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
D# 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
D#
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 D# Dm D#
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
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Bb Gm
Daylight, I must wait for the sunrise
D#
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# - D#m
B
A#m
G#m D#m
C# F#
A#m B A#m B
Burnt out ends of smokey days
A#m F# C#
The stale cold smell of morning
A#m F# G# Fm
A street lamp dies another night is over
A#m C# G#
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
D#m Bbm
If you touch me you'll understand what happiness is
G# C#
Look, a new day has begun
