• Song:

    I Had Forgotten You

  • Artist:

    Paul Kelly

Transcribed by Bob Cave {caveb@ibm.net} and his friend and fellow PK fan Mark Grummer. 
 
 
 
        Intro:          A       E       A  (on 3, quick strums) 
 
        A                   Bm
        I had forgotten the dress you wore 
            D                                 A
        The first time I ever saw you walking through a door 
                                 Bm
        And I had forgotten your secret smile 
             D                             A
        That seemed to say it's OK you can stay a while 
              D     A      E
        And I never kept a trace 
        D       A          E
        Of your voice your touch your taste 
        F#m        Bm
        Or your perfume 
        D        A
        I had forgotten you 
 
        Then I got a letter it came today 

        From an old friend this is what he had to say 

        You know Frank Hannon well his wife just died 

        But the big news is he's already found another bride 

        You may remember her 

        She says you once went out with her 

        She was 22 

        She still remembers you 
                F#m                        A
                She's been a widow for six years 
                                           D
                Now her children have left home 
                                              Bm
                She nursed Frank's wife for a while 
                                         E
                But nobody knew this was going on 
 

                G       D       F#m     E       (2 bars each) 
 
        Now Mary comes to me she turns out the light 
        The after a while she asks me if I'm all right 
        Well I turn to hold her but I'm not there 
        Tonight I feel like both of us are made of air 
        Mary's hair is turning grey 
        And she worries about her weight 
        Do you too? 
        I had forgotten you 
        Nothing new I had forgotten you
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