Chords
Cats - Memory

Memory, famously from Andrew Lloyd Webbers musical Cats, was written in 1981. The lyrics were based on T.S. Eliots poem from Old Possums Book of Practical Cats. The song became a major hit and is often associated with the character Grizabella, the Glamour Cat.

Key: C

Introduction:

 C                               Am 
Midnight, not a sound from the pavement
                       F                        Em 
Has the moon lost her memory? She is smiling alone
        Dm                                Am 
In the lamplight the withered leaves collect at my feet
         G       F        C 
And the wind begins to moan

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

 Em        F        Em          F 
Every streetlamp seems to beat
   Em   C      D    G 
A fatalis - tic warning
 Em         Am7           D           G7M 
Someone mutters, and a streetlamp gutters
     Em        A7  A7  D 
And soon it will be morning

 C                              Am 
Daylight, I must wait for the sunrise
                   F                             Em 
I must think of a new life, and I mustn' t give in
          Dm                             Am 
When the dawn comes, tonight will be a memory too
       G        G7     C 
And a new day will begin

 Cm            C#    Cm         C# 
Burnt out ends of smokey days
     Cm          G#     A#7  D# 
The stale cold smell of morning
   Cm7         Fm7            A#7       D#7M 
A streetlamp dies, another night is over
  Cm      F7      Bb 
Another day is dawning

 D#                         Cm 
Touch me, it' s so easy to leave me
                    G#                        Gm 
All alone with the memory of my days in the sun
        Fm                                Cm 
If you touch me, you' ll understand what happiness is
         Bb       G#/A#  D# 
Look, a new day has begun