Written by Charles Aznavour, Herbert Kretzmer
Intro: C Ebdim F G C She Ebdim May be the face I can't forget F A trace of pleasure or regret C A7 May be my treasure or the price I have to pay Dm Fm6 She may be the song that summer sings C May be the chill that autumn brings Dm7 May be a hundred different things G7 C F Dm7 G Within the measure of a day. C She Ebdim May be the beauty or the beast F May be the famine or the feast C A7 May turn each day into a heaven or a hell Dm Fm6 She may be the mirror of my dreams C A smile reflected in a stream D7 She may not be what she may seem G7 C G7 C Ebdim F C A7 Dm Fm6 C Dm G7 C Inside her shell Ab Eb She who always seems so happy in a crowd Db Whose eyes can be so private and so proud C No one's allowed to see them when they cry Fm Bb Eb She may be the love that cannot hope to last C D7 May come to me from shadows of the past G That I'll remember till the day I die C She Ebdim May be the reason I survive F The why and wherefore I'm alive C A7 The one I'll care for through the rough and ready years Dm Fm6 Me I'll take her laughter and her tears C And make them all my souvenirs D7 For where she goes I've got to be G7 F C Dm7 G4/7 C The meaning of my life is She, she, (ohhhhh) she