Tono: B
Introducción:
C
Walter, remember when the world was young
Eb Bb
And all the girls knew Walter's name?
F Cm F Bb
Walter, isn't it a shame the way our little world has changed?
Cm7 D G
Do you remember, Walter, playing cricket in the thunder and the rain?
Cm7 D G
Do you remember, Walter, smoking cigarettes behind your garden gate?
Ab Eb
Yes, Walter was my mate,
G F C
But Walter, my old friend, where are you now?
Eb Bb
Walter's name
F Cm F Bb
Walter, isn't it a shame the way our little world has changed?
Cm7 D G
Do you remember, Walter, how we said we'd fight the world so we'd be free.
Cm7 D G
We'd save up all our money and we'd buy a boat and sail away to sea.
Ab Eb
But it was not to be.
G F C
I knew you then but do I know you now?
C Eb Bb
Walter, you are just an echo of the world we knew so long ago
F Cm7 F Bb
If you saw me now you wouldn't even know my name.
Cm7
I bet you're fat and married and
D G
you're always home in bed by half-past eight.
Cm7
And if I talked about the old times
D G
you'd get bored and you'll have nothing left to say.
Ab Eb G F C
Yes people often change, but memories of people can remain.