Key: C
Introduction: D C G
D C G
I wish I had pictures of every old day
D C Em
Cause all these old memories are fading away
D C G
There used to be pictures, but they faded too
D C G
Or got lost in the hubbub, or I'd show them to you
D C G
Of all my old lovers, folks I used to know
D C Em
And those I still care for, who died long ago
D C G
The glamorous cities, each cute little town
D C G
The trees turning purple and yellow and brown
C G D
If I were an artist, with charcoal and pad
C G B
I'd make my own pictures of each day I've had
C G D
If I were a poet, I'd know the right word
C G B
I'd make it all pretty, and grand, and absurd
C G D
If I were an actor, with just a wisecrack
C G B
Or some little gesture, I'd bring it all back
D C G
But I'm just a singer it's only a song
D C Em
The things I remember are probably wrong
D C G
I wish I had pictures of every old day
D C G
Cause all these old memories are fading away
D C G
All these old memories are fading away
D C G
All these old memories are fading away
D C G
All these old memories are fading away