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Yesterday

Paul McCartney

"Yesterday" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles, written by Paul McCartney (credited to Lennon–McCartney), and first released on the album Help! in the United Kingdom in August 1965. "Yesterday" was voted the best song of the 20th century in a 1999 BBC Radio 2 poll of music experts and listeners
Modified 03.11.2019

Intro

C

1. vers

C
⁠Yesterday
Bm7
⁠ all my
E7
⁠troubles seemed so
Am
⁠far away
Am/G
F
⁠ Now it
G7
⁠looks as though they're
C
⁠here to stay,
G/B
⁠Oh
Am
⁠I be
D7
⁠lieve in
F
⁠yester
C
⁠day.

2. vers

C
⁠Suddenly
Bm7
⁠ I'm not
E7
⁠half the man I
Am
⁠used to be
Am/G
F
⁠ There's a
G7
⁠shadow hanging
C
⁠over me,
G/B
⁠Oh,
Am
⁠yester
D7
⁠day came
F
⁠sudde
C
⁠ly.

Ref

Bm7
⁠Why
E7
⁠she
Am
⁠had
G
⁠to
F
⁠go,

I don't
Dm7
⁠know, she
G7
⁠wouldn't
C
⁠say.
Bm7
⁠I
E7
⁠said
Am
⁠some
G
⁠thing
F
⁠wrong,

Now I
Dm7
⁠long for
G7
⁠yester
C
⁠day.

3. vers

C
⁠Yesterday,
Bm7
⁠ Love was
E7
⁠such an easy
Am
⁠game to play,
Am/G
F
⁠ Now I
G7
⁠need a place to
C
⁠hide away,
G/B
⁠Oh,
Am
⁠I be
D7
⁠lieve in
F
⁠yester
C
⁠day.

Ref

Bm7
⁠Why
E7
⁠she
Am
⁠had
G
⁠to
F
⁠go,

I don't
Dm7
⁠know, she
G7
⁠wouldn't
C
⁠say.
Bm7
⁠I
E7
⁠said
Am
⁠some
G
⁠thing
F
⁠wrong,

Now I
Dm7
⁠long for
G7
⁠yester
C
⁠day.

3. vers

C
⁠Yesterday,
Bm7
⁠ Love was
E7
⁠such an easy
Am
⁠game to play,
Am/G
F
⁠ Now I
G7
⁠need a place to
C
⁠hide away,
G/B
⁠Oh,
Am
⁠I be
D7
⁠lieve in
F
⁠yester
C
⁠day.

Slutt

C
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