(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!