Verse
D Adim E7 Cdim
Of candlelight and wine, castles on the Rhine
A7 Bm7 Bm7-5 A7
The Parthenon and moments on the Hudson River Line
G9 Gm6 Cdim A7
How lovely it was!
[Refrain 2]
A13 Fdim D6 Bm
Thanks....for the memory...
[Verse 2]
D Adim E7 Cdim
Of rainy afternoons, swingy Harlem tunes
A7 Bm7 Bm7-5 A7
And motor trips and burning lips and burning toast and prunes
A7 G9 D
How lovely it was!
[Bridge]
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Many's the time that we feasted
D DM7 G9 A7
And many's the time that we fasted
C Em7 Dm7 G7
Oh, well, it was swell while it lasted
C C/B A7
We did have fun and no harm done.
[Refrain 3]
A13 Fdim D6 Bm
And thanks....for the memory...
[Verse 3]
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Of sunburns at the shore, nights in Singapore
A7 Bm7 Bm7-5 A7
You might have been a headache but you never were a bore
G9 Gm6 Cdim A7
So thank you so much.
[Refrain 4]
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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"
G9 Gm6 Cdim A7
How lovely it was
[Refrain 5]
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Thanks....for the memory...
[Verse 5]
D Adim E7 Cdim
Of lingerie with lace, Pilsner by the case
A7 Bm7 Bm7-5 A7
And how I jumped the day you trumped my one-and-only ace
G9 A7 D
How lovely that was!
[Bridge]
D DM7 G9 A7
We said goodbye with a highball
D DM7 G9 A7
Then I got as "high" as a steeple (Did you?)
C Em7 Dm7 G7
But we were intelligent people
C C/B A7
No tears, no fuss, Hooray! For us!
[Refrain 6]
A13 Fdim D6 Bm
Thanks....for the memory...
[Verse 6]
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And strictly entre-nous, darling how are you?
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And how are all the little dreams that never did come true?
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Aw'flly glad I met you, cheerio, and toodle-oo
[Outro]
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And thank you so much.