Chords for yesterdays men The Fureys & Davey Arthur
Tempo:
62.875 bpm
Chords used:
A
D
E
C#m
B
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[A]
[D] [B] [A] [D]
[A] [D] [A] [D] [A] [D] [A]
[D] It [A] was Joey the Weasel that gave us the wire, [D] they were closing our factory [A] down.
Though we didn't believe him and we called him a liar, [D] the redundancy letters [A] came round.
[E] As we read them in silence [A] I choked back a tear, [D] it is hard to believe [E] after twenty-odd [C#m] years.
[E] [A] Farewell my companions, my friends and my [E] workmates, farewell to the [A] payday, the pints and the crack.
But we gave [D] them our best [A] years, now they've paid us back [E] by making us [D] yesterday's men [A] short of sell.
[E] By making us [A] yesterday's men.
[D] [A]
[D] [A] [D] [A] [D] [A] So we said our goodbyes by the factory gate, [D] one cold Friday evening [A] last year.
And I saw it all there in the eyes of me mates, [D] the anger, the sadness, [A] the fear.
[E] Like our fathers before [A] us who worked there with pride, [D] now we fought back the bitterness [E] burning inside.
[C#m] [E] [A] Farewell my companions, my friends and my [E] workmates, farewell to the [A] payday, the pints and the crack.
But we gave [D] them our best [A] years, now they've paid us back [E] by making us [D] yesterday's men [A] short of sell.
[E] By making us [A] yesterday's men.
[A] [D] [A] [A]
[D] [A] Now Jimmy said she'd give the kids a few bob, [D] after all son it is [A] Friday night.
Ah how could I tell her I was out of a job, [D] from now things were going to [A] be tight.
[E] Oh well I remember [A] it but like a night, [D] I was never [E] a day and a doll in [C#m] my [E] life.
[A] Farewell my [A] companions, my friends and my [E] workmates, farewell to [A] the payday, the pints and the crack.
But [D] we gave them our [A] best years, now they've paid us [E] back by making us [D] yesterday's [A] men short of [E] sell.
By making us [A] yesterday's men.
[D] [A] [D]
[A] [D] [A] [D] [A] The machines now are silent, the workbench is bare [D] and it's dust on the factory floor.
[A] They've boarded the windows and they've chained up the gates [D] and they've padlocked the factory [A] door.
[E] And now Mr.
[A] Raffey to 9 [D].39, does one of the [E] hundreds shut down in my [C#m] prime.
[E] [A] [D] Farewell my [A] companions, my friends and my [E] workmates, farewell to the [A] payday, the pints and the crack.
But we [D] gave them our best [A] years, now they've paid us back [E] by making us [D] yesterday's men [A] short of sell.
[E] By making us [D] yesterday's men.
[A] [D] [A] [D] Farewell my [A] companions, my friends and my [E] workmates, farewell to the [A] payday, the pints and the crack.
But we [D] gave them our [A] best years, now they've paid us [E] back by making us [D] yesterday's men [A] short of sell.
[E] By making us [A] yesterday's men.
[A] [D] [A] [D] [A] [D] [A]
[D] [B] [A] [D]
[A] [D] [A] [D] [A] [D] [A]
[D] It [A] was Joey the Weasel that gave us the wire, [D] they were closing our factory [A] down.
Though we didn't believe him and we called him a liar, [D] the redundancy letters [A] came round.
[E] As we read them in silence [A] I choked back a tear, [D] it is hard to believe [E] after twenty-odd [C#m] years.
[E] [A] Farewell my companions, my friends and my [E] workmates, farewell to the [A] payday, the pints and the crack.
But we gave [D] them our best [A] years, now they've paid us back [E] by making us [D] yesterday's men [A] short of sell.
[E] By making us [A] yesterday's men.
[D] [A]
[D] [A] [D] [A] [D] [A] So we said our goodbyes by the factory gate, [D] one cold Friday evening [A] last year.
And I saw it all there in the eyes of me mates, [D] the anger, the sadness, [A] the fear.
[E] Like our fathers before [A] us who worked there with pride, [D] now we fought back the bitterness [E] burning inside.
