Memories - JOHN LENNON - HOME RECORDING (1979) MEMORIES (c) 1985 Lenono Music Chords used: EADGBE G: 320003 Em: 022000 D7: xx0212 D: xx0232 C: x32010 G/F#: 200003 G Memory, memory, D7 Ah, you're meaning less to me G G/F# Watching late night movies on TV C Motionless I see them G Em As they drift before my eyes D7 Crystal-clear and sparkling G Effecting through my mind Wondering, wondering, Is that really me? Running round in circles like a fool Ah, with such insanity It's a wonder I survived Ah, the angels have been good to me I'm glad to be alive D Sometimes, I get the feeling G Daylight has come too soon D Hoping for something is better G I'm howling at the moon Endlessly, endlessly, Like driftwood on the sea And memories are flooding on end And the cats just listen To someone else's dream No friends and yet no enemies But teachers that all have been Sometimes, I get the feeling Daylight has come too soon Wishing that something is better I'm howling at the moon Memory, memory, Ah, you're meaning less to me Watching late night movies on TV Motionless I see them As they drift before my eyes Crystal-clear and sparkling Effecting through my mind Wondering, wondering, Is that really me? Running round in circles like a fool Ah, with such insanity It's a wonder I'm alive Ah, the angels have been good to me I'm glad to be alive Sometimes, I get the feeling Daylight has come too soon Wishing for something is better I'm howling at the moon Endlessly, endlessly, Like driftwood on the sea And memories are flooding on end And the cats just feel like listening To someone else's dream No friends and yet no enemies But teachers that all have been NOTE: Lennon clearly saw the potential of this poignant song; during the years he worked on it, it changed title, lyrics and structure, though the bare bones roughly remained the same. Its beautiful melody adds to the emotional weight of the song, qualifying it as one of Lennon's best unreleased tracks.