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Carpenters - Yesterday Once More Chords

Chord reference C, Em, Am, F, Dm, G, G7, C
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

When I was [C]young I’d listened to the [Em]radio Waitin’ [Am]for my favorite [F]songs When they [C]played I’d [Em]sing along It made me [Dm]smile [G]

Those were such [C]happy times And not so [Em]long ago How I [Am]wondered where they’d [F]gone [Bm]But they’re [Am]back again Just like a [C]long lost friend All the [F]songs I loved so [G]well

[G7]Every [C]Sha-la-la-la, every [Am]Wo-wo-wo Still [C]shines [Am] Every [C]shing-a-ling-a-ling, that they’re [Am]starting to sing So [Dm]fine [G]

When they [Am]get to the part where he’s [G#]breakin’ her heart It can [C]really make me [Cm]cry Just like be-[C]fore [G] It’s yesterday once [C]more [Dm] [C] [F]

Lookin’ [C]back on how it was In y[Em]ears gone by And the [Am]good times that I [F]had Makes to-[F]day seem rather [Em]sad So much has [Dm]changed [G]

It was [C]songs of love that I would [Em]sing to then And I’d [Am]memorize each [F]word [Bm]Those old [Am]melodies Still sound so [Am]good to me As they [F]melt the years [G]away

[G7]Every [C]Sha-la-la-la, every [Am]Wo-wo-wo Still [C]shines [Am] Every [C]shing-a-ling-a-ling, that they’re [Am]starting to sing So [Dm]fine [G]

All my [Am]best memories come back [G#]clearly to me Some can [C]even make me [F]cry Just like be-[C]fore [G] It’s yesterday once [C]more

[G7]Every [C]Sha-la-la-la, every [Am]Wo-wo-wo Still [C]shines [Am] Every [C]shing-a-ling-a-ling, that they’re [Am]starting to sing So [Dm]fine [G]

Artist The Carpenters
Album Now & Then
Genres Pop
Year 1973
Key C

How to Play Yesterday Once on Guitar?

The Carpenters - Yesterday Once can be played in the key of C using the C, Em, Am, F, Dm, G, G7 chords.

  • 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 Em, To play Em, let low E, G, B, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For Am, To play Am, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute D, G.
  • For F, To play F, barre fret 1 from the B string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 4, let A ring open, mute D, G.
  • For Dm, To play Dm, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 1 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute G, 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 G7, To play G7, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute A, high E.

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

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