I Thought I Never Would Forget

A - F#m - D - Esus-E A F#m I went back in time today a box I thought, I'd thrown away, D Had fallen off the basement shelf, E I tripped and almost hurt myself, A Scattered there across the floor, F#m A New Year's Eve hat from '94, D Esus Ticket stubs to Billy Joel, and pictures, E From the Sugar Bowl, C#m F#m D Some of these souvenirs I remember, Esus-E Mostly I don't, C#m F#m D It's funny how time reduces a keepsake, Esus - E To a footnote, D A E The wheres and the whens that meant so much then, A G Have gracefully moved along, D A F#m A D - A - Bm My memory had mercy on me and let me go on, A D Considering everything you meant I thought, E D I never would forget, Here's us dancing on your birthday, July 29th or 28th, The song was "Always and Forever, I'm not sure but I remember, That's the night we first made love, The passion captured both of us, It held us, then it set us free, This is all that's left of you and me, A cardboard treasure chest with a diary, Of two lovers, Now it's a dusty old box no different, From the others, D A E The wheres and the whens that meant so much then, A G Have gracefully moved along, D A F#m A D - A - Bm My memory had mercy on me and let me go on, A D Considering everything you meant I thought, E D I never would forget, (lead chords - D - C#m - Bm - A - D - E D A F#m A D - A - Bm My memory had mercy on me and let me go on, A D Considering everything you meant I thought, E D I never would forget