I am completely in love with Andrew Lloyd Webber... this song is from his musical Cats.
it sounds beautiful finger-picked with the chords below. This song is in 6/8 time...
I don't really know all the lyrics but you get the general idea, if you know the melody
or are playing along with the song.. There are more than just a few key changes, but
basically the form of the song is the same throughout..Enjoy!
[Verse 1]
D Bm
Daylight, see the dew on the sunflower
G
And a rose that is fading
F#m
Roses wither away
A G Bm
Like the sunflower I yearn to turn my face to the dawn
A D
I am waiting for the day
[Verse 2]
Bb Gm
Midnight, not a sound on the pavement
Eb Dm
Has the moon lost a memory? She is smiling alone
F Eb Gm
In the lamplight the withered leaves collect at my feet
F Bb
And the wind begins to moan
[Verse 3]
Bb Gm
Memory, all alone in the moonlight
Eb
I can smile at the old days
Dm
I was beautiful then
F Eb Gm
I remember the time I knew what happiness was
F Bb
Let the memory live again
[Verse 4]
Dm
Every street lamp seems to beat
F Bb F
A fainter listening warning
Dm C
Someone mutters and a street lamp flutters
F G C
And soon it will be morning
[Verse 5]
Bb Gm
Daylight, I must wait for the sunrise
Eb
I must think of a new life
Dm
And I mustn't give in
F Eb Gm
When the dawn comes tonight will be a memory too
F Bb
And a new day will begin
[Verse 6]
A#m
Burnt out ends of smokey days
C# F# C#
The stale cold smell of morning
A#m G#
A street lamp dies another night is over
C# D# G#
Another day is dawning
[Verse 7]
C# A#m
Touch me, it's so easy to leave me
F#
All alone with the memory
E#m
Of my days in the sun
G# F# A#m
If you touch me you'll understand what happiness is
G# C#
Look, a new day has begun
