Chords for Elton John & Charles Aznavour - Yesterday When I Was Young (2008)
Tempo:
76 bpm
Chords used:
Cm
Fm
G
Ab
Bb
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Fm] [Ab] [Cm] [Bb]
[Ab] [Eb] [G]
[Fm] Yesterday, [Bb] when I was young, the taste of [Eb] life as sweet as rain, [Ab] upon my tongue I [Cm] teased
[D] life as if it were a foolish [G] game.
[Cm] The [G] way the [Cm] evening breeze may tease a candle flame, the thousand [Fm] dreams I dreamed, the
splendid things [Bb] I planned, I always built, [Eb] alas, on weak and [Ab] shifting sand.
I lived by [D] night and shunned the naked light [G] of day, and only now I [Cm] see how the years ran away.
[Fm] Yesterday, when [Bb] I was young, so many [Eb] drinking songs were waiting to [Ab] be sung, so many [Fm] where
would pleasures lay in [G] store for me, and so much [Cm] pain my dazzled [D] eyes [G] refused [Cm] to see.
I [C] ran so fast [Fm] at time, and youth at last ran [Bb] out, I never stopped [Eb] thinking what life, life
was all [Ab] about, and every [Fm] conversation I can [G] now recall, concerned itself [Cm] with me, me and
nothing else at all.
[Fm] Yesterday, the moon [Bb] was blue, and every [Eb] crazy day brought something new [Ab] to do.
I used my [D] magic age as if it were [G] won, and never saw [Cm] the waste and emptiness beyond.
The game [Fm] of love I played with [Bb] arrogance and pride, and every flame I [Eb] lit too quickly,
[Ab] quickly died.
The friends I made [Fm] all seemed somehow to [G] drift away, and only I am [Cm] left on stage to end the play.
There are so [Fm] many songs in me that [G] won't be sung, I feel the bitter [Cm] taste of tears upon [Fm] my tongue.
The time has come for me to [D] beg for [Cm] yesterday.
[G] When I [Cm] was young, [D] when [C]
[G] I was [Cm] young.
[Ab] [Eb] [G]
[Fm] Yesterday, [Bb] when I was young, the taste of [Eb] life as sweet as rain, [Ab] upon my tongue I [Cm] teased
[D] life as if it were a foolish [G] game.
[Cm] The [G] way the [Cm] evening breeze may tease a candle flame, the thousand [Fm] dreams I dreamed, the
splendid things [Bb] I planned, I always built, [Eb] alas, on weak and [Ab] shifting sand.
I lived by [D] night and shunned the naked light [G] of day, and only now I [Cm] see how the years ran away.
[Fm] Yesterday, when [Bb] I was young, so many [Eb] drinking songs were waiting to [Ab] be sung, so many [Fm] where
would pleasures lay in [G] store for me, and so much [Cm] pain my dazzled [D] eyes [G] refused [Cm] to see.
I [C] ran so fast [Fm] at time, and youth at last ran [Bb] out, I never stopped [Eb] thinking what life, life
was all [Ab] about, and every [Fm] conversation I can [G] now recall, concerned itself [Cm] with me, me and
nothing else at all.
[Fm] Yesterday, the moon [Bb] was blue, and every [Eb] crazy day brought something new [Ab] to do.
I used my [D] magic age as if it were [G] won, and never saw [Cm] the waste and emptiness beyond.
The game [Fm] of love I played with [Bb] arrogance and pride, and every flame I [Eb] lit too quickly,
[Ab] quickly died.
The friends I made [Fm] all seemed somehow to [G] drift away, and only I am [Cm] left on stage to end the play.
There are so [Fm] many songs in me that [G] won't be sung, I feel the bitter [Cm] taste of tears upon [Fm] my tongue.
The time has come for me to [D] beg for [Cm] yesterday.
[G] When I [Cm] was young, [D] when [C]
[G] I was [Cm] young.
Key:
Cm
Fm
G
Ab
Bb
Cm
Fm
G
[Fm] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ [Cm] _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ [Eb] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [Fm] _ Yesterday, [Bb] when I was young, the taste of [Eb] life as sweet as rain, [Ab] upon my tongue I [Cm] teased
[D] life as if it were a foolish [G] game.
[Cm] The [G] way the [Cm] evening breeze may tease a candle flame, the thousand [Fm] dreams I dreamed, the
splendid things [Bb] I planned, I always built, [Eb] alas, on weak and [Ab] shifting sand.
I lived by [D] night and shunned the naked light [G] of day, and only now I [Cm] see how the years ran away.
_ _ [Fm] _ Yesterday, when [Bb] I was young, so many [Eb] drinking songs were waiting to [Ab] be sung, so many [Fm] where
would pleasures lay in [G] store for me, and so much [Cm] pain my dazzled [D] eyes [G] refused [Cm] to see.
I [C] ran so fast [Fm] at time, and youth at last ran [Bb] out, I never stopped [Eb] thinking what life, life
was all [Ab] about, and every [Fm] conversation I can [G] now recall, concerned itself [Cm] with me, me and
nothing else at all.
_ [Fm] Yesterday, the moon [Bb] was blue, and every [Eb] crazy day brought something new [Ab] to do.
I used my [D] magic age as if it were [G] won, and never saw [Cm] the waste and emptiness beyond.
The game [Fm] of love I played with [Bb] arrogance and pride, and every flame I [Eb] lit too quickly,
[Ab] quickly died.
The friends I made [Fm] all seemed somehow to [G] drift away, and only I am [Cm] left on stage to end the play.
There are so [Fm] many songs in me that [G] won't be sung, I feel the bitter [Cm] taste of tears upon [Fm] my tongue.
The time has come for me to [D] beg for [Cm] yesterday. _
_ [G] When I [Cm] was young, _ [D] _ when _ [C] _
[G] I _ was [Cm] young. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ [Eb] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [Fm] _ Yesterday, [Bb] when I was young, the taste of [Eb] life as sweet as rain, [Ab] upon my tongue I [Cm] teased
[D] life as if it were a foolish [G] game.
[Cm] The [G] way the [Cm] evening breeze may tease a candle flame, the thousand [Fm] dreams I dreamed, the
splendid things [Bb] I planned, I always built, [Eb] alas, on weak and [Ab] shifting sand.
I lived by [D] night and shunned the naked light [G] of day, and only now I [Cm] see how the years ran away.
_ _ [Fm] _ Yesterday, when [Bb] I was young, so many [Eb] drinking songs were waiting to [Ab] be sung, so many [Fm] where
would pleasures lay in [G] store for me, and so much [Cm] pain my dazzled [D] eyes [G] refused [Cm] to see.
I [C] ran so fast [Fm] at time, and youth at last ran [Bb] out, I never stopped [Eb] thinking what life, life
was all [Ab] about, and every [Fm] conversation I can [G] now recall, concerned itself [Cm] with me, me and
nothing else at all.
_ [Fm] Yesterday, the moon [Bb] was blue, and every [Eb] crazy day brought something new [Ab] to do.
I used my [D] magic age as if it were [G] won, and never saw [Cm] the waste and emptiness beyond.
The game [Fm] of love I played with [Bb] arrogance and pride, and every flame I [Eb] lit too quickly,
[Ab] quickly died.
The friends I made [Fm] all seemed somehow to [G] drift away, and only I am [Cm] left on stage to end the play.
There are so [Fm] many songs in me that [G] won't be sung, I feel the bitter [Cm] taste of tears upon [Fm] my tongue.
The time has come for me to [D] beg for [Cm] yesterday. _
_ [G] When I [Cm] was young, _ [D] _ when _ [C] _
[G] I _ was [Cm] young. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _