Verse
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Of candlelight and wine, castles on the Rhine
G#7 A#m7 Bm7-5 G#7
The Parthenon and moments on the Hudson River Line
F#9 F#m6 Cdim G#7
How lovely it was!
[Refrain 2]
G#13 Fdim C#6 A#m
Thanks....for the memory...
[Verse 2]
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Of rainy afternoons, swingy Harlem tunes
G#7 A#m7 Bm7-5 G#7
And motor trips and burning lips and burning toast and prunes
G#7 F#9 C#
How lovely it was!
[Bridge]
C# C#M7 F#9 G#7
Many's the time that we feasted
C# C#M7 F#9 G#7
And many's the time that we fasted
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Oh, well, it was swell while it lasted
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We did have fun and no harm done.
[Refrain 3]
G#13 Fdim C#6 A#m
And thanks....for the memory...
[Verse 3]
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Of sunburns at the shore, nights in Singapore
G#7 A#m7 Bm7-5 G#7
You might have been a headache but you never were a bore
F#9 F#m6 Cdim G#7
So thank you so much.
[Refrain 4]
G#13 Fdim C#6 A#m
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"
F#9 F#m6 Cdim G#7
How lovely it was
[Refrain 5]
G#13 Fdim C#6 A#m
Thanks....for the memory...
[Verse 5]
C# G#dim E7 Cdim
Of lingerie with lace, Pilsner by the case
G#7 A#m7 Bm7-5 G#7
And how I jumped the day you trumped my one-and-only ace
F#9 G#7 C#
How lovely that was!
[Bridge]
C# C#M7 F#9 G#7
We said goodbye with a highball
C# C#M7 F#9 G#7
Then I got as "high" as a steeple (Did you?)
B D#m7 C#m7 F#7
But we were intelligent people
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No tears, no fuss, Hooray! For us!
[Refrain 6]
G#13 Fdim C#6 A#m
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?
F# Fdim C# A#7
Aw'flly glad I met you, cheerio, and toodle-oo
[Outro]
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And thank you so much.