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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Carpenters - Only Yesterday chords
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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
Key:  
Eb
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Bb
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Fm
123111111
F
134211111
Db
12341114
Eb
12341116
Bb
12341111
Fm
123111111
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To learn Carpenters - (1991 Remix) Only Yesterday chords, your practice should emphasize these chord progressions: Bb, Eb, Fm, Bb, Eb, Ab, F and Bb. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 68 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 136. Adjust the capo based on your vocal range and chord preference, keeping the song's key of Eb Major in mind.

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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

Facts about this song

This song was written by John Bettis and Richard Carpenter.

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