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Carpenters - Only Yesterday Chords

Chord reference D, Em, A7, G, C, F#, Bm, Em7
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

[D]After long enough of being [Em]alone Every one must [A7]face their share of [D]loneliness In my own time nobody [A7]knew the pain I was going [G]through [Em]Waiting was all my [A7]heart could do

[D]Hope was all I had until you [Em]came Maybe you can’t [A7]see how much you [D]meant to me You were the dawn breaking the [A7]night the promise of morning [G]light [Em]Filling the world sur[A7]rounding me when I hold you

[C]Baby baby feels like maybe things will be al[Em]right [C]Baby baby your love’s made me free as the song [A7]singing forever [D]Only yesterday when I was [Em]sad and I was [A7]lonely [D]You showed me the way to leave the [Em]past and all it’s [A7]tears behind me Tomorrow [F#]maybe even [Bm]brighter than today Since [Em]I threw my [A7]sadness a[Em7]way, [A7]only yester[D]day

[D]I have found my home here in your [Em]arms Nowhere else on [A7]earth I’d really rather [D]be Life waits for us share it with [A7]me, the best is about to [G]be [Em]And so much is left for [A7]us to see, When I hold you

Artist Carpenters
Album Horizon
Genres Pop
Year 1975
Key D

How to Play Only Yesterday on Guitar?

Carpenters - Only Yesterday can be played in the key of D using the D, Em, A7, G, C, F#, Bm, Em7 chords.

  • For D, To play D, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute B.
  • For Em, To play Em, let low E, G, B, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For A7, To play A7, let low E, A, G, high E ring open, mute D, B.
  • For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E.
  • For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For F#, To play F# | Gb, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the A string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the B string with finger 3, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 3, mute D, G.
  • For Bm, To play Bm, barre fret 2 from the low E string to the A string with finger 1, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 4, let D, B ring open, mute G.
  • For Em7, To play Em7, let low E, D, G, B, high E ring open, mute A.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play Only Yesterday with the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.