Yesterday When I Was Young

Charles Aznavour

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(Dm)Yesterday when I was (G)young 
the taste of life was (C)sweet as rain upon my (F)tongue
I teased at life as (Dm)if it were a foolish (E)game
the (E7)way the evening (Am)breeze may tease a candle flame 

The thousand dreams I (Dm)dreamed, the splendid things I (G)planned 
I always built (C)alas on weak and shifting (F)sand
I lived by night and (Dm)shunned the naked light of the (E)day 
and (E7)only now I (Am)see how the years ran away 

Yester(Dm)day when I was (G)young 
so many drinking (C)songs were waiting to be (F)sung, 
so many wayward plea(Dm)sures lay in store for (E)me 
and (E7)so much pain my (Am)dazzled eyes refused to see 

I ran so fast that (Dm)time and youth at last ran (G)out 
I never stopped to (C)think what life was all (F)about 
and every conver(Dm)sation I can now (E)recall 
con(E7)cerned itself with (Am)me and nothing else at all 

Yester(Dm)day the moon was (G)blue 
and every crazy (C)day brought something new to (F)do 
I used my magic (Dm)age as if it were a (E)wand 
and (E7)never saw the (Am)waste and emptiness beyond 

The game of love I (Dm)played with arrogance and (G)pride 
and every flame I (C)lit too quickly quickly (F)died
The friends I made all (Dm)seemed somehow to drift (E)away 
and (E7)only I am left (Am)on stage to end the play

There are so many (Dm)songs in me that won't be (G)sung 
I feel the bitter (C)taste of tears upon my (F)tongue 
The time has come for (Dm)me to pay for yester(E)day 
(E7)when I was (Am)young

Zo speel je dit nummer

Op Gitaartabs kun je de akkoorden van Yesterday When I Was Young van Charles Aznavour leren en meespelen. Dit popclassieke nummer is perfect om je gitaarvaardigheden op te bouwen met een intuïtieve akkoordprogressie die je snel in je vingers krijgt.

Het nummer ligt op beginner-niveau en maakt gebruik van de akkoorden Dm, G, C, F, E en E7 — een stevige basis om mee te oefenen. Met de akkoordentab ben je zo aan de slag, zonder ingewikkelde fingerpicking of snelle wissels. Pak je gitaar en ontdek waarom dit lied nog steeds zo waardevol is om te spelen.

How to practise this song

1
Practise the barre chord F
F is a barre chord. Lay your index finger flat across all strings and press firmly; practise it on its own until every string rings clearly before you use it in the song.
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Practise the change: E7 ↔ Am
Play each chord for 4 beats, then 2, then 1 — with the metronome at 60-70 bpm. Only push the tempo once the change is clean and on time.
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Great first song
Focus on clean chords — let every string ring. Speed comes by itself once the shapes are right.