Yesterday – The Beatles

Yesterday Lyrics and Chords

Composer/ Lyricist: John Lennon, Paul McCartney
Performed by The Beatles

Verse 1

F
Yesterday
Em         A7
… All my troubles
………………….Dm          Dm  C
Seemed so far away
A#            C7
… Now it looks as though
……………F                  F  Em
They’re here to stay
…….Dm     G      A# F
Oh, I believe in yesterday

F
Suddenly
Em           A7
… I’m not half the man
..Dm            Dm  C
I used to be
A#                    C7
.. There’s a shadow hanging
F             F  Em
Over me
…….Dm       G           A# F
Oh, yesterday came suddenly

A7          Dm  C   A#  A7
Why she had  to  go   I
….Gm
Don’t know
…….C                 F
She wouldn’t say
A7     Dm    C      A#       A7
I said something wrong now
..Gm        C       F
I long for yesterday

Verse 2

F
Yesterday
Em             A7
.. Love was such an
……..Dm                 Dm  C
Easy game to play
A#           C7
.. Now I need a place
…..F                F  Em
To hide away
…….Dm    G      A# F
Oh, I believe in yesterday

A7          Dm  C   A#  A7
Why she had  to  go   I
….Gm
Don’t know
…….C                 F
She wouldn’t say
A7     Dm   C       A#       A7
I said something wrong now
..Gm        C        F
I long for yesterday

F
Yesterday
Em             A7
.. Love was such an
……..Dm                 Dm  C
Easy game to play
A#           C7
.. Now I need a place
…..F                F  Em
To hide away
…….Dm    G       A# F
Oh, I believe in yesterday

Hmmm mmm mmmm …..

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