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Yesterday

The Beatles

Beatles classic — watch the Dm/C and F/E shapes, they're the tricky ones.

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Intro

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Verse 1

F Yesterday, Em7 all my A7 troubles seemed so Dm far

Dm/C away

Bb Now it looks as though C7 they're here to F stay, oh

F/E I Dm believe in G7 yester Bb day

Verse 2

F Suddenly, Em7 I'm not half the A7 man I used to Dm  

Dm/C be

Bb There's a shadow C7 hanging over F me, F/E oh

Dm yesterday G7 came Bb sud F denly

Chorus

Em7 Why A7 she Dm had to Dm/C go, Bb I don't know, Gm she

C wouldn't F say

Em7 I A7 said some Dm thing Dm/C wrong, now Bb I long Gm for

C yester F day

Verse 3

F Yesterday, Em7 love was such an A7 easy game to Dm  

Dm/C play

Bb Now I need a place to C7 hide a F way, oh F/E I Dm  

G7 believe in Bb yester F day

Chorus

Em7 Why A7 she Dm had to Dm/C go, Bb I don't know, Gm she

C wouldn't F say

Em7 I A7 said some Dm thing Dm/C wrong, now Bb I long Gm for

C yester F day

Verse

F Yesterday, Em7 love was such an A7 easy game to Dm  

Dm/C play

Bb Now I need a place to C7 hide a F way, oh F/E I Dm  

G7 believe in Bb yester F day

Outro

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