| E | Ab7 | Dbm | B | |
| Y | esterday, | all my troubles seemed so | far away, |
| A | B7 | E | Dbm | Gb | A | E |
| Now it s | eems as though they're h | ere to stay, Oh, | I beli | eve in | yester | day. |
| E | Ab7 | Dbm | B |
| Suddenly, | I'm not half the man I | used to be, |
| A | B7 | E | Dbm | Gb | A | E |
| There's a | shadow hanging | over me, Oh, | yester | day came | suddenl | y. |
| Chorus: