C Dm/A Em Dm/A
C G7 C
I guess I owe the neighbors an expla- nation
G7 C
About the noise comin' from this old house and me
C7/E
Lord, but this feelin' takes hold of me
F Bb7
God knows I fight it, but it takes con- trol of me
C G7 C F C G7
That's why I'm here tonight in memory of a memory
C G7 C
See that back yard that's where my babies used to play
G7 C
And see that window, hey, that's the bedroom where we used to lay
C7/E F Bb7 G7
Oh, sure you think I'm crazy and hell I just might be
C G7 C
But as for to- night, I'm here in memory of a memory
F Bb7
So go back to sleep and don't worry about me
C
Out here in this night air all alone
D7 D7/F# D7
Yeah, I'll be leavin' soon, soon as I check each room
G7 F Em G7/D
Cause it's still my home, yes, still my home
F C
Guess I'll go water the flowers like she asked me to
F C F C G7
I wish I'd done, it way back then like she asked me to
C C7/E
Lord, but this bottle took hold of me
F
God knows I fought it, but it took control of me
C G7 C
That's why I'm here tonight in memory of a memory
