 
 (A major) street lamp  (D major) gutters
Bm 
Em 
E 
A 
And  (B minor) soon it  (E minor) will  (E major) be  (A major) morning
G 
 (G major) Daylight, I must wait for

Verse 5
Em 
 (E minor) the sunrise
C 
I must think of a  (C major) new life
Bm 
And I mustn't  (B minor) give in when
A 
Am 
the  (A major) dawn  (A minor) comes
Em 
Tonight will  (E minor) be a memory too
D 
And a  (D major) new day will begin
G 
Eb 
Cm 
Ab 
 (G major)  (E flat major)  (C minor)  (A flat major) 

Verse 6
Eb 
Gm 
 (E flat major)  (G minor) Burnt
Ab 
Gm 
Ab 
 (A flat major) out ends of  (G minor) smoky  (A flat major) days
Gm 
Eb 
F 
Bb 
The  (G minor) stale cold  (E flat major) smell  (F major) of  (B flat major) morning
Gm 
Cm 
The  (G minor) street lamp dies,  (C minor) 
F 
Bb 
another  (F major) night is  (B flat major) over
Gm 
C 
F 
 (G minor) An  other  (C major) day is  (F major) dawning

Verse 7
Bb 
Gm 
Touch  (B flat major) me, it's so easy to  (G minor) leave me
Eb 
All alone with the  (E flat major) memory
D 
Dm 
Of my days in the  (D major) sun  (D minor) if you
Cm 
 (C minor) touch me
Gm 
You'll understand  (G minor) what happiness is
F 
Look A new  (F major) day