Chords for Yesterday When I Was Young...Glen Campbell

Tempo:
82 bpm
Chords used:

Gm

Bb

Dm

A

F

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Yesterday When I Was Young...Glen Campbell chords
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[Gm] Yesterday, when I [C] was young, the taste [F] of life was sweet, like rain upon [Bb] my tongue.
I teased at [Gm] life as if it were a [A] foolish game.
The way an [Am] evening breeze [Dm] would tease a candle flame.
The thousand [Gm] dreams I dreamed, the splendid [C] things I planned,
I always [F] built to last on [Bb] weekend shifting sand.
I lived by [Gm] night and shunned the naked [A] light of day,
and only [Dm] now I see how the years have run away.
[Bb] Yesterday, when I [C] was young, there were so [F] many songs that waited to [Bb] be sung.
So many [Gm] wild pleasures that lay in [A] store for me,
and so much [F] pain my dazzled [Dm]
eyes refused to see.
I ran so [Bb] fast time and youth at [C] last ran out.
I never [F] stopped to think what life [Bb] was all about,
and every [Gm] conversation that I [A] can recall,
concerned [Dm] itself with me and nothing else at all.
[Gm]
[C] [F]
[Bb] [Gm]
[A] [F] [Dm]
[Gm] Yesterday, the moon [C] was blue, [Gm] and every [F] crazy day brought something [Bb] new to do.
And I used [Gm] my magic age as if it [A] were a wand,
and never saw the [Dm] waste and emptiness beyond.
Yesterday, when I was young, there were so many songs that waited to be sung.
The game of [Gm] love I played with arrogance [C] and pride,
and every [F] flame I lit so quickly, [Bb] quickly died.
The friends I [Gm] made all seemed somehow to [A] drift away,
and only [Dm] I am left on stage to end the play.
Yesterday, [Bb] when I [C] was young, there were so [Am] many songs that waited to [Bb] be sung.
So many [Gm] wild pleasures lay in store [A] for me,
and so much [Am] pain my dazzled [Dm] eyes [Am] refused [Dm] to see.
There are so many [Bb] songs in me that won't [C] be sung,
cause I feel the bitter [F] taste of tears upon [Bb] my tongue.
And the time has come [Gm] for me to pay for [A] yesterday,
when I [Dm] was young.
[A] [Dm] [A] [Dm]
[N]
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Gm
123111113
Bb
12341111
Dm
2311
A
1231
F
134211111
Gm
123111113
Bb
12341111
Dm
2311
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To learn Glen Campbell - Yesterday, When I Was Young chords, grasp the musical fabric of the song with this sequence - Bb, C, F, Bb, Gm, A and F of chords. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 41 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 82. Considering the song's key of F Major, position your capo to suit your vocal and chord preferences.

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_ _ _ [Gm] Yesterday, when I [C] was young, the taste [F] of life was sweet, like rain upon [Bb] my tongue.
I teased at [Gm] life as if it were a [A] foolish game.
The way an [Am] evening breeze [Dm] would tease a candle flame.
The thousand [Gm] dreams I dreamed, the splendid [C] things I planned,
I always [F] built to last on [Bb] weekend shifting sand.
I lived by [Gm] night and shunned the naked [A] light of day,
and only [Dm] now I see how the years have run away.
_ [Bb] Yesterday, when I [C] was young, there were so [F] many songs that waited to [Bb] be sung.
So many [Gm] wild pleasures that lay in [A] store for me,
and so much [F] pain my dazzled [Dm]
eyes refused to see.
I ran so [Bb] fast time and youth at [C] last ran out.
I never [F] stopped to think what life [Bb] was all about,
and every [Gm] conversation that I [A] can recall,
concerned [Dm] itself with me and nothing else at all.
_ [Gm] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Gm] Yesterday, the moon [C] was blue, [Gm] and every [F] crazy day brought something [Bb] new to do.
And I used [Gm] my magic age as if it [A] were a wand,
and never saw the [Dm] waste and emptiness beyond.
Yesterday, when I was young, there were so many songs that waited to be sung.
The game of [Gm] love I played with arrogance [C] and pride,
and every [F] flame I lit so quickly, [Bb] quickly died.
The friends I [Gm] made all seemed somehow to [A] drift away,
and only [Dm] I am left on stage to end the play.
_ Yesterday, [Bb] _ when I [C] was young, there were so [Am] many songs that waited to [Bb] be sung.
So many [Gm] wild pleasures lay in store [A] for me,
and so much [Am] pain my dazzled [Dm] eyes [Am] refused [Dm] to see.
There are so many [Bb] songs in me that won't [C] be sung,
cause I feel the bitter [F] taste of tears upon [Bb] my tongue.
And the time has come [Gm] for me to pay for [A] yesterday,
when I [Dm] was young.
[A] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [A] _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _

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