[C#m] [E] [A] Farewell my companions, my friends and my [E] workmates, farewell to the [A] payday, the pints and the crack.
But we gave [D] them our best [A] years, now they've paid us back [E] by making us [D] yesterday's men [A] short of sell.
[E] By making us [A] yesterday's men.
[A] [D] [A] [A]
[D] [A] Now Jimmy said she'd give the kids a few bob, [D] after all son it is [A] Friday night.
Ah how could I tell her I was out of a job, [D] from now things were going to [A] be tight.
[E] Oh well I remember [A] it but like a night, [D] I was never [E] a day and a doll in [C#m] my [E] life.
[A] Farewell my [A] companions, my friends and my [E] workmates, farewell to [A] the payday, the pints and the crack.
But [D] we gave them our [A] best years, now they've paid us [E] back by making us [D] yesterday's [A] men short of [E] sell.
By making us [A] yesterday's men.
[D] [A] [D]
[A] [D] [A] [D] [A] The machines now are silent, the workbench is bare [D] and it's dust on the factory floor.
[A] They've boarded the windows and they've chained up the gates [D] and they've padlocked the factory [A] door.
[E] And now Mr.
[A] Raffey to 9 [D].39, does one of the [E] hundreds shut down in my [C#m] prime.
[E] [A] [D] Farewell my [A] companions, my friends and my [E] workmates, farewell to the [A] payday, the pints and the crack.
But we [D] gave them our best [A] years, now they've paid us back [E] by making us [D] yesterday's men [A] short of sell.
[E] By making us [D] yesterday's men.
[A] [D] [A] [D] Farewell my [A] companions, my friends and my [E] workmates, farewell to the [A] payday, the pints and the crack.
But we [D] gave them our [A] best years, now they've paid us [E] back by making us [D] yesterday's men [A] short of sell.
[E] By making us [A] yesterday's men.
[A] [D] [A] [D] [A] [D] [A]
Key:
A
D
E
C#m
B
A
D
E
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [D] _ [B] _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _
[A] _ [D] _ [A] _ [D] _ _ [A] _ [D] _ [A]
[D] It [A] was Joey the Weasel that gave us the wire, [D] they were closing our factory [A] down.
Though we didn't believe him and we called him a liar, [D] the redundancy letters [A] came round.
[E] As we read them in silence [A] I choked back a tear, [D] it is hard to believe [E] after twenty-odd [C#m] years.
[E] [A] Farewell my companions, my friends and my [E] workmates, farewell to the [A] payday, the pints and the crack.
But we gave [D] them our best [A] years, now they've paid us back [E] by making us [D] yesterday's men [A] short of sell.
[E] By making us [A] yesterday's men.
[D] _ [A] _
[D] _ [A] _ [D] _ [A] _ [D] [A] So we said our goodbyes by the factory gate, [D] one cold Friday evening [A] last year.
And I saw it all there in the eyes of me mates, [D] the anger, the sadness, [A] the fear.
[E] Like our fathers before [A] us who worked there with pride, [D] now we fought back the bitterness [E] burning inside.
[C#m] _ [E] [A] Farewell my companions, my friends and my [E] workmates, farewell to the [A] payday, the pints and the crack.
But we gave [D] them our best [A] years, now they've paid us back [E] by making us [D] yesterday's men [A] short of sell.
[E] By making us [A] yesterday's men.
[A] _ _ [D] _ [A] _ [A] _ _
[D] [A] Now Jimmy said she'd give the kids a few bob, [D] after all son it is [A] Friday night.
Ah how could I tell her I was out of a job, [D] from now things were going to [A] be tight.
[E] Oh well I remember [A] it but like a night, [D] I was never [E] a day and a doll in [C#m] my [E] life.
[A] Farewell my [A] companions, my friends and my [E] workmates, farewell to [A] the payday, the pints and the crack.
But [D] we gave them our [A] best years, now they've paid us [E] back by making us [D] yesterday's [A] men short of [E] sell.
By making us [A] yesterday's men.
