You’ve been sitting all night, watching the sky and finally found something. Then the dawn comes and such “something” is clear in your mind.
It’s clear because you’re going forth across the doorsill where the night world touches the day world.
The light and breeze at dawn have secrets to tell you. Such secrets can help release your mind. That’s why something is clear.
You may ask the dawn for what you really want.
Someone you still love or someone new.
But....believe me, all you want are in your memories.
Memories of You
Words & Music by Andy Razaf & Eubie Blake, 1930
Words & Music by Andy Razaf & Eubie Blake, 1930
Recorded by The Benny Goodman Trio with Rosemary Clooney 1956 (#20)Also recorded by The Four Coins, 1955 (#22)
D Fdim Em7 Edim D Bm7 E7
Waking skies at sunrise, ev - ry sun - set too,
D9 Bm7 Cdim B7 E7 A9 D A7
Seems to be bringing me memories of you.
D Fdim Em7 Edim D Bm7 E7
Here and there, ev - 'ry - where, scenes that we once knew,
D Em7 Cdim B7 E7 A9 D F#7
And they all just re - call mem - o - ries of you.
D Fdim Em7 Edim D Bm7 E7
Waking skies at sunrise, ev - ry sun - set too,
D9 Bm7 Cdim B7 E7 A9 D A7
Seems to be bringing me memories of you.
D Fdim Em7 Edim D Bm7 E7
Here and there, ev - 'ry - where, scenes that we once knew,
D Em7 Cdim B7 E7 A9 D F#7
And they all just re - call mem - o - ries of you.
Bridge:
Bm G7 Bm Bm7-5 E7
How I wish I could forget those happy yes - ter - years;
Bm Bm7/E E7/9 E7 A7 Em7 A7
That have left a ro - sa - ry of tears.
D Fdim Em Edim D Bm7-5 E7
Your face beams in my dreams, in spite of all I do,
D Em7 Cdim B7 E7 A9 D
And ev - 'ry - thing seems to bring mem - o - ries of you.
Bm G7 Bm Bm7-5 E7
How I wish I could forget those happy yes - ter - years;
Bm Bm7/E E7/9 E7 A7 Em7 A7
That have left a ro - sa - ry of tears.
D Fdim Em Edim D Bm7-5 E7
Your face beams in my dreams, in spite of all I do,
D Em7 Cdim B7 E7 A9 D
And ev - 'ry - thing seems to bring mem - o - ries of you.
