Cats Memory Reprise (Original Broadway cast) Chords
Tempo:
160.4 bpm
Chords used:
Eb
Bbm
F
Bb
Dm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[D]
Day that [Bm] you want a sun for a rose [G] that is fading, roses wither [Gbm] away.
Like [A] [Em] the sunflower I yearn to turn [Bm] my face to the dawn.
I [A] am waiting
[G] for [D] the day.
Now old Deuteronomy, just before dawn, through a silence you feel you could cut with a knife,
announces the cat who can now be reborn and come back to a different, jellicle life.
[A]
[Bb]
[Bbm] [Eb]
[F] [Fm]
[F]
[Bb]
[Bbm] [Eb] [F]
[Fm] [F]
[Bb]
Memory, turn your face [Gm] to the moonlight.
Let your [Eb] memory lead you.
Open up, [D] enter in.
[Dm] If [Cm] you find there the meaning of [Gm] what happiness is,
then [F] a new life
[Bb] will begin.
Memory, all alone [Gm]
I can smile [Eb] at the old days.
I was [D] beautiful then.
[Dm]
I [Cm]
remember a time I knew [Gm] what happiness was.
Let [F] the memory [Eb] live [Bb] again.
[Dm]
Burnt out [Eb] ends [Dm] of smoky [Eb] days, [Dm] the stale, [Bb] cold smell [C]
[F] of morning.
[Dm] A street lamp [Gm] dies, [C] another night [F] is over.
[Dm] For [G]
[C]
[Bb]
[Gm] the sun, I must think [Eb] of a new, and I [Dm] mustn't give in.
When [Cm] the dawn comes, tonight will be [Gm] a memory too.
[F] And a new day [Eb] will [Bb]
begin.
[Gb]
[Ebm]
[B]
[Gb]
[Bbm] Sunlight [B] through [Bbm] the trees [B] in the summer, [Bbm]
[Gb] endless [Ab] [Db]
masquerading.
[Bbm]
Like [Ebm] a flower, [Ab] as the dawn is [Db] breaking, [Bbm] the [Eb] memory [Ab] is fading.
Days [Ebm]
[Db]
[Bbm]
[Gb]
[Ab]
[Gb] [Fm] in the sky, if [Ebm] you touch me, [Fm] you'll understand [Bbm] what happiness is.
Look, [Ab] a new
[Gb] path
[Db] leads up.
Day that [Bm] you want a sun for a rose [G] that is fading, roses wither [Gbm] away.
Like [A] [Em] the sunflower I yearn to turn [Bm] my face to the dawn.
I [A] am waiting
[G] for [D] the day.
Now old Deuteronomy, just before dawn, through a silence you feel you could cut with a knife,
announces the cat who can now be reborn and come back to a different, jellicle life.
[A]
[Bb]
[Bbm] [Eb]
[F] [Fm]
[F]
[Bb]
[Bbm] [Eb] [F]
[Fm] [F]
[Bb]
Memory, turn your face [Gm] to the moonlight.
Let your [Eb] memory lead you.
Open up, [D] enter in.
[Dm] If [Cm] you find there the meaning of [Gm] what happiness is,
then [F] a new life
[Bb] will begin.
Memory, all alone [Gm]
I can smile [Eb] at the old days.
I was [D] beautiful then.
[Dm]
I [Cm]
remember a time I knew [Gm] what happiness was.
Let [F] the memory [Eb] live [Bb] again.
[Dm]
Burnt out [Eb] ends [Dm] of smoky [Eb] days, [Dm] the stale, [Bb] cold smell [C]
[F] of morning.
[Dm] A street lamp [Gm] dies, [C] another night [F] is over.
[Dm] For [G]
[C]
[Bb]
[Gm] the sun, I must think [Eb] of a new, and I [Dm] mustn't give in.
When [Cm] the dawn comes, tonight will be [Gm] a memory too.
[F] And a new day [Eb] will [Bb]
begin.
[Gb]
[Ebm]
[B]
[Gb]
[Bbm] Sunlight [B] through [Bbm] the trees [B] in the summer, [Bbm]
[Gb] endless [Ab] [Db]
masquerading.
[Bbm]
Like [Ebm] a flower, [Ab] as the dawn is [Db] breaking, [Bbm] the [Eb] memory [Ab] is fading.
Days [Ebm]
[Db]
[Bbm]
[Gb]
[Ab]
[Gb] [Fm] in the sky, if [Ebm] you touch me, [Fm] you'll understand [Bbm] what happiness is.
Look, [Ab] a new
[Gb] path
[Db] leads up.
Key:
Eb
Bbm
F
Bb
Dm
Eb
Bbm
F
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Day that _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] you want a sun for _ _ _ _ _ a rose [G] that is _ fading, _ _ _ roses _ wither [Gbm] _ _ away. _ _ _ _
_ Like [A] [Em] the _ sunflower _ I yearn to turn [Bm] my face to the _ dawn. _ _ _
I [A] am _ _ waiting _
_ _ _ [G] _ for [D] the day. _ _ _ _ _ _
Now old Deuteronomy, _ just before dawn, _ through a silence you feel you could cut with a knife, _ _ _
announces the cat who can now be reborn _ and come back _ to a different, _ jellicle life.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bbm] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Memory, _ _ _ turn your face [Gm] to the _ _ moonlight. _
Let _ your [Eb] memory _ _ lead you. _ _
Open up, _ [D] enter _ in.
