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Memory
Andrew Lloyd Webber
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Memory, from Cats (by Andrew Lloyd Webber)
As performed on the London Cast Recording, circa 1981
Bb Gm
Midnight, not a sound on the pavement
Eb Dm
Has the moon lost a memory? She is smiling alone
Cm Gm
In the lamplight the withered leaves collect at my feet
F Bb
And the wind begins to moan
Bb Gm
Memory, all alone in the moonlight
Eb
I can smile at the old days
Dm
I was beautiful then
Cm Gm
I remember the time I knew what happiness was
F Bb
Let the memory live again
Dm Eb Dm Eb
Every street lamp seems to beat
Dm Bb F
A fatalistic warning
Dm G C Am
Someone mutters and a street lamp flutters
Dm F C
And soon it will be morning
Bb Gm
Daylight, I must wait for the sunrise
Eb
I must think of a new life
Dm
And I mustn't give in
Cm Gm
When the dawn comes tonight will be a memory too
F Bb
And a new day will begin
INSTRUMENTAL (LIKE VERSE w/key change)
F# - Ebm
B
Bbm
Abm Ebm
C# F#
Bbm B Bbm B
Burnt out ends of smokey days
Bbm F# C#
The stale cold smell of morning
Bbm F# Ab Fm
A street lamp dies another night is over
Bbm C# Ab
Another day is dawning
(KEY CHANGE)
C# Bbm
Touch me, it's so easy to leave me
F#
All alone with the memory
Fm
Of my days in the sun
Ebm Bbm
If you touch me you'll understand what happiness is
Ab C#
Look, a new day has begun