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Cm
The city lights are beckoning
 
D#
Their sirens softly call
 
Cm
All the fantasists and fetishist
 
D# G#
Are preparing for their ball
 
D# Fm
We’ve been stuck here on the doorstep
D#
With nothing to forsake
 
Fm
But we might as well
Cm
be anyone’s to take
 
G# Cm
 
D#
So I give myself to strangers
Cm
Like I gave myself to you
 
D#
The tenderness I felt has been replaced
 
By something new
 
Fm
And in the ending I can vaguely hear
D# Fm
An outline of your call
 
Cm
But it might as well be any words at all
 
G#
Cm
Every memory is sailing
D# Cm
To the kingdom of your soul
 
As you patiently await
D# Fm
I lose my sense of self-control
 
For you were the lighthouse to my broken boat
D# Fm
But I left you behind
Cm
Now I might as well be anyone’s to find
Now I might as well be anyone’s to find

How to play Memoir

Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.

What is the starting chord?

The first identified chord is Cm. You can transpose without leaving the page.

Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?

Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.

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