La canción Memory, famosamente del musical Cats de Andrew Lloyd Webber, fue escrita en 1981. La letra se basa en un poema de T.S. Eliot del libro Old Possums Book of Practical Cats. La canción se convirtió en un gran éxito y es frecuentemente asociada con el personaje Grizabella, la gata glamorosa.
Tono: C
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
G#
Fm
C#
Cm
A#m7
Fm
D#
C#
G#
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