C
All I can be is a sweet memory

     F                                     C
That drifts through your mind from time to time

  G7
I could never be more than a knock on your door

       F                           G7
Just a shadow that's gone with the sunshine


C
For you know I'm not free and I never can be

    F                               C
And you're bound to get restless in time

G7
All I can be is a sweet memory

     F      G7           C
That drifts through your mind


G7                                    C
Tonight I'll shed a silent tear while lying here with you

    G7                                  C
The sands of time have trickled down to just a precious few

                                  F
You're young and so beautiful and I'm so glad I'm here

D7                       G7
But the ending painfully clear


C
All I can be is a sweet memory

   F                        C
Of someone you had to leave behind

    G7
Who loves you and needs you but never could give you

  F                       G7
A ring for your finger so fine


C
So tonight we’ll just borrow each other tomorrow

F                             C
Till we find we've run out of time

G7
All I can be is a sweet memory

     F      G7           C
That drifts through your mind


C
For you know I'm not free and I never can be

    F                               C
And you're bound to get restless in time

G7
All I can be is a sweet memory

     F      G7           C
That drifts through your mind