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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

F

1. vers

F
⁠Yesterday
Em7
⁠ all my
A7
⁠troubles seemed so
Dm
⁠far away
Dm/C
Bb
⁠ Now it
C7
⁠looks as though they're
F
⁠here to stay,
C/E
⁠Oh
Dm
⁠I be
G7
⁠lieve in
Bb
⁠yester
F
⁠day.

2. vers

F
⁠Suddenly
Em7
⁠ I'm not
A7
⁠half the man I
Dm
⁠used to be
Dm/C
Bb
⁠ There's a
C7
⁠shadow hanging
F
⁠over me,
C/E
⁠Oh,
Dm
⁠yester
G7
⁠day came
Bb
⁠sudde
F
⁠ly.

Ref

Em7
⁠Why
A7
⁠she
Dm
⁠had
C
⁠to
Bb
⁠go,

I don't
Gm7
⁠know, she
C7
⁠wouldn't
F
⁠say.
Em7
⁠I
A7
⁠said
Dm
⁠some
C
⁠thing
Bb
⁠wrong,

Now I
Gm7
⁠long for
C7
⁠yester
F
⁠day.

3. vers

F
⁠Yesterday,
Em7
⁠ Love was
A7
⁠such an easy
Dm
⁠game to play,
Dm/C
Bb
⁠ Now I
C7
⁠need a place to
F
⁠hide away,
C/E
⁠Oh,
Dm
⁠I be
G7
⁠lieve in
Bb
⁠yester
F
⁠day.

Ref

Em7
⁠Why
A7
⁠she
Dm
⁠had
C
⁠to
Bb
⁠go,

I don't
Gm7
⁠know, she
C7
⁠wouldn't
F
⁠say.
Em7
⁠I
A7
⁠said
Dm
⁠some
C
⁠thing
Bb
⁠wrong,

Now I
Gm7
⁠long for
C7
⁠yester
F
⁠day.

3. vers

F
⁠Yesterday,
Em7
⁠ Love was
A7
⁠such an easy
Dm
⁠game to play,
Dm/C
Bb
⁠ Now I
C7
⁠need a place to
F
⁠hide away,
C/E
⁠Oh,
Dm
⁠I be
G7
⁠lieve in
Bb
⁠yester
F
⁠day.

Slutt

F
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G/D
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Bb
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