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[Refrain 1]
E13ThanksFdim....for the A6memory.F#m..
[Verse 1]
Of Acandlelight and Edimwine, cE7astles on the CdimRhine
The PE7arthenon and F#m7moments on the Bm7-5Hudson River LE7ine
How D9lovely     Dm6   Cdimit  wE7as!
[Refrain 2]
E13ThanksFdim....for the A6memory.F#m..
[Verse 2]
Of Arainy afterEdimnoons, sE7wingy Harlem Cdimtunes
And E7motor trips and F#m7burning lips and Bm7-5burning toast and E7prunes
How loE7vely    D9it  wAas!
[Bridge]
AMany's the tAM7ime that we feD9astedE7  
And mAany's the AM7time that we fD9astedE7  
Oh, wGell, it was Bm7swell while it Am7lastedD7  
We Gdid have G/F#fun and E7no harm done.
[Refrain 3]
And E13thanksFdim....for the A6memory.F#m..
[Verse 3]
Of sAunburns at the Edimshore, nE7ights in SingaCdimpore
You mE7ight have been a F#m7headache but you Bm7-5never were a bE7ore
So tD9hank yoDm6u    Cdimso  mE7uch.
[Refrain 4]
E13ThanksFdim....for the A6memory.F#m..
[Verse 4]
Of Asentimental Edimverse, noE7thing in my Cdimpurse
And cE7huckles when the pF#m7reacher said "For Bm7-5better or for E7worse"
D9How lovely     Dm6    Cdimit  E7was
[Refrain 5]
E13ThanksFdim....for the A6memory.F#m..
[Verse 5]
Of lAingerie with Edimlace, PE7ilsner by the Cdimcase
And E7how I jumped the F#m7day you trumped my Bm7-5one-and-only E7ace
How D9lovely    E7that   Awas!
[Bridge]
AWe said goodAM7bye with a D9highballE7  
Then AI got as AM7"high" as a sD9teeple   E7(Did you?)
GBut we were inBm7telligent pAm7eopleD7  
GNo tears, no G/F#fuss, HoorE7ay! For us!
[Refrain 6]
E13ThanksFdim....for the A6memory.F#m..
[Verse 6]
And Astrictly entre-Edimnous, dE7arling how are Cdimyou?
And E7how are all the F#m7little dreams that Bm7-5never did come tE7rue?
DAw'flly glad I Fdimmet you, cheerAio, and toodle-F#7oo
[Outro]
And tD9hank you E7so mAuch.

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Thanks For The Memory

by Bob Hope

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

E13

Fdim

F#m

Edim

Cdim

F#m7

Bm7-5

Dm6

AM7

Bm7

G/F#

F#7

[Refrain 1]

E13 Fdim A6 F#m

Thanks....for the memory...

[Verse 1]

A Edim E7 Cdim

Of candlelight and wine, castles on the Rhine

E7 F#m7 Bm7-5 E7

The Parthenon and moments on the Hudson River Line

D9 Dm6 Cdim E7

How lovely it was!

[Refrain 2]

E13 Fdim A6 F#m

Thanks....for the memory...

[Verse 2]

A Edim E7 Cdim

Of rainy afternoons, swingy Harlem tunes

E7 F#m7 Bm7-5 E7

And motor trips and burning lips and burning toast and prunes

E7 D9 A

How lovely it was!

[Bridge]

A AM7 D9 E7

Many's the time that we feasted

A AM7 D9 E7

And many's the time that we fasted

G Bm7 Am7 D7

Oh, well, it was swell while it lasted

G G/F# E7

We did have fun and no harm done.

[Refrain 3]

E13 Fdim A6 F#m

And thanks....for the memory...

[Verse 3]

A Edim E7 Cdim

Of sunburns at the shore, nights in Singapore

E7 F#m7 Bm7-5 E7

You might have been a headache but you never were a bore

D9 Dm6 Cdim E7

So thank you so much.

[Refrain 4]

E13 Fdim A6 F#m

Thanks....for the memory...

[Verse 4]

A Edim E7 Cdim

Of sentimental verse, nothing in my purse

E7 F#m7 Bm7-5 E7

And chuckles when the preacher said "For better or for worse"

D9 Dm6 Cdim E7

How lovely it was

[Refrain 5]

E13 Fdim A6 F#m

Thanks....for the memory...

[Verse 5]

A Edim E7 Cdim

Of lingerie with lace, Pilsner by the case

E7 F#m7 Bm7-5 E7

And how I jumped the day you trumped my one-and-only ace

D9 E7 A

How lovely that was!

[Bridge]

A AM7 D9 E7

We said goodbye with a highball

A AM7 D9 E7

Then I got as "high" as a steeple (Did you?)

G Bm7 Am7 D7

But we were intelligent people

G G/F# E7

No tears, no fuss, Hooray! For us!

[Refrain 6]

E13 Fdim A6 F#m

Thanks....for the memory...

[Verse 6]

A Edim E7 Cdim

And strictly entre-nous, darling how are you?

E7 F#m7 Bm7-5 E7

And how are all the little dreams that never did come true?

D Fdim A F#7

Aw'flly glad I met you, cheerio, and toodle-oo

[Outro]

D9 E7 A

And thank you so much.

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