Only Yesterday Chords by Carpenters
Tempo:
136.4 bpm
Chords used:
Eb
Bb
Fm
F
Db
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[N] You're not [Bb] alone.
[Eb] [C] [Db]
[Eb] After long enough of being [Fm] alone
Everyone [Eb] must face their share of loneliness
[Cm]
In my own [F] time nobody [Bb]
knew
The pain I was [Eb] going [Ab]
through
[Fm] And waiting was all [Bb] my heart could do
[Eb] It was all I had until you [F] came
[B] See [Eb] how much you mean to me
[Cm] You were [F] the dawn breaking [Bb] the night
[Eb] The promise of morning [Ab] light
[F] Filling the world [Bb] surrounding me
And when [F] I hold [Db] you
Baby baby, it feels like baby
[Fm] Things will be alright
[Db] Baby baby, you're us baby
[Fm] Free as [Bb] a song, sing forever
[Eb] Day when I was [Fm] sad and I was [Bb] lonely
[Eb] You showed me the way to leave the [Fm] past
And all the [Bb] tears behind [G] me
Tomorrow may be [Cm] even brighter than [C] today
[Fm] And [Bb] it's [Ab] the way only [Eb]
yesterday
[Fm]
[Eb]
[Bb]
[Eb]
[Fm]
I [Eb]
have found my home here in your [Fm] arms
[Eb]
Nowhere else on earth I'd really rather be
[Cm] Life waits [A] for us, share [Bb] it with me
[Eb] The best is about to [Ab] be
And so much is [F] left [Bb] for us to see
And when I hold [Db] you
Baby baby, it feels like baby
[Fm] Things will be alright
[Db] Baby baby, you're us baby
[Bb] Free as a song, sing forever
[Eb] Yesterday when I was [Fm] sad and I [Bb] was lonely
[Eb] You showed me the way to leave [Fm] the past
And all [Bb] the tears behind [G] me
Tomorrow may be [Cm] even [F] brighter than [C] today
[Fm] Since I threw [Bb] my sadness [Ab] [Fm] away
Only [Eb] yesterday
[B] Only
[E] yesterday when I [Gb] was sad and I [B] was lonely
[E] You showed me the way to leave the past
And all the tears behind
[Eb] [C] [Db]
[Eb] After long enough of being [Fm] alone
Everyone [Eb] must face their share of loneliness
[Cm]
In my own [F] time nobody [Bb]
knew
The pain I was [Eb] going [Ab]
through
[Fm] And waiting was all [Bb] my heart could do
[Eb] It was all I had until you [F] came
[B] See [Eb] how much you mean to me
[Cm] You were [F] the dawn breaking [Bb] the night
[Eb] The promise of morning [Ab] light
[F] Filling the world [Bb] surrounding me
And when [F] I hold [Db] you
Baby baby, it feels like baby
[Fm] Things will be alright
[Db] Baby baby, you're us baby
[Fm] Free as [Bb] a song, sing forever
[Eb] Day when I was [Fm] sad and I was [Bb] lonely
[Eb] You showed me the way to leave the [Fm] past
And all the [Bb] tears behind [G] me
Tomorrow may be [Cm] even brighter than [C] today
[Fm] And [Bb] it's [Ab] the way only [Eb]
yesterday
[Fm]
[Eb]
[Bb]
[Eb]
[Fm]
I [Eb]
have found my home here in your [Fm] arms
[Eb]
Nowhere else on earth I'd really rather be
[Cm] Life waits [A] for us, share [Bb] it with me
[Eb] The best is about to [Ab] be
And so much is [F] left [Bb] for us to see
And when I hold [Db] you
Baby baby, it feels like baby
[Fm] Things will be alright
[Db] Baby baby, you're us baby
[Bb] Free as a song, sing forever
[Eb] Yesterday when I was [Fm] sad and I [Bb] was lonely
[Eb] You showed me the way to leave [Fm] the past
And all [Bb] the tears behind [G] me
Tomorrow may be [Cm] even [F] brighter than [C] today
[Fm] Since I threw [Bb] my sadness [Ab] [Fm] away
Only [Eb] yesterday
[B] Only
[E] yesterday when I [Gb] was sad and I [B] was lonely
[E] You showed me the way to leave the past
And all the tears behind
Key:
Eb
Bb
Fm
F
Db
Eb
Bb
Fm
[N] You're not [Bb] alone. _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [Db] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ After long enough of being [Fm] alone
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Everyone [Eb] must face their share of _ loneliness
_ _ _ _ [Cm] _
In my own [F] time nobody _ [Bb]
knew
