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Yesterday Is Here

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E7If you want Ammoney in your Epocket and a Amtop hat on your E7head,
a Amhot meal on your Ctable and a E7blanket on your Ebed.
Well Amtoday's grey Cskies, Dm7tomorrow is Amtears.
You'll Fhave to wait till Eyesterday is Amhere.E7  
Well I'm Amgoing to New York ECity and I'm Amleaving on a E7train
and Amif you want to Cstay behind, wait till E7I come back aEgain.
Well Amtoday's grey Cskies, Dm7tomorrow is Amtears.
You'll Fhave to wait till Eyesterday is Amhere.E7  
AmIf you want to Fgo Amwhere the rainbows Fend,
you'll Amhave to E7say goodAmbye.
AmAll our dreams come Ftrue, Ambaby up aFhead
and it's Amout were your Dmmemories lB7ie.E7  
Well the Amroad is out Ebefore me and the Ammoon is shining E7bright.
What I wAmant you to reCmember as I E7disappear toEnight
Well Amtoday's grey Cskies, Dm7tomorrow is Amtears.
You'll Fhave to wait till Eyesterday is Amhere.E7  
Well Amtoday's grey Cskies, Dm7tomorrow is Amtears.
You'll Fhave to wait till Eyesterday is Amhere.
You'll Fhave to wait till E7yesterday is Amhere.
You'll Fhave to wait till EyesterE7day is Amhere.
This simple version is played with an expressive E7 to E or vicaversa
E= 022100 to E7= 020100 Dm7= x00211
E7sus4 = 020200 or 7797107
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The story behind the song

This song captures the feeling of being stuck in the past, a poignant reflection on how yesterday can linger and shape today. It evokes the experience of someone living with their memories, unable to fully move on from what has been. As you play, channel the wistful and perhaps a little weary spirit of someone who finds themselves still walking through the echoes of yesterday.

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