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Yesterdays Train

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Subject: Yesterday's Train     The Byrds   Chords/Words
EWhen you meet someone that F#myou don't know
But you Aknow them just the sEame
EYou begin wondering if by F#mchance it might be
An AcquAaintance from yesterday's G#mtrainF#m  E  
E  F#m A E     E F#m A G#m F#m E
EWell there's something in her eyes that you've F#mseen before
Maybe a Amemory or a mistress from Eanother world
But you know that the trees are green and a F#mbaby cries
>From dust to Adust yet nothing     G#mdiesF#m  E  
EYou never know where we are in this F#mendless place
Or wAho we are in this Eendless space
But we know that the trees are green and a F#mbaby cries
>From Adust to dust yet nothing    G#mdieF#msE  
DYesterday's train is Crolling
Can you Dtouch it thru the Cmist
Did you Dmeet someone on yCesterday's train
Can you F#mtell it with a Ekiss can you F#mtell it with a kiEss
      From the  "Untitled"  LP Columbia Records 1970

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Yesterdays Train

by The Byrds

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F#m

G#m

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Subject: Yesterday's Train The Byrds Chords/Words

E F#m

When you meet someone that you don't know

A E

But you know them just the same

E F#m

You begin wondering if by chance it might be

A G#m F#m E

An Acquaintance from yesterday's train

E F#m A E E F#m A G#m F#m E

E F#m

Well there's something in her eyes that you've seen before

A E

Maybe a memory or a mistress from another world

F#m

But you know that the trees are green and a baby cries

A G#m F#m E

>From dust to dust yet nothing dies

E F#m

You never know where we are in this endless place

A E

Or who we are in this endless space

F#m

But we know that the trees are green and a baby cries

A G#m F#m E

>From dust to dust yet nothing dies

D C

Yesterday's train is rolling

D C

Can you touch it thru the mist

D C

Did you meet someone on yesterday's train

F#m E F#m E

Can you tell it with a kiss can you tell it with a kiss

From the "Untitled" LP Columbia Records 1970

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