Only By Memory chords by Yorick Van Norden

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Difficulty: Novice

Chords:
Am6/C x-3-4-2-1-0
BaugBaug x-2-1-0-0-3
Em11Em11 0-0-5-4-3-0
Intro:
E minorEm

Verse 1:
E minorEm
Silently hoping, desperately coping
   F#7F#7
With all her love in vain
  C majorC      Am6/C    B7B7
Her nails to the knot in her heart
    BaugBaug     E minorEm  A minorAm E minorEm
To the ball and the chain

Verse 2:
E minorEm
Laughter invites her and pleasure incites her
   F#7F#7
But still she feels no pain
     C majorC      Am6/C
Then the foul-mouthed angel
   B7B7   BaugBaug      E minorEm  A minorAm E minorEm
He calls her by her maiden name

Chorus:
F# minorF#m
Oh
    Em11Em11
Only by memory
Bm7Bm7
Everything passes and everything changes
C majorC             B7B7
Black and white fade into grey
F# minorF#m
Oh
    Em11Em11
Only by memory
Bm7Bm7
This old world turning, longing and yearning
   C majorC             B7B7
She hopes that it won’t turn away
N.C.
Oh please let her stay

Break:
E minorEm  F#7F#7  C majorC Am6/C B7B7 BaugBaug E minorEm A minorAm E minorEm

Verse 3:
E minorEm
Shadows returning, the fire’s still burning
   F#7F#7
It shines so bright a light
    C majorC       Am6/C
In the eye of the hurricane
   B7B7           E minorEm  A minorAm E minorEm
That patiently witnessed the night

Verse 4:
E minorEm
Anger and shame that she cannot explain
     F#7F#7
They are ready for the fight
     C majorC     Am6/C
But I’m closing the book
   B7B7     BaugBaug    E minorEm  A minorAm  E minorEm
On a page that I never will write, right, write

Chorus:
F# minorF#m
Oh
    Em11Em11
Only by memory
Bm7Bm7
Everything passes and everything changes
C majorC             B7B7
Black and white fade into grey
F# minorF#m
Oh
    Em11Em11
Only by memory
Bm7Bm7
This old world turning, longing and yearning
   C majorC             B7B7
She hopes that it won’t turn away
n.c.        E minorEm
Oh please let her stay

Break:
E minorEm  F#7F#7  C majorC Am6/C B7B7 BaugBaug E minorEm A minorAm E minorEm A minorAm E minorEm A minorAm E minorEm

 Outro:
  A augmentedA   G+G   A augmentedA
e|-----------------------------| (Repeat riff till fade)
BB|---2---0-------2----7-6-4-2--|
G+G|-----2---0-2-----2-----------|
D MajorD|-0-----------0---------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------|