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ If [Cm] you _ find there the meaning of [Gm] what _ happiness _ _ is,
_ _ then [F] a new _ _ life _ _
[Bb] _ will _ begin. _ _
_ _ _ _ Memory, _ _ _ _ all alone _ [Gm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ I can smile [Eb] at the old _ _ days.
_ I was [D] beautiful _ then.
_ [Dm] _ _ _
_ _ I _ [Cm] _ _
remember _ a time I knew [Gm] what _ happiness _ _ was. _
_ _ Let [F] the _ memory _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ live [Bb] _ _ _ again.
_ _ [Dm] _
_ Burnt out _ [Eb] ends [Dm] of _ _ smoky _ [Eb] days, [Dm] the stale, [Bb] cold smell [C] _
[F] of morning. _ _ _ _
[Dm] A street lamp [Gm] dies, _ [C] another night _ [F] is _ over.
[Dm] _ _ For _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Gm] the _ sun, _ _ _ _ I must think [Eb] of a new, _ _ _ _ _ and I [Dm] mustn't give _ _ in. _ _ _ _
_ When [Cm] the dawn comes, _ tonight will be [Gm] a _ memory _ too. _ _ _ _
_ [F] And a new _ _ _ day _ [Eb] _ will _ [Bb]
begin.
_ _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Ebm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ Sunlight [B] through _ [Bbm] the trees [B] in the _ summer, [Bbm] _ _ _
[Gb] endless _ [Ab] _ _ [Db] _ _
masquerading.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _
Like [Ebm] a flower, _ [Ab] as the dawn is [Db] _ breaking, [Bbm] the _ _ _ _ [Eb] memory _ _ [Ab] is _ _ fading.
_ _ _ _ _ Days [Ebm] _
[Db] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
[Gb] [Fm] in the sky, _ _ _ _ _ _ if _ [Ebm] you _ touch me, [Fm] you'll _ understand [Bbm] what _ _ happiness is. _ _ _ _ _ _
Look, _ _ [Ab] a new _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Gb] _ _ _ path _ _
[Db] leads _ up. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Day that _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] you want a sun for _ _ _ _ _ a rose [G] that is _ fading, _ _ _ roses _ wither [Gbm] _ _ away. _ _ _ _
_ Like [A] [Em] the _ sunflower _ I yearn to turn [Bm] my face to the _ dawn. _ _ _
I [A] am _ _ waiting _
_ _ _ [G] _ for [D] the day. _ _ _ _ _ _
Now old Deuteronomy, _ just before dawn, _ through a silence you feel you could cut with a knife, _ _ _
announces the cat who can now be reborn _ and come back _ to a different, _ jellicle life.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bbm] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Memory, _ _ _ turn your face [Gm] to the _ _ moonlight. _
Let _ your [Eb] memory _ _ lead you. _ _
Open up, _ [D] enter _ in.
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ If [Cm] you _ find there the meaning of [Gm] what _ happiness _ _ is,
_ _ then [F] a new _ _ life _ _
[Bb] _ will _ begin. _ _
_ _ _ _ Memory, _ _ _ _ all alone _ [Gm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ I can smile [Eb] at the old _ _ days.
_ I was [D] beautiful _ then.
_ [Dm] _ _ _
_ _ I _ [Cm] _ _
remember _ a time I knew [Gm] what _ happiness _ _ was. _
_ _ Let [F] the _ memory _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ live [Bb] _ _ _ again.
_ _ [Dm] _
_ Burnt out _ [Eb] ends [Dm] of _ _ smoky _ [Eb] days, [Dm] the stale, [Bb] cold smell [C] _
[F] of morning. _ _ _ _
[Dm] A street lamp [Gm] dies, _ [C] another night _ [F] is _ over.
[Dm] _ _ For _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Gm] the _ sun, _ _ _ _ I must think [Eb] of a new, _ _ _ _ _ and I [Dm] mustn't give _ _ in. _ _ _ _
_ When [Cm] the dawn comes, _ tonight will be [Gm] a _ memory _ too. _ _ _ _
_ [F] And a new _ _ _ day _ [Eb] _ will _ [Bb]
begin.
_ _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Ebm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ Sunlight [B] through _ [Bbm] the trees [B] in the _ summer, [Bbm] _ _ _
[Gb] endless _ [Ab] _ _ [Db] _ _
masquerading.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _
Like [Ebm] a flower, _ [Ab] as the dawn is [Db] _ breaking, [Bbm] the _ _ _ _ [Eb] memory _ _ [Ab] is _ _ fading.
_ _ _ _ _ Days [Ebm] _
[Db] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
[Gb] [Fm] in the sky, _ _ _ _ _ _ if _ [Ebm] you _ touch me, [Fm] you'll _ understand [Bbm] what _ _ happiness is. _ _ _ _ _ _
Look, _ _ [Ab] a new _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Gb] _ _ _ path _ _
[Db] leads _ up. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _