Only a Memory by The Smithereens Lyric and Guitar Chords

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If you are looking for Only a Memory guitar chords, you’ve come to the right place.
You can play Only a Memory by The Smithereens using guitar or guitar.
This song by The Smithereens can also be played by that instruments.
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Only a Memory guitar chords has rhythm and included in album.
You can also find another musical genres, including jazz guitar chords, country music guitar chords, pop guitar chords, world music guitar chords, and rock guitar chords here.

Only a Memory by The Smithereens Guitar Chords


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A
over
G
D
G

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[Verse 1]
My

A
mind is f
G
illed with t
D
houghts of y
E
ou
I t
A
hink a
G
bout the
D
days of
E
two
I
A
search the
G
room but
D
you’re not
E
there
Your
A
perfume
G
lingers
D
everyw
E
here, but it’s …

!

F
Only a
E
memory Of
F
what our love was
G
going to be
D
Only a
E
memory B
F
roken bits of
G
you and me
D
Only a
E
memory
F
Only a
G
memor
D
y (let ring out)

(Play intro riff 2 times over (A G D G) )

[Verse 2]
In a

A
world of
G
pain I
D
have no
E
peer
You f
A
ade a
G
way and d
D
isapp
E
ear
And
A
now I
G
have to
D
learn the
E
game
Where
A
no on
G
e wins o
D
r takes th
E
e blame, but it’s …

!

F
Only a
E
memory Of
F
what our love was
G
going to be
D
Only a
E
memory N
F
ow that we are h
G
istory
D
Only a
E
memory
F
Only a
G
memo
D
ry (let ring out)
(Play intro riff once al
A
one, then
G
again wit
D
h bass &
G
rhythm guitar, then drums)
(Play intro riff two mor
A
e times, t
G
hen verse
D
x4, chor
G
ds with solo over top)

But it’s…

!

F
Only a
E
memory Of
F
what our love was
G
going to be
D
Only a
E
memory B
F
roken bits of
G
you and me
D
Only a
E
memory
F
Only a
G
memor
D
y (let ring out)

[Verse 3]

Why s

A
hould
G
it matter
D
if I
E
cry
I s
A
it ar
G
ound and w
D
onder
E
why
Now
A
I feel
G
much too
D
weak to
E
live
And
A
I’ve got
G
nothing
D
left to
E
give, now it’s

!

F
Only a
E
memory Of
F
what our love was
G
going to be
D
Only a
E
memory B
F
roken bits of
G
you and me
D
Only a
E
memory
F
Only a
G
memory

F
Only a
E
memory (only a memory)
F
Only a
G
memory (only a memory)
F
Only a
E
memory (only a memory)
F
Only a
G
memory (only a memory)

(two more times)

F
Memory…(m
E
emory) Me
F
mory…(m
G
emory)
F
Memory…(m
E
emory) Me
F
mory…(me
G
mory) …

(Fade)

If you want to learn The Smithereens Only a Memory guitar chords, The 5 chords we’ll look at are the C major, A major, G major, E major, and D major.
The reason we use all major chords is that the minor versions of any of these chords just require tiny adjustments.
Each one of those minor chords is completely based on its major counterpart

The more you practice, the easier guitar will feel to play Only a Memory. Guitar is hard to learn in the beginning, but gets easier the longer you stick with it.

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