[D] _ [A] _ [D] _
[A] _ [D] _ [A] _ [D] [A] The machines now are silent, the workbench is bare [D] and it's dust on the factory floor.
[A] They've boarded the windows and they've chained up the gates [D] and they've padlocked the factory [A] door.
[E] And now Mr.
[A] Raffey to 9 [D].39, does one of the [E] hundreds shut down in my [C#m] prime.
[E] _ [A] [D] Farewell my [A] companions, my friends and my [E] workmates, farewell to the [A] payday, the pints and the crack.
But we [D] gave them our best [A] years, now they've paid us back [E] by making us [D] yesterday's men [A] short of sell.
[E] By making us [D] yesterday's men.
[A] _ [D] _ [A] [D] Farewell my [A] companions, my friends and my [E] workmates, farewell to the [A] payday, the pints and the crack.
But we [D] gave them our [A] best years, now they've paid us [E] back by making us [D] yesterday's men [A] short of sell.
[E] By making us [A] yesterday's men.
[A] _ [D] _ [A] _ [D] _ [A] _ [D] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ [B] _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _
[A] _ [D] _ [A] _ [D] _ _ [A] _ [D] _ [A]
[D] It [A] was Joey the Weasel that gave us the wire, [D] they were closing our factory [A] down.
Though we didn't believe him and we called him a liar, [D] the redundancy letters [A] came round.
[E] As we read them in silence [A] I choked back a tear, [D] it is hard to believe [E] after twenty-odd [C#m] years.
[E] [A] Farewell my companions, my friends and my [E] workmates, farewell to the [A] payday, the pints and the crack.
But we gave [D] them our best [A] years, now they've paid us back [E] by making us [D] yesterday's men [A] short of sell.
[E] By making us [A] yesterday's men.
[D] _ [A] _
[D] _ [A] _ [D] _ [A] _ [D] [A] So we said our goodbyes by the factory gate, [D] one cold Friday evening [A] last year.
And I saw it all there in the eyes of me mates, [D] the anger, the sadness, [A] the fear.
[E] Like our fathers before [A] us who worked there with pride, [D] now we fought back the bitterness [E] burning inside.
[C#m] _ [E] [A] Farewell my companions, my friends and my [E] workmates, farewell to the [A] payday, the pints and the crack.
But we gave [D] them our best [A] years, now they've paid us back [E] by making us [D] yesterday's men [A] short of sell.
[E] By making us [A] yesterday's men.
[A] _ _ [D] _ [A] _ [A] _ _
[D] [A] Now Jimmy said she'd give the kids a few bob, [D] after all son it is [A] Friday night.
Ah how could I tell her I was out of a job, [D] from now things were going to [A] be tight.
[E] Oh well I remember [A] it but like a night, [D] I was never [E] a day and a doll in [C#m] my [E] life.
[A] Farewell my [A] companions, my friends and my [E] workmates, farewell to [A] the payday, the pints and the crack.
But [D] we gave them our [A] best years, now they've paid us [E] back by making us [D] yesterday's [A] men short of [E] sell.
By making us [A] yesterday's men.
[D] _ [A] _ [D] _
[A] _ [D] _ [A] _ [D] [A] The machines now are silent, the workbench is bare [D] and it's dust on the factory floor.
[A] They've boarded the windows and they've chained up the gates [D] and they've padlocked the factory [A] door.
[E] And now Mr.
[A] Raffey to 9 [D].39, does one of the [E] hundreds shut down in my [C#m] prime.
[E] _ [A] [D] Farewell my [A] companions, my friends and my [E] workmates, farewell to the [A] payday, the pints and the crack.
But we [D] gave them our best [A] years, now they've paid us back [E] by making us [D] yesterday's men [A] short of sell.
[E] By making us [D] yesterday's men.
[A] _ [D] _ [A] [D] Farewell my [A] companions, my friends and my [E] workmates, farewell to the [A] payday, the pints and the crack.
But we [D] gave them our [A] best years, now they've paid us [E] back by making us [D] yesterday's men [A] short of sell.
[E] By making us [A] yesterday's men.
[A] _ [D] _ [A] _ [D] _ [A] _ [D] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _