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[Verse 1]
             D       C              G
I wish I had pictures   of every old day
                    D        C             Em
Cause all these old memories     are fading away
                 D         C                   G
There used to be pictures,       but they faded too
                   D       C                        G
Or got lost in the hubbub,       or I'd show them to you


[Verse 2]
              D       C                 G
Of all my old lovers,   folks I used to know
                  D         C                   Em
And those I still care for,      who died long ago
              D       C                  G
The glamorous cities,   each cute little town
                  D       C                     G
The trees turning purple         and yellow and brown


[Bridge]
             C       G                    D
If I were an artist,     with charcoal and pad
                C         G                      B
I'd make my own pictures         of each day I've had
            C     G                   D
If I were a poet,   I'd know the right word
                C      G                 B
I'd make it all pretty,  and grand, and absurd
             C      G                   D
If I were an actor,      with just a wisecrack
               C        G                        B
Or some little gesture,          I'd bring it all back


[Verse 3]
               D       C             G
But I'm just a singer;   it's only a song
               D      C              Em
The things I remember   are probably wrong
             D        C              G
I wish I had pictures   of every old day
                    D         C              G
Cause all these old memories     are fading away


[Outro]
              D          C                 G
All these old memories          are fading away
              D          C                 G
All these old memories          are fading away
              D          C                 G
All these old memories          are fading away