It Only Happened Yesterday Chords

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It Only Happened Yesterday by Jack Scott is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords C, C7, F, D7, G7 and E7. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
C
Text
16
Speed
  			
C                      C7      F                     C 
It only happened yesterday and already I miss you my dear 

   F               C                  D7                 G7 
If I had known I'd be so alone do you think that I would have let you go 

   C             C7             F                    C 
It only happened yesterday and already I'm losing my mind 

F             C                 G7           C 
I was smart I broke your heart  mmmm foolish boy 


E7                   F               E7                         F 
Love like this love  I have for you  will never my darling ever die 

            G7             F                                    G7 
Alone am I  alone I'll be  yes these lonely nights have got the best of me 

C                C7        F               C 
It only happened yesterday forgive me if I cry 

F                C                   G7                   C 
I'm on my knees  I'm begging please  forgive me for yesterday 

F                C                   G7                   C 
I'm on my knees  I'm begging please  forgive me for yesterday 
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
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Metronome

100 BPM Andante