Chords Req: Yesterday When I Was Young

Subject: RE: Chords Req: Yesterday When I Was Young
From: Bugsy
Date: 05 Sep 00 - 04:31 AM

I've just looked through what I posted and the chords are all in the wrong sequences. If anyone wants them I will be happy to email them to you. Just send me a "Personal" with your Email.

Cheers

Bugsy

Subject: Lyr/Chords Add: YESTERDAY WHEN I WAS YOUNG
From: Bugsy
Date: 05 Sep 00 - 03:29 AM

BUGGER! it didn't work. Now I'm stuffed!

Sorry guys that's the best I can do?

One More Try!

YESTERDAY WHEN I WAS YOUNG
Dm G
Yesterday when I was young
C F
The taste of life was sweet as rain upon my tongue
Dm G
I teased at life as if it were a foolish game
C Am
The way the evening breeze may tease a candle flame
Dm G
The thousand dreams I dreamed, the splendid things I planned
Dm E
I always built alas on weak and shifting sand
C F
I lived by night and shunned the naked light of day
C Am
And only now I see how the years ran away
F G
Yesterday when I was young
C Am
So many drinking songs were waiting to be sung
Dm E7
So many wayward pleasures lay in store for me
C Am
And so much pain my dazzled eyes refused to see
Dm G
I ran so fast that time and youth at last ran out
C F
I never stopped to think what life was all about
Dm E7
And every conversation I can now recall
C Am
Concerned itself with me and nothing else at all
Dm G
Yesterday the moon was blue
C Am
And every crazy day brought something new to do
Dm E
I used my magic age as if it were a wand
C Am
And never saw the waste and emptiness beyond
Dm E
The game of love I played with arrogance and pride
C F
And every flame I lit too quickly, quickly died
Dm E7
The friends I made all seemed somehow to drift away
Em C Am
And only I am left on stage to end the play
Dm G
There are so many songs in me that won't be sung
C F
I feel the bitter taste of tears upon my tongue
Dm E7
The time has come for me to pay for yesterday
Dm E7 Am Am
When I was young

CHeers

Bugsy

Subject: RE: Chords Req: Yesterday When I Was Young
From: Bugsy
Date: 05 Sep 00 - 03:20 AM

OK I don't know how this will work out because I copy/pasted your text and changed the chords to the ones I worked out. But here goes!!!!

YESTERDAY WHEN I WAS YOUNG

Dm G Yesterday when I was young C F The taste of life was sweet as rain upon my tongue Dm G I teased at life as if it were a foolish game C Am The way the evening breeze may tease a candle flame Dm G The thousand dreams I dreamed, the splendid things I planned Dm E I always built alas on weak and shifting sand C F I lived by night and shunned the naked light of day C Am And only now I see how the years ran away F G Yesterday when I was young C Am So many drinking songs were waiting to be sung Dm E7 So many wayward pleasures lay in store for me C Am And so much pain my dazzled eyes refused to see Dm G I ran so fast that time and youth at last ran out C F never stopped to think what life was all about Dm E7 And every conversation I can now recall C Am Concerned itself with me and nothing else at all Dm G Yesterday the moon was blue C Am And every crazy day brought something new to do Dm E I used my magic age as if it were a wand C Am And never saw the waste and emptiness beyond Dm E The game of love I played with arrogance and pride C F And every flame I lit too quickly, quickly died Dm E7 The friends I made all seemed somehow to drift away Em C Am And only I am left on stage to end the play Dm G There are so many songs in me that won't be sung C F I feel the bitter taste of tears upon my tongue Dm E7 The time has come for me to pay for yesterday Dm E7 Am Am When I was young

CHeers

Bugsy

Subject: Lyr/Chords Add: YESTERDAY WHEN I WAS YOUNG
From: Gary T
Date: 05 Sep 00 - 02:46 AM

And now, with the line breaks some idiot forgot to put in the first time (whoops!):

       Am7            D7
  Yesterday when I was young
                        Gmaj7                 Cmaj7
  The taste of life was sweet as rain upon my tongue
                      F#m7-5               B7
  I teased at life as if it were a foolish game
                      Em                        Em
  The way the evening breeze may tease a candle flame
                        Am7                            D7
  The thousand dreams I dreamed, the splendid things I planned
                  Gmaj7                    Cmaj7
  I always built alas on weak and shifting sand
                       F#m7-5                     B7
  I lived by night and shunned the naked light of day
                 Em                    Em
  And only now I see how the years ran away
        Am7            D7
  Yesterday when I was young
                   Gmaj7                    Cmaj7
  So many drinking songs were waiting to be sung
                  Am                         B7-9
  So many wayward pleasures lay in store for me
                      Em                      Em
  And so much pain my dazzled eyes refused to see
                     Am7                        D7
  I ran so fast that time and youth at last ran out
                     Gmaj7                    Cmaj7
  I never stopped to think what life was all about
                  Am                 B7-9
  And every conversation I can now recall
                        Em                     Em
  Concerned itself with me and nothing else at all
        Am7              D7
  Yesterday the moon was blue
                  Gmaj7                        Cmaj7
  And every crazy day brought something new to do
                 F#m7-5              B7
  Iused my magic age as if it were a wand
                    Em                    Em
  And never saw the waste and emptiness beyond
                     Am7                       D7
  The game of love I played with arrogance and pride
                    Gmaj7                    Cmaj7
  And every flame I lit too quickly, quickly died
                         F#m7-5                   B7
  The friends I made all seemed somehow to drift away
                Em                       Em
  And only I am left on stage to end the play
                    Am                        B7
  There are so many songs in me that won't be sung
                    Em                     A
  I feel the bitter taste of tears upon my tongue
                        Am6                 Em
  The time has come for me to pay for yesterday
       B7 Am  Em      Am     Em
  When I  was young

