Verse
A# Fdim E7 Cdim
Of candlelight and wine, castles on the Rhine
F7 Gm7 Bm7-5 F7
The Parthenon and moments on the Hudson River Line
D#9 D#m6 Cdim F7
How lovely it was!
[Refrain 2]
F13 Fdim A#6 Gm
Thanks....for the memory...
[Verse 2]
A# Fdim E7 Cdim
Of rainy afternoons, swingy Harlem tunes
F7 Gm7 Bm7-5 F7
And motor trips and burning lips and burning toast and prunes
F7 D#9 A#
How lovely it was!
[Bridge]
A# A#M7 D#9 F7
Many's the time that we feasted
A# A#M7 D#9 F7
And many's the time that we fasted
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Oh, well, it was swell while it lasted
G# G#/G F7
We did have fun and no harm done.
[Refrain 3]
F13 Fdim A#6 Gm
And thanks....for the memory...
[Verse 3]
A# Fdim E7 Cdim
Of sunburns at the shore, nights in Singapore
F7 Gm7 Bm7-5 F7
You might have been a headache but you never were a bore
D#9 D#m6 Cdim F7
So thank you so much.
[Refrain 4]
F13 Fdim A#6 Gm
Thanks....for the memory...
[Verse 4]
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Of sentimental verse, nothing in my purse
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And chuckles when the preacher said "For better or for worse"
D#9 D#m6 Cdim F7
How lovely it was
[Refrain 5]
F13 Fdim A#6 Gm
Thanks....for the memory...
[Verse 5]
A# Fdim E7 Cdim
Of lingerie with lace, Pilsner by the case
F7 Gm7 Bm7-5 F7
And how I jumped the day you trumped my one-and-only ace
D#9 F7 A#
How lovely that was!
[Bridge]
A# A#M7 D#9 F7
We said goodbye with a highball
A# A#M7 D#9 F7
Then I got as "high" as a steeple (Did you?)
G# Cm7 A#m7 D#7
But we were intelligent people
G# G#/G F7
No tears, no fuss, Hooray! For us!
[Refrain 6]
F13 Fdim A#6 Gm
Thanks....for the memory...
[Verse 6]
A# Fdim E7 Cdim
And strictly entre-nous, darling how are you?
F7 Gm7 Bm7-5 F7
And how are all the little dreams that never did come true?
D# Fdim A# G7
Aw'flly glad I met you, cheerio, and toodle-oo
[Outro]
D#9 F7 A#
And thank you so much.