Memento Mori chords by The Wedding Present

• Difficulty: Intermediate

Key: E

Intro:

F#m E
G#m A
A E
C C
C#m B
E A
A E
C C
C D
E E
E E
E E
E E

Verse 1:
E
  You drift through life and say:
          E
“I’ll do it another day”
      G#m        A  G#m B F#
because you do what you always do


Verse 2:
E
  And, yes, you’re gonna scoff, but you
          E
always put things off
      G#m        A   G#m B F#
Surely the goal is to take control

Interlude:
E E

Chorus 1:
E       A E
And you would see
    G#m A
what I mean if you could
          E
just stop being so nonchalant

Interlude:
C C D

Verse 3:
E
 And look how all the trees
            E
have already lost their leaves
   G#m         A   G#m B F#
This year’s going to disappear

Verse 4:
E
  And you know that it’s true,
             E
 the world won’t wait for you
    G#m      A   G#m B F#
You’ve got to make a move

Interlude:
E E

Chorus 2:
E     A E
You can’t ignore
        G#m A
that there’s a door that is just
A        E     C
waiting for you to unlock

Chorus 3:
          C#m B
It’s not just about you
        E A
it affects me, too
   A       E
We’re all running against the clock

Interlude:
C C

Instrumental:
Emaj7/G#
A
Emaj7/G#
A

Bridge:
       Emaj7/G#
I can see the mountains from here
          A
And they don’t look too high
       Emaj7/G#
I can see the mountains from here
          A
And they don’t look too high

Outro:
E G#m
E G#m
E G#m
A
E G#m
E G#m
E G#m
A
E G#m
E G#m
A
E G#m
E G#m
E G#m
E G#m