Man With A Memory - Joe Nichols
Writers: Charlie Black/Rory Michael Bourke
Intro: D G D G
[G]Ol' Johnny's g[D]ot a h[A]eart of g[D]old
[G]Ask any[D]one around h[A]ere
But [G]some nights his [D]eyes are [A]far a[D]way
And f[G]illed[D/F#] with t[G]ears
[G]Sweet Mary [D]Lou's just as [A]good as they [D]come
With a [G]weakness for [D]all the wrong [A]men
[G]From the l[D]ook on her f[A]ace toni[D]ght
She's been w[G]rong[D/F#] a---[G]gain
[G]Bartender's thinkin' [A]to himself
As he [G]rubs his towel around a [A]glass
Chorus:
Now thereas a [G]man with a[D] memory[A][Bm]
There's a [A]woman with a [G]past[D/F#][G]
Lost [G]souls on life's [D]highway[A][Bm]
For[A]ever lookin' [G]back[D/F#][G]
When you're [G]livin' for the l[D]ove[A][Bm]
And the [A]love doesn't [G]last[D/F#][G]
You get a [G]man with a [D]memory
A [A]woman with a [G]past
[G]Bartender tu[D]rns the [A]TV do[D]wn
[G]Cranks that ol' j[D]ukebox [A]up
[G]Carefully sel[D]ects which b[A]uttons to p[D]ush
For what [G]each [D/F#]song d[G]oes
[G]C twenty-th[D]ree after [A]J ninete[D]en
It's a [G]tonic for a [D]broken h[A]eart
[G]A little St[D]ardust [A]in the m[D]ix
It's a [G]fine,[D/F#] fine [G]art
[G]Dim the lights a n[A]otch or two
[G]The next round is on the h[A]ouse
Chorus 2:
For the man with a memory
And the woman with a past
Lost souls on life's highway
Forever lookin' back
When you're livin' for the love
And the love doesn't last
You get a man with a memory
A woman with a past
[Bm]Oh, we've [A]all got somethin' w[G]e've got to [D/F#]get aro[Em]und
[D/F#]Now and then you [G]get the chance to help the lost get f[A]ound[Bm][D/F#][G]
[A] [Bm] [G] [A]
[G]Stackin' chairs and s[A]weepin' up
[G]He can't help a little s[A]mile
Chorus 3:
Thinkin' bout the man with a memory
And the woman with a past
Lost souls on life's highway
Forever lookin' back
When you're livin' for the love
And the love doesn't last
You get a man with a memory
A woman with a past
You get a [G]man with a [D]memory
A [A]woman with a [G]past
Writers: Charlie Black/Rory Michael Bourke
Intro: D G D G
[G]Ol' Johnny's g[D]ot a h[A]eart of g[D]old
[G]Ask any[D]one around h[A]ere
But [G]some nights his [D]eyes are [A]far a[D]way
And f[G]illed[D/F#] with t[G]ears
[G]Sweet Mary [D]Lou's just as [A]good as they [D]come
With a [G]weakness for [D]all the wrong [A]men
[G]From the l[D]ook on her f[A]ace toni[D]ght
She's been w[G]rong[D/F#] a---[G]gain
[G]Bartender's thinkin' [A]to himself
As he [G]rubs his towel around a [A]glass
Chorus:
Now thereas a [G]man with a[D] memory[A][Bm]
There's a [A]woman with a [G]past[D/F#][G]
Lost [G]souls on life's [D]highway[A][Bm]
For[A]ever lookin' [G]back[D/F#][G]
When you're [G]livin' for the l[D]ove[A][Bm]
And the [A]love doesn't [G]last[D/F#][G]
You get a [G]man with a [D]memory
A [A]woman with a [G]past
[G]Bartender tu[D]rns the [A]TV do[D]wn
[G]Cranks that ol' j[D]ukebox [A]up
[G]Carefully sel[D]ects which b[A]uttons to p[D]ush
For what [G]each [D/F#]song d[G]oes
[G]C twenty-th[D]ree after [A]J ninete[D]en
It's a [G]tonic for a [D]broken h[A]eart
[G]A little St[D]ardust [A]in the m[D]ix
It's a [G]fine,[D/F#] fine [G]art
[G]Dim the lights a n[A]otch or two
[G]The next round is on the h[A]ouse
Chorus 2:
For the man with a memory
And the woman with a past
Lost souls on life's highway
Forever lookin' back
When you're livin' for the love
And the love doesn't last
You get a man with a memory
A woman with a past
[Bm]Oh, we've [A]all got somethin' w[G]e've got to [D/F#]get aro[Em]und
[D/F#]Now and then you [G]get the chance to help the lost get f[A]ound[Bm][D/F#][G]
[A] [Bm] [G] [A]
[G]Stackin' chairs and s[A]weepin' up
[G]He can't help a little s[A]mile
Chorus 3:
Thinkin' bout the man with a memory
And the woman with a past
Lost souls on life's highway
Forever lookin' back
When you're livin' for the love
And the love doesn't last
You get a man with a memory
A woman with a past
You get a [G]man with a [D]memory
A [A]woman with a [G]past
