[ The memory remains von Metallica ]


THE MEMORY REMAINS

      a                                              Ais  F    a
    Fortune, fame, mirror vain, gone insane, but the memory remains.

    a-G      a-G     a-G   C-a - G -

a                  G       a                    G         a
1. Heavy rings on fingers wave, another star denies the grave.
                      G            C        G        a
    See the nowhere crowd cry the nowhere cheers of honor.
                  G           a                     G         a
    Like twisted vines that grow, hide and swallow mansions whole.
                 \                   C      G    a
    And dim the light of an already faded prima donna.

      a                                       C-G
    Fortune, fame, mirror vain, gone insane.
     a                                               Ais  F    a
    Fortune, fame, mirror vain, gone insane, but the memory remains.

    a-G      a-G     a-G   C-a     -G-

a                    G   a                      G       a
2. Heavy rings hold cigarettes up to lips that time forgets.
               \             C       G         a
    While the Hollywood sun sets, behind your back.
                   G         a                      G      a
    And can't the band play on, just listen, they play my song.
            C            G              a
    Ash to ash, dust to dust, fade to black.

     a                                        C-G
    Fortune, fame, mirror vain, gone insane.
     a                                        Ais            
    Fortune, fame, mirror vain, gone insane. Yeah!
           C          F  - a
    Dance little tin godd-ess. 

             G         C        G        a
3. La da da da, da da da,      la da da da  (4 x)
      a                                        C - G
    Drift away, fade away, little tin goddess.
     a                                         C - G
    Ash to ash, dust to dust, fade to black.
     a                                         C - G
    Fortune, fame, mirror vain, gone insane.
     a                
    Fortune, fame, mirror vain, gone insane.
            Ais  F    a      ~ ~
    But the memory remains.
     C
    Ash to ash, dust to dust, fade to black.
             F   G    a
    But the memory remains.

    a-G      a           C      G       a                           
           Yeah! To the faded dreams encountered. 
                                 G-a   G-a   G-a   G-a   Ais
    Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
       C          F       a
Dance little tin goddess dance.

             G         C      G        a                   G         a
   La da da da, da da da,    la da da da.  (9 x) La da da da, da da da.

(Orig. = Capo 6)  (Ais = Bb)        (Metallica)