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Sweet Memories

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GMy world is like a river 
CAs dark as it is deep
D7Night after night the past slips in
And gathers all my Gsleep
My days are just an endless stream
COf emptiness to me
Filled only by the Gfleeting
Moments D7of your memGory
D7Sweet memoGries  B7sweet memoEmries
GYou slipped into the silence
COf my dreams last night
D7Wandering from room to room
And turning on each Glight
Your laughter spills like water
From the Criver to the sea
And I'm swept away from Gsadness
Clinging D7to your memGory
D7Sweet memoGries  B7sweet memoEmries
GMemories of the D7sweetest love I Gknow

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Sweet Memories

by Hank Locklin

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My world is like a river

As dark as it is deep

Night after night the past slips in

And gathers all my sleep

My days are just an endless stream

Of emptiness to me

Filled only by the fleeting

D7 G

Moments of your memory

D7 G B7 Em

Sweet memories sweet memories

You slipped into the silence

Of my dreams last night

Wandering from room to room

And turning on each light

Your laughter spills like water

From the river to the sea

And I'm swept away from sadness

D7 G

Clinging to your memory

D7 G B7 Em

Sweet memories sweet memories

G D7 G

Memories of the sweetest love I know

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