_ The pain I was [Eb] going [Ab]
through
_ [Fm] And waiting was all [Bb] my heart could _ do
_ [Eb] It was all I had _ until you _ [F] _ came _ _ _ _
[B] _ See _ [Eb] _ how much you mean to _ me _ _
[Cm] You were [F] the dawn breaking [Bb] the _ night
[Eb] The promise of morning _ [Ab] _ light
_ [F] Filling the world _ [Bb] surrounding _ me
And when [F] I hold [Db] you
Baby baby, it feels like baby
[Fm] Things will be alright _
_ [Db] _ Baby baby, you're us baby
[Fm] Free as [Bb] a song, sing forever
[Eb] _ _ _ Day when I was [Fm] sad and I was [Bb] lonely _
[Eb] You showed me the way to leave the [Fm] past
And all the [Bb] tears behind [G] me
Tomorrow may be [Cm] even brighter than [C] _ today
[Fm] And _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ it's [Ab] the way _ only [Eb] _ _
yesterday _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _
_ I _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ have found my home here in your [Fm] _ arms
_ [Eb] _ _
_ _ Nowhere else on earth I'd really rather _ be _
_ [Cm] _ Life waits [A] for us, share [Bb] it with me
_ [Eb] The best is about to [Ab] be
_ And so much is [F] left [Bb] for us to see
And when I hold [Db] you
Baby baby, it feels like baby
[Fm] Things will be alright
_ _ [Db] Baby baby, you're us baby
[Bb] Free as a song, sing forever
_ [Eb] _ Yesterday _ when I was [Fm] sad and I [Bb] was lonely
_ [Eb] You showed me the way to leave [Fm] the past
And all [Bb] the tears behind [G] me
Tomorrow may be [Cm] even [F] brighter than [C] today _
[Fm] Since I threw [Bb] my sadness _ [Ab] _ [Fm] away
_ Only [Eb] _ _ yesterday
_ _ [B] Only _
_ [E] _ _ yesterday when I [Gb] was sad and I [B] was lonely _
[E] You showed me the way to leave the past
And all the tears behind
_ [Eb] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [Db] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ After long enough of being [Fm] alone
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Everyone [Eb] must face their share of _ loneliness
_ _ _ _ [Cm] _
In my own [F] time nobody _ [Bb]
knew
_ The pain I was [Eb] going [Ab]
through
_ [Fm] And waiting was all [Bb] my heart could _ do
_ [Eb] It was all I had _ until you _ [F] _ came _ _ _ _
[B] _ See _ [Eb] _ how much you mean to _ me _ _
[Cm] You were [F] the dawn breaking [Bb] the _ night
[Eb] The promise of morning _ [Ab] _ light
_ [F] Filling the world _ [Bb] surrounding _ me
And when [F] I hold [Db] you
Baby baby, it feels like baby
[Fm] Things will be alright _
_ [Db] _ Baby baby, you're us baby
[Fm] Free as [Bb] a song, sing forever
[Eb] _ _ _ Day when I was [Fm] sad and I was [Bb] lonely _
[Eb] You showed me the way to leave the [Fm] past
And all the [Bb] tears behind [G] me
Tomorrow may be [Cm] even brighter than [C] _ today
[Fm] And _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ it's [Ab] the way _ only [Eb] _ _
yesterday _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _
_ I _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ have found my home here in your [Fm] _ arms
_ [Eb] _ _
_ _ Nowhere else on earth I'd really rather _ be _
_ [Cm] _ Life waits [A] for us, share [Bb] it with me
_ [Eb] The best is about to [Ab] be
_ And so much is [F] left [Bb] for us to see
And when I hold [Db] you
Baby baby, it feels like baby
[Fm] Things will be alright
_ _ [Db] Baby baby, you're us baby
[Bb] Free as a song, sing forever
_ [Eb] _ Yesterday _ when I was [Fm] sad and I [Bb] was lonely
_ [Eb] You showed me the way to leave [Fm] the past
And all [Bb] the tears behind [G] me
Tomorrow may be [Cm] even [F] brighter than [C] today _
[Fm] Since I threw [Bb] my sadness _ [Ab] _ [Fm] away
_ Only [Eb] _ _ yesterday
_ _ [B] Only _
_ [E] _ _ yesterday when I [Gb] was sad and I [B] was lonely _
[E] You showed me the way to leave the past
And all the tears behind