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Yesterday When I Was Young

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Yesterday, When I Was Young:Julio Iglesias.
Album - Starry Night - 1990.
#1.
      Dm7             G7
Yesterday, when I was young, 
                      CM7                    FM7
the taste of life was sweet, as rain upon my tongue,
                     Fm                   E7
I teased at life, as if it were a foolish game, 
                    Am       E             A7
                             +             
the way the evening breeze may tease a candle flame.
#2.
                      Dm7                            G7
The thousand dreams I dreamed, the splendid things I planned, 
                CM7                        FM7
I always built, alas, on weak and shifting sand, 
                      Fm                         E7
I lived by night, and shunned the naked light of day, 
                Am         E        A7
                           +        
and only now, I see, how the years ran away.
#3.
      Dm7             G7
Yesterday, when I was young, 
              CM7                      FM7
so many happy songs were waiting to be sung, 
                Dm7                        E7
so many wayward pleasures lay in store for me, 
                     Am         E         A7
                                +         
and so much pain, my dazzled eyes refused to see.
                   Dm7                         G7
I ran so fast that time, and youth at last ran out, 
                   CM7                       FM7
I never stopped to think, what life, was all about, 
                Dm7                 E7
and every conversation, I can now recall,
                      Am    E              A7
                            +              
concerned itself with me, and nothing else at all.
#4.
      Dm7               G7
Yesterday, the moon was blue, 
                CM7                           FM7
and every crazy day, brought something new to do, 
                Fm                   E7
I used my magic age, as if it were a wand, 
                  Am       E          A7
                           +          
and never saw the waste, and emptiness beyond.
                   Dm7                        G7
The game of love I played, with arrogance and pride,
                  CM7                       FM7
And every flame I lit, too quickly, quickly died,
                        Fm                        E7
the friends I made, all seemed, somehow, to drift away, 
              Am     E                A7
                     +                
and only I am left, on stage, to end the play.
#5.
                  Dm7                        G7
There are so many songs in me, that won't be sung,
                  CM7                     FM7
I feel the bitter taste, of tears upon my tongue,
                      Dm7                 E7
the time has come for me to pay for yesterday..
           Am    Dm Am
when I was young.
A nineties smash from Kraziekhat.

Yesterday When I Was Young chords and lyrics

Free chords for Yesterday When I Was Young by Julio Iglesias. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

Yesterday, When I Was Young:Julio Iglesias.
Album - Starry Night - 1990.
#1.
#2.
#3.
#4.
#5.
A nineties smash from Kraziekhat.

Yesterday When I Was Young Chords by Julio Iglesias

Learn how to play Yesterday When I Was Young by Julio Iglesias with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Yesterday When I Was Young chords”, “Yesterday When I Was Young guitar chords”, or “Julio Iglesias Yesterday When I Was Young chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy Yesterday When I Was Young chords and for experienced players who want accurate Yesterday When I Was Young lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include Dm7, G7, CM7, FM7, Fm, E7.

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