(C7)Thanks
for the (F)mem o ry
of can dle light and (F#dim7)wine,
(F)cas tles on the Rhine, the (C7)Par the non and mo ments on the (Gm7)Hud son Riv er Line.
How love ly
it (C7)was!
Thanks
for the (F)mem o ry
of rain y af ter (F#dim7)noons,
(F)swing y Har lem tunes, and (C7)mo tor trips and burn ing lips and (Gm7)burn ing toast and prunes.
How love ly
it (Eb7)was!
(Ab)Man y’s the time that we (Eb7)feast ed,
and (Ab)man y’s the time that we (F#dim7)fast ed.
Oh, (Am)well, it was swell while it (G7)last ed
we (C7)did have fun and (Edim7)no harm done.
And (C7)thanks
for the (F)mem o ry
of sun burns at the (F#dim7)shore,
(F)nights in Sing a pore, you (C7)might have been a head ache but you (F#dim7)nev er were a (Gm7)bore, so thank you
(C7)so (F)much.
(C7)Thanks
for the (F)mem o ry
of sen ti ment al (F#dim7)verse,
(F)noth ing in my purse, and (C7)chuck les when the preach er said, “For (Gm7)bet ter or for worse.” How love ly
it (C7)was!
Thanks
for the (F)mem o ry
of lin ge rie with (F#dim7)lace,
(F)pils ner by the case, and (C7)how I jumped the day you trumped my (Gm7)one and on ly ace.
How love ly
it (Eb7)was!
(Ab)We said good bye with a (Eb7)high ball,
then (Ab)I got as “high” as a (F#dim7)stee ple.
But (Am)we were in tel li gent (G7)peo ple,
no (C7)tears, no fuss, hur (Edim7)ray for us.
So (C7)thanks
for the (F)mem o ry
and strict ly en tre (F#dim7)nous,
(F)dar ling, how are you?
And (C7)how are all the lit tle dreams that (F#dim7)nev er were a (Gm7)bore, so thank you
(C7)so (F)much.
(Gm7)nev er did come true?
(F)Awf ’ly glad I met you, cheer i (Db7)o and too dle oo, and (Gm7)thank you
(C7)so (F)much!
This page shows “Thanks For The Memory” by Bing Crosby in our color-coded kid songbook view — every note is colored by pitch (red C, orange D, yellow E, green F, blue G, purple A, pink B) and the lyrics sit directly under each note, so children can sing along while they play. The song is in the key of Bb at 96 BPM, a comfortable easy-level arrangement perfect for first-time learners.