Memory Chords

KeyC CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays989

Memory by Barry Manilow is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords C, Am, F, Em and G. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
C
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16
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  			C                                Am
Midnight, not a sound from the pavement
Am                      F                     Em
Has the moon lost her memory, she is smiling alone
Em          G                              C
In the lamplight, the withered leaves, collected my fee
         G             C
And the wind begins to moan

C                            Am
Memory, all alone in the moonlight
Am                  F                          Em
I can smile at the old days, it was beautiful then
Em      G                           C
I remember the time I knew what happiness was
          G          C
Let the memory live again

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

     Em                  Em
Burnt out ends of smoky days,
      Em         C         G
the stale cold smell of morning
Em                  Em
The street lamp dies, 
      Em         C         G
another night is over, another day is dawning

C                          Am
Touch me, it's so easy to leave me, 
Am                   F                     Em
all alone with the memory of my day in the sun
Em            G                            C
If you touch me, you'll understand what happiness is
       G            C
Look a new day, has begun

C                            Am
Memory, all alone in the moonlight
Am                  F                          Em
I can smile at the old days, it was beautiful then
Em      G                           C
I remember the time I knew what happiness was
          G          C
Let the memory live again
    	

Chord diagrams

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Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante