Chords for Shirley Bassey's Yesterday When I Was Young
Tempo:
89.4 bpm
Chords used:
C
G
Dm
F
B
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Bb]
[C] [G]
[A] Yesterday, [Dm] when I [G] was young, the taste of life [C] was sweet, as rain upon [F] my tongue.
I teased at [B] life as if it were a foolish [E] game.
The way the [Am] evening breeze may tease a candle flame.
[C] The thousand [Dm] dreams I dreamed, the splendid things I [G] planned,
I always built, [C] alas, on weakened shifting [F] sand.
I live by night and [B] shun the naked light [E] of day,
and only [Am] now I see how the years ran away.
[A]
[Dm] Yesterday, when I [G] was young, so many [C] lovely songs were waiting to [F] be sung.
So many [B] wayward pleasures lay in store for [E] me, and so much pain [Am]
my dazzled eyes refused to see.
I ran so [Dm] fast at times, and you, the last runner, [G] never [C] stopped to think what life was all [F] about.
And every [B] conversation [Dm] I can now [E] recall concerned [Am] itself with me, and nothing else at all.
[Bb]
[Am] [G]
[A] [D] Yesterday, [Dm] the moon [G] was blue, and every crazy [C] day brought something new to [F] do.
I used my magic [B] age as if it were a [E] wand, and never [Am] saw the waste and emptiness beyond.
The [A] game of love I [Dm] played without a [G] [C]
[F] date [B] or scene, [Dm] somehow to drift [E] away, and only [Am] on stage to end the play.
There are so many [Dm] songs in me that won't [G] be sung.
I feel the bitter [C] taste of tears [F] upon my tongue.
The time has come for [B] me to pay for [E] yesterday.
Yesterday, when I was [Am] young.
[D]
[G] [A] Yesterday, [Dm] when I was [G] young, so many lovely [C] songs were waiting to [F] be sung.
So many [B] wayward pleasures lay in [E] store for me, and so much [Am] pain my dazzled eyes refused to see.
[Dm] Yesterday, when I was [G] young.
Yesterday, when I was young, so many [C] lovely songs were waiting to be [F] sung.
So many [B] wayward pleasures lay in store [E] for me, and so much [Am] pain my dazzled eyes refused to see.
[C] Yesterday, [Dm]
[G] so many [C] lovely songs were waiting [F] to be sung.
[B]
[C] [G]
[A] Yesterday, [Dm] when I [G] was young, the taste of life [C] was sweet, as rain upon [F] my tongue.
I teased at [B] life as if it were a foolish [E] game.
The way the [Am] evening breeze may tease a candle flame.
[C] The thousand [Dm] dreams I dreamed, the splendid things I [G] planned,
I always built, [C] alas, on weakened shifting [F] sand.
I live by night and [B] shun the naked light [E] of day,
and only [Am] now I see how the years ran away.
[A]
[Dm] Yesterday, when I [G] was young, so many [C] lovely songs were waiting to [F] be sung.
So many [B] wayward pleasures lay in store for [E] me, and so much pain [Am]
my dazzled eyes refused to see.
I ran so [Dm] fast at times, and you, the last runner, [G] never [C] stopped to think what life was all [F] about.
And every [B] conversation [Dm] I can now [E] recall concerned [Am] itself with me, and nothing else at all.
[Bb]
[Am] [G]
[A] [D] Yesterday, [Dm] the moon [G] was blue, and every crazy [C] day brought something new to [F] do.
I used my magic [B] age as if it were a [E] wand, and never [Am] saw the waste and emptiness beyond.
The [A] game of love I [Dm] played without a [G] [C]
[F] date [B] or scene, [Dm] somehow to drift [E] away, and only [Am] on stage to end the play.
There are so many [Dm] songs in me that won't [G] be sung.
I feel the bitter [C] taste of tears [F] upon my tongue.
The time has come for [B] me to pay for [E] yesterday.
Yesterday, when I was [Am] young.
[D]
[G] [A] Yesterday, [Dm] when I was [G] young, so many lovely [C] songs were waiting to [F] be sung.
So many [B] wayward pleasures lay in [E] store for me, and so much [Am] pain my dazzled eyes refused to see.
[Dm] Yesterday, when I was [G] young.
Yesterday, when I was young, so many [C] lovely songs were waiting to be [F] sung.
So many [B] wayward pleasures lay in store [E] for me, and so much [Am] pain my dazzled eyes refused to see.
