Yesterday When I Was Young Chords by Blossom Dearie

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Yesterday, _ [A] when I was young
the taste [Bb] of life was sweet as [Eb] rain upon my tongue
I [A] teased at life as if it were a [G] foolish game
[D] The way [Gm] the evening breeze, it is a candle flame
The [Cm] thousand dreams I dream, [Eb] the splendid things [Bb] I plant
[F] I always [Bb] built alas, on weekend [Eb] shifting sand
I live by [A] night and shun the [G] naked light of day
[C] And only [Gm] now I see how the years ran away
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Yesterday, [F] when I was young
[Dm] So many drinking songs were [F] waiting to [Gm] be sung
So [A] many wayward pleasures lay in store for [D] me
And so [Gm] much pain my dazzled eyes refused to see
I ran [Cm] so fast, the time and you [F] at last ran out
I never stopped [Bb] to think what life was [Eb] all about
And [A] every conversation I can [D] now recall
_ [Gm] Concerned itself with me and nothing else at all
[Cm] Yesterday, _ _ [F] the moon [Dm] was blue
And [Bb] every crazy day brought [Eb] something new to do
I used [A] my magic age as if it [G] were a [D] wand
And never [Gm] saw the waste and emptiness beyond
The game of [Cm] love I played with [Eb] arrogance [Dm] and pride
And every [Bb] flame I lit to quickly, quickly [Eb] die
The friends [A] I made all seemed somehow [D] to drift away
And only [Gm] I am left on stage to end the play
There are [Cm] so many songs in me, [A] but won't be sung
[D] I [Gm] feel the bitter taste of tears [E] upon my tongue
The [A] time has come for me [Gm] to pay for yesterday
[D] [Gm] When I was young
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_ _ _ _ _ [Dbm] _ Yesterday, [Gb] when I was [Ebm] young
So many drinking songs were [E] waiting to be sung
So [Dbm] many wayward pleasures lay in [A] store for me
And so [Abm] much pain my dazzled eyes refused to see
I ran [Dbm] so fast, the time and you at [Gb] last ran out
I never [B] stopped to think what life was [E] all about
And [Dbm] every conversation I can [Eb] now recall
_ [Abm] Concerned itself with me and nothing else at all
There [Dbm] are so many songs in me, [Bbm] but won't be sung
[Eb] I [Abm] feel the bitter taste of tears [Db] upon [F] my tongue
The [Bb] time has come for me [Db] to [Abm] pay for yesterday
[Eb] [Abm] When I was young _
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