Memories

A# Gm

Midnight, not a sound on the pavement

D#

Has the moon lost a memory?

Dm

She is smiling alone

Cm

In the lamplight

Gm

The withered leaves collect at my feet

F D#/F A#

And the wind begins to moan

 

A# Gm

Memory, all alone in the moonlight

D#

I can smile at the old days

Dm

I was beautiful then

Cm

I remember the time

Gm

I knew what happiness was

F D#/F A#

Let the memory live again

 

Dm Dm/D# Cm/D#

Every street lamp

Dm Dm/D# Cm/D#

Seems to beat a

Dm A# C F Fmaj7

fata-li-i-stic warning

Dm Gm7

Someone mutters and a

C7 Fmaj7

Street lamp gutters

Dm G7 C

And soon it will be morning

 

A# Gm

Daylight, I must wait for the sunrise

D#

I must think of a new life

Dm

And I mustn't give in

Cm

When the dawn comes

Gm

Tonight will be a memory too

F A#

And a new day will begin

 

F# D#m B A#m G#m7 D#m C# B/C# F#

 

A#m A#m/B G#/B

Burnt out ends of

A#m A#m/B G#/B

Smokey days the

A#m F# G#7 C#

Stale cold smell of morning

A#m7 D#m7

The street lamp dies

G#7 C#maj7

Another night is over

A#m D#7 G# G#7

Another day is dawning

 

C# A#m

Touch me, it's so easy to leave me

F#

All alone with the memory

Fm

Of my days in the sun

D#msus

If you touch me

D#m A#m

You'll understand what happiness is

G# F#/G# C#

Look, a new day has begun