Only Yesterday Chords by Carpenters

Tempo:
135.85 bpm
Chords used:

Eb

Bb

Ab

F

Cm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Carpenters - Only Yesterday - 1975 chords
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[Eb] After long enough of [Ab] being alone
[F] Everyone must face their [Eb] share of loneliness
[Cm] In my own [F] time nobody [Bb] knew
[Eb] The pain I was going [Ab] through
[Fm] And waiting was all [Eb] my [Bb] heart could do
[Eb]
Until you [F] came
[Ab] [F] Maybe you could see how much you [Eb] mean to me
[D] [Cm] You were [F] the dawn breaking [Bb] the night
[Eb] Promise of morning [Ab]
light
[F] Filling the world [Bb]
surrounding me
When [Cm] I [Bb] hold you
[Db] Baby baby
It feels like baby
[F] Faith will [Cm] be alright
[Db] Baby baby
Your love's [Abm] made [Eb] me [Bb] free as a song Sing forever
[Eb]
Only yesterday when I was [Ab]
sad and [Bb] lonely
[Eb] You showed me the way to leave [Fm] the past
And all [Bb] that stayed is behind [G] me
Tomorrow may be even [Cm] [F] brighter than today
[C] [Fm] Time threw [Bb] my [C] sadness [Ab]
away [Eb] Only yesterday
[Ab]
[Eb]
[Bb] [Eb] I [A]
[F]
[Bb]
[Eb]
have found my home here in [Ab] your arms
[Eb] [Bb]
Nowhere else [Eb] on earth I'd really rather be
[Cm]
Life waits for [F] us, shares [Bb] with me
The [Eb] best is about [Ab] to be
[F] So much is left [Bb] for us to see
And when I hold [Db] you Baby baby
It feels like [Ab] baby
Things [Cm] will be alright
[Fm] [Db]
Baby baby
Your love's [Fm] made me [Bb] free as a song Sing forever
[Eb]
Only yesterday when I [Ab] was [F] sad and [Bb] lonely
[Eb] You showed me the way to leave [Fm] the past
And all [Bb] that stayed is [Ab] behind [G] me
Tomorrow may be [Cm] even brighter [D] than today
[C] [Fm] Since I threw [Bb] my sadness [Ab] away Only [Eb] yesterday
[Bbm] [B] [E]
Only yesterday when I [Gbm] was sad and [B] lonely
[E] You showed me the way to leave the [Gbm] past
And all that [B] stayed is behind me
[N]
Key:  
Eb
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Bb
12341111
Ab
134211114
F
134211111
Cm
13421113
Eb
12341116
Bb
12341111
Ab
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Learn the basic chords of Carpenters - (1991 Remix) Only Yesterday chords, with this master sequence: Ab, Eb, Ab, F, Bb, Eb, Ab and Bb. A strategic approach would be to train at 67 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 136. To match your vocal range and chord inclination, adjust the capo in line with the key: E Major.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ After long enough of [Ab] being alone _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] Everyone must face their [Eb] share of loneliness
_ _ _ _ _ [Cm] In my own [F] time nobody [Bb] _ knew
[Eb] The pain I was going [Ab] through _
[Fm] And waiting was all [Eb] my [Bb] heart could _ do
_ [Eb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Until you [F] came
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [F] Maybe you could see how much you [Eb] mean to _ me
_ [D] _ [Cm] You were [F] the dawn breaking [Bb] the night
_ _ [Eb] Promise of morning [Ab] _
light
_ [F] Filling the world _ [Bb]
surrounding me
When [Cm] I [Bb] hold you
[Db] Baby baby
It feels like baby
[F] Faith will [Cm] be _ alright
[Db] _ Baby baby
Your love's [Abm] made [Eb] me [Bb] free as a song Sing forever
[Eb] _
Only yesterday when I was [Ab]
sad and [Bb] _ lonely
[Eb] _ You showed me the way to leave [Fm] the past
And all [Bb] that stayed is behind [G] me _
Tomorrow may be even [Cm] [F] brighter than today
_ _ [C] _ _ [Fm] Time threw [Bb] my [C] sadness _ [Ab] _
away _ [Eb] Only _ yesterday _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Eb] I _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
have found my home here in [Ab] your _ arms
_ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _
Nowhere else [Eb] on earth I'd really rather _ be
_ _ [Cm] _
Life waits for [F] us, shares [Bb] with me
The [Eb] best is about [Ab] to be
_ [F] So much is left [Bb] for us to see
And when I hold [Db] you Baby baby
It feels like [Ab] baby
Things [Cm] will be alright
_ [Fm] _ _ [Db]
Baby baby
Your love's [Fm] made me [Bb] free as a song Sing forever
[Eb] _
Only yesterday when I [Ab] was [F] sad and [Bb] _ lonely
_ [Eb] You showed me the way to leave [Fm] the past
And all [Bb] that stayed is [Ab] behind [G] me _
Tomorrow may be [Cm] even brighter [D] than today
[C] _ [Fm] Since I threw [Bb] my sadness _ [Ab] away _ _ Only _ [Eb] yesterday _
_ [Bbm] _ [B] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
Only yesterday when I [Gbm] was sad and _ [B] _ lonely
[E] You showed me the way to leave the [Gbm] past
And all that [B] stayed is behind me _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _

Facts about this song

This song was penned by John Bettis and Richard Carpenter.

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