It's So Easy to Forget

Words & Music by Gordon Charles & Jean David
Recorded by The Four Lads, 1957


A7  Em7 A7   Em7   A7       Edim      D     D9   D6
It's so easy to forget the things I learned in school,

D9   Cdim  A7     Em7    A7       Edim    Bm   D7
Like what year Columbus sailed the ocean blue.

Am7 D9  D7   G   G/B   A     A9  A    D      F#m      Bm7
For I'm too bus - y rememb'ring the tears we wouldn't cry

 C#7   Fdim(III)    C#7  Fdim(III) A  Fdim  A     E    A7
When we  said  good-bye     --    gee, I  thought I'd die.



A7  Em7 A7   Em7   A7       Edim      D   D9   D6
It's so easy to forget the things in hist'ry books,

 D9    Am7   D7     Am7     D7      D9   D7/9   G   G/F#  Em7
Things like who did what to whom at Wa - ter - loo.  

Edim A7 D   Edim    G     Gdim   D  Edim    G 
It's so easy to forget, so very easy to forget,

Gdim  G  G/F#     Em7   Edim  A7  D
When all  I  re - mem -  ber  is you.



A7  Em7 A7   Em7   A7       Edim      D   D9   D6
It's so easy to forget the things in hist'ry books,

 D9   Cdim  A7       Em7    A7     Edim        Bm   D7
Things like who did what to whom at Wa - ter - loo.

Edim A7 D   Edim    G     Gdim   D  Edim    G 
It's so easy to forget, so very easy to forget,

Gdim  D  A7  G    F#m    A    D  A7 G    F#m  Edim  
When all I   re - mem -  ber, all I re - mem - ber,

G5 G5/F#     G/B  A7sus4 A7  D
All  I  re - mem - ber   is you.



 
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