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In place of the harmonica try picking:
High E 10th fret, high E 8th fret, high E 8th fret open, low E 10th fret (2x)
EGuess I'll have to get E7out of this town 
ENo sense in my Awaiting around 
EOnly thing left for me E7here is Apain 
She's Egone for sure now E7why pretend 
ELeft last night Awith a friend 
ELeaving not a E7word that would explAain 
AThat was only Eyesterday E7  
But will I ever Eface toAmorrow? 
She took away what I'd EhadE7  
And reEturned it full of Asorrow D  A  E  
She Atook away what I'd Ehad E7  
And reEturned it full of Asorrow D  A  E  
AThat was only Eyesterday E7  
But will I ever Eface toAmorrow? D  A  E  
She took away what I'd EhadE7  
And reEturned it full of Asorrow D  A  E  
High E 10th fret, high E 8th fret, high E 8th fret open, low E 10th fret (2x)
I Ethink I better E7find somewhere 
A Eplace where AI won't care 
I Eneed some E7time to hide my Ashame 
Was Eonly just one E7day ago 
EFound what I'd been Asearching for 
Had Eleft town on a E7late night Atrain 
AThat was only Eyesterday E7  
But will I ever Eface toAmorrow? D  A  E  
She took away what I'd EhadE7  
And reEturned it full of Asorrow D  A  E  
AThat was only Eyesterday E7  
But will I ever Eface toAmorrow? D  A  E  
She took away what I'd EhadE7  
And reEturned it full of Asorrow D  A  E  
AThat was only Eyesterday E7  
But will I ever Eface toAmorrow? D  A  E  
She took away what I'd EhadE7  
And reEturned it full of Asorrow . D. A. E.

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That Was Only Yesterday

by Spooky Tooth

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That Was Only Yesterday chords

In place of the harmonica try picking:

High E 10th fret, high E 8th fret, high E 8th fret open, low E 10th fret (2x)

E E7

Guess I'll have to get out of this town

E A

No sense in my waiting around

E E7 A

Only thing left for me here is pain

E E7

She's gone for sure now why pretend

E A

Left last night with a friend

E E7 A

Leaving not a word that would explain

A E E7

That was only yesterday

E A

But will I ever face tomorrow?

E E7

She took away what I'd had

E A D A E

And returned it full of sorrow

A E E7

She took away what I'd had

E A D A E

And returned it full of sorrow

A E E7

That was only yesterday

E A D A E

But will I ever face tomorrow?

E E7

She took away what I'd had

E A D A E

And returned it full of sorrow

High E 10th fret, high E 8th fret, high E 8th fret open, low E 10th fret (2x)

E E7

I think I better find somewhere

E A

A place where I won't care

E E7 A

I need some time to hide my shame

E E7

Was only just one day ago

E A

Found what I'd been searching for

E E7 A

Had left town on a late night train

A E E7

That was only yesterday

E A D A E

But will I ever face tomorrow?

E E7

She took away what I'd had

E A D A E

And returned it full of sorrow

A E E7

That was only yesterday

E A D A E

But will I ever face tomorrow?

E E7

She took away what I'd had

E A D A E

And returned it full of sorrow

A E E7

That was only yesterday

E A D A E

But will I ever face tomorrow?

E E7

She took away what I'd had

E A D A E

And returned it full of sorrow . . . .

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