Subject: RE: Chords Req: Yesterday When I Was Young
From: Gary T
Date: 05 Sep 00 - 02:38 AM

From a book I have, with what I'm pretty sure are the correct lyrics. One thing I know, Roy Clark sang the WRONG lyric in this line "I always built to last on weak and shifting sand"--which doesn't even make SENSE, for Pete's sake. If you listen to Aznavour sing it, you hear "...built, alas, on weak...". Why the hell a PROFESSIONAL musician can't spring a few bucks to get the sheet music and SEE what the original words were before singing meaningless syllables just because that's what someone THOUGHT it sounded like--oh, excuse me, was I ranting?

In the key of Em:

Am7 D7 Yesterday when I was young Gmaj7 Cmaj7 The taste of life was sweet as rain upon my tongue F#m7-5 B7 I teased at life as if it were a foolish game Em Em The way the evening breeze may tease a candle flame Am7 D7 The thousand dreams I dreamed, the splendid things I planned Gmaj7 Cmaj7 I always built alas on weak and shifting sand F#m7-5 B7 I lived by night and shunned the naked light of day Em Em And only now I see how the years ran away Am7 D7 Yesterday when I was young Gmaj7 Cmaj7 So many drinking songs were waiting to be sung Am B7-9 So many wayward pleasures lay in store for me Em Em And so much pain my dazzled eyes refused to see Am7 D7 I ran so fast that time and youth at last ran out Gmaj7 Cmaj7 I never stopped to think what life was all about Am B7-9 And every conversation I can now recall Em Em Concerned itself with me and nothing else at all Am7 D7 Yesterday the moon was blue Gmaj7 Cmaj7 And every crazy day brought something new to do F#m7-5 B7 Iused my magic age as if it were a wand Em Em And never saw the waste and emptiness beyond Am7 D7 The game of love I played with arrogance and pride Gmaj7 Cmaj7 And every flame I lit too quickly, quickly died F#m7-5 B7 The friends I made all seemed somehow to drift away Em Em And only I am left on stage to end the play Am B7 There are so many songs in me that won't be sung Em A I feel the bitter taste of tears upon my tongue Am6 Em The time has come for me to pay for yesterday B7 Am Em Am Em When I was young

Subject: RE: Chords Req: Yesterday When I Was Young
From: Bugsy
Date: 04 Sep 00 - 04:38 AM

ha,ha,ha,

Of course, I've just got to work out how to post them.

Being the computer cretin that I am Joe, LOL

Cheers

Bugsy

Subject: RE: Chords Req: Yesterday When I Was Young
From: Joe Offer
Date: 04 Sep 00 - 04:23 AM

And, of course, you're going to share them with us???
-Joe-

Subject: RE: Chords Req: Yesterday When I Was Young
From: Bugsy
Date: 04 Sep 00 - 04:22 AM

That must be the shortest request in History! No panic, I've worked them out myself.

CHeers

Bugsy

Subject: Lyr Add: YESTERDAY WHEN I WAS YOUNG
From: Bugsy
Date: 04 Sep 00 - 03:54 AM

Hi, I wonder if anyone could help me with the chords to this beautiful song.

YESTERDAY WHEN I WAS YOUNG (Charles Aznavour / Herbert Kretzmer)

Yesterday when I was young The taste of life was sweet as rain upon my tongue I teased at life as if it were a foolish game The way the evening breeze May tease the candle flame The thousand dreams I dreamed the splendid things I planned I always built to last on weak and shifting sand I lived by night and shunned the naked light of day And only now I see how the time ran away Yesterday when I was young So many lovely songs were waiting to be sung So many wild pleasures lay in store for me And so much pain my eyes refused to see I ran so fast that time and youth at last ran out I never stopped to think what life was all about And every conversation that I can now recall Concerned itself with me and nothing else at all The game of love I played with arrogance and pride And every flame I lit too quickly, quickly died The friends I made all somehow seemed to slip away And only now I'm left alone to end the play, yeah Oh, yesterday when I was young So many, many songs were waiting to be sung So many wild pleasures lay in store for me And so much pain my eyes refused to see There are so many songs in me that won't be sung I feel the bitter taste of tears upon my tongue The time has come for me to pay for yesterday When I was young

IMHO a much underrated song by a great songwriter.

Cheers

Bugsy