Yesterday When I Was Young - chords, tab and comments
"Hier Encore" was born in 1964, and Kretzmer wrote the english lyrics in -69. The song has been tranlated into several other languages, but Kretzmer's version has been recorded by the greatest variety of artists. It's among the most wanted funeral songs in the world. Myself, I want this.
This song invites to extensive use of bass strings for harmony transitions. I also raise it from E minor to A minor after 4th verse, playing an interlude. But here are the basic chords:
Am D7 yesterday when I was young Gmaj7 Fmaj7 the taste of life was sweet as rain upon my tongue Am Am7 B7 I teased at life as if it were a foolish game Em Em/G E7 the way the evening breeze may tease a candle flame Am C D7 the thousand dreams I dreamed the splendid things I planned Gmaj7 Cmaj7 I always built alas on weak and shifting sand Fmaj7 B7 I lived by night and shunned the naked light of day Em Em/G E7 and only now I see how the years ran away
Am
D7
Gmaj7
Fmaj7
Am7
B7
Em
E7
C
Cmaj7