[C] Yesterday, [Dm]
[G] so many [C] lovely songs were waiting [F] to be sung.
[B]
Key:
C
G
Dm
F
B
C
G
Dm
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ Yesterday, [Dm] _ when I [G] was young, the taste of life [C] was sweet, as rain upon [F] my tongue.
I teased at [B] life as if it were a foolish [E] game.
The way the [Am] evening breeze may tease a candle flame.
[C] The thousand [Dm] dreams I dreamed, the splendid things I [G] planned,
I always built, [C] alas, on weakened shifting [F] sand.
I live by night and [B] shun the naked light [E] of day,
and only [Am] now I see how the years ran away.
[A] _
[Dm] Yesterday, when I [G] was young, so many [C] lovely songs were waiting to [F] be sung.
So many [B] wayward pleasures lay in store for [E] me, and so much pain [Am]
my dazzled eyes refused to see.
I ran so [Dm] fast at times, and you, the last runner, [G] never [C] stopped to think what life was all [F] about.
And every [B] conversation [Dm] I can now [E] recall concerned [Am] itself with me, and nothing else at all.
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] Yesterday, [Dm] _ the moon [G] was blue, and every crazy [C] day brought something new to [F] do.
I used my magic [B] age as if it were a [E] wand, and never [Am] saw the waste and emptiness beyond.
The [A] game of love I [Dm] played without a _ [G] _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [F] _ date [B] or scene, [Dm] somehow to drift [E] away, and only [Am] on stage to end the play.
There are so many [Dm] songs in me that won't [G] be sung.
I feel the bitter [C] taste of tears [F] upon my tongue.
The time has come for [B] me to pay for [E] yesterday.
Yesterday, when I was [Am] young.
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ [A] Yesterday, [Dm] _ when I was [G] young, so many lovely [C] songs were waiting to [F] be sung.
So many [B] wayward pleasures lay in [E] store for me, and so much [Am] pain my dazzled eyes refused to see. _
[Dm] Yesterday, _ when I was [G] young.
Yesterday, when I was young, so many [C] lovely songs were waiting to be [F] sung.
So many [B] wayward pleasures lay in store [E] for me, and so much [Am] pain my dazzled eyes refused to see.
[C] Yesterday, [Dm] _ _ _
[G] _ so many [C] lovely songs were waiting [F] to be sung.
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ Yesterday, [Dm] _ when I [G] was young, the taste of life [C] was sweet, as rain upon [F] my tongue.
I teased at [B] life as if it were a foolish [E] game.
The way the [Am] evening breeze may tease a candle flame.
[C] The thousand [Dm] dreams I dreamed, the splendid things I [G] planned,
I always built, [C] alas, on weakened shifting [F] sand.
I live by night and [B] shun the naked light [E] of day,
and only [Am] now I see how the years ran away.
[A] _
[Dm] Yesterday, when I [G] was young, so many [C] lovely songs were waiting to [F] be sung.
So many [B] wayward pleasures lay in store for [E] me, and so much pain [Am]
my dazzled eyes refused to see.
I ran so [Dm] fast at times, and you, the last runner, [G] never [C] stopped to think what life was all [F] about.
And every [B] conversation [Dm] I can now [E] recall concerned [Am] itself with me, and nothing else at all.
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] Yesterday, [Dm] _ the moon [G] was blue, and every crazy [C] day brought something new to [F] do.
I used my magic [B] age as if it were a [E] wand, and never [Am] saw the waste and emptiness beyond.
The [A] game of love I [Dm] played without a _ [G] _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [F] _ date [B] or scene, [Dm] somehow to drift [E] away, and only [Am] on stage to end the play.
There are so many [Dm] songs in me that won't [G] be sung.
I feel the bitter [C] taste of tears [F] upon my tongue.
The time has come for [B] me to pay for [E] yesterday.
Yesterday, when I was [Am] young.
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ [A] Yesterday, [Dm] _ when I was [G] young, so many lovely [C] songs were waiting to [F] be sung.
So many [B] wayward pleasures lay in [E] store for me, and so much [Am] pain my dazzled eyes refused to see. _
[Dm] Yesterday, _ when I was [G] young.
Yesterday, when I was young, so many [C] lovely songs were waiting to be [F] sung.
So many [B] wayward pleasures lay in store [E] for me, and so much [Am] pain my dazzled eyes refused to see.
[C] Yesterday, [Dm] _ _ _
[G] _ so many [C] lovely songs were waiting [F] to be sung.
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _