Yesterdays Chords
by Carmen McRae
Yesterdays by Carmen McRae is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of Em. It uses the chords Em, F#m5-/7, B7/9-, B7, B5, Em7, Em6, C, Am7, C7/9+, F, G7, G7/13, B, G and F7. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Introdução: Em F#m5-/7 B7/9- Em B7/9-
Em B7 Em B7
Yesterdays, yesterdays,
Em B5 Em7 Em6 C B7
Days I knew as happy, sweet sequestered days.
Am7 B7 Em C7/9+
Olden days, golden days,
F G7 G7/13 C Em F#m5-/7 B7/9-
Days of mad romance and love.
B7 Em B7 Em B7
Then gay youth was mine, truth was mine,
Em B Em7 Em6 C B7
Joyous free and flaming life, forsooth, was mine.
Am7 B7 G C7/9+
Sad am I, glad am I
F7 G7 C B7 Em
For today I'm dreaming of Yesterdays.
Piano solo: Em F#m5-/7 B7 Em B7/9-
Em B7 Em B7
Yesterdays, yesterdays,
Em B5 Em7 Em6 C B7
Days I knew as happy, sweet sequestered days.
Am7 B7 Em C7/9+
Olden days, golden days,
F G7 G7/13 C Em F#m5-/7 B7/9-
Days of mad romance and love.
B7 Em B7 Em B7
Then gay youth was mine, truth was mine,
Em B5 Em7 Em6 C B7
Joyous free and flaming life, forsooth, was mine.
Am7 B7 G C7/9+
Sad am I, glad am I
F7 G7 C B7 Em
For today I'm dreaming of Yesterdays.