Instruments
| Bb |
Verse 1
| Bb | Gm |Midnight, not a sound from the pavement | Eb | Dm |Has the moon lost her memory? She is smiling alone | Cm | Gm |In the lamplight, the withered leaves collect at my feet | F | [6/8] Bb |And the wind begins to moan| Bb | Gm |Memory, all alone in the moonlight | Eb | Dm |I can dream of the old days Life was beautiful then | Cm | Gm |I remember the time I knew what happiness was | F | [6/8] Bb |Let the memory live again
Hook
| Dm Eb | Dm Eb | Every street lamp seems to beat | Dm Bb C | F |A fatalistic warning| Dm Gm | C | F |Someone mutters and the street lamp sputters | Dm G | C |And soon it will be morning
Verse 2
| Bb | Gm |Daylight, I must wait for the sunrise | Eb | Dm |I must think of a new life And I mustn't give in | Cm | Gm |When the dawn comes, tonight will be a memory too | F | [6/8] Bb |And a new day will begin
Instruments
key down to Gb| Gb | Ebm | B || [6/8] Gb |
Bridge
| Bbm B | Bbm B | Bbm Gb Ab7 | Db |Burnt out ends of smoky days The stale, cold smell of morning| Bbm Ebm | Ab Db | Bbm Eb7 | Ab7 |A street lamp dies, another night is over Another day is dawning
Ending
key change to Db| Db | Bbm |Touch me, it's so easy to leave me | Gb | Fm |All alone with the memory Of my days in the sun | Ebm | Bbm |If you touch me, you'll understand what happiness is | Ab | Db |Look, a new day has begun
