Chords with lyrics
A minorAm 
Bb majorBb 
FF A minorAm
Fortune, fame, mirror vain, gone insane, but the memory remains.
Am-G Am-G Am-G C-Am - 
G+G -
A minorAm G+G A minorAm G+G A minorAm
1. Heavy rings on fingers wave, another star denies the grave.
G+G 
C majorC G+G A minorAm
See the nowhere crowd cry the nowhere cheers of honor.
G+G A minorAm G+G A minorAm
Like twisted vines that grow, hide and swallow mansions whole.
\ C majorC G+G A minorAm
And dim the light of an already faded prima donna.
A minorAm C-G
Fortune, fame, mirror vain, gone insane.
A minorAm Bb majorBb FF A minorAm
Fortune, fame, mirror vain, gone insane, but the memory remains.
Am-G Am-G Am-G C-Am -G-
A minorAm G+G A minorAm G+G A minorAm
2. Heavy rings hold cigarettes up to lips that time forgets.
\ C majorC G+G A minorAm
While the Hollywood sun sets, behind your back.
G+G A minorAm G+G A minorAm
And can't the band play on, just listen, they play my song.
C majorC G+G A minorAm
Ash to ash, dust to dust, fade to black.
A minorAm C-G
Fortune, fame, mirror vain, gone insane.
A minorAm Bb majorBb
Fortune, fame, mirror vain, gone insane. Yeah!
C majorC FF - A minorAm
Dance little tin godd-ess.
G+G C majorC G+G A minorAm
3. La da da da, da da da, la da da da (4 x)
A minorAm C majorC - G+G
Drift away, fade away, little tin goddess.
A minorAm C majorC - G+G
Ash to ash, dust to dust, fade to black.
A minorAm C majorC - G+G
Fortune, fame, mirror vain, gone insane.
A minorAm
Fortune, fame, mirror vain, gone insane.
Bb majorBb FF A minorAm
But the memory remains.
C majorC
Ash to ash, dust to dust, fade to black.
FF G+G A minorAm
But the memory remains.
Am-G A minorAm C majorC G+G A minorAm
Yeah! To the faded dreams encountered.
G-Am G-Am G-Am G-Am Bb majorBb
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
C majorC FF A minorAm
Dance little tin goddess dance.
G+G C majorC G+G A minorAm G+G A minorAm
La da da da, da da da, la da da da. (9 x) La da da da, da da da.
Other versions of The Memory Remains
Alternative guitar chords and tabs for The wait (Ver. 2) by Metallica
