Man With A Memory - Joe Nichols
Writers: Charlie Black/Rory Michael Bourke
Intro: D G D G
GDAD
Ol' Johnny's got a heart of gold
GDA
Ask anyone around here
GDAD
But some nights his eyes are far away
GD/F#G
And filled with tears
GDAD
Sweet Mary Lou's just as good as they come
GDA
With a weakness for all the wrong men
GDAD
From the look on her face tonight
GD/F#G
She's been wrong a---gain
GA
Bartender's thinkin' to himself
GA
As he rubs his towel around a glass
Chorus:
GDBm
Now thereas a man with a memory
AGG/F#
There's a woman with a past
GDBm
Lost souls on life's highway
AGG/F#
Forever lookin' back
GDBm
When you're livin' for the love
AGG/F#
And the love doesn't last
GD
You get a man with a memory
AG
A woman with a past
GDAD
Bartender turns the TV down
GDA
Cranks that ol' jukebox up
GDAD
Carefully selects which buttons to push
GD/F#G
For what each song does
GDAD
C twenty-three after J nineteen
GDA
It's a tonic for a broken heart
GDAD
A little Stardust in the mix
GD/F#G
It's a fine, fine art
GA
Dim the lights a notch or two
GA
The next round is on the house
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
BmAGD/F#Em
Oh, we've all got somethin' we've got to get around
D/F#GAG/F#
Now and then you get the chance to help the lost get found
ABGAGA
Stackin' chairs and sweepin' up
GA
He can't help a little smile
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
GD
You get a man with a memory
AG
A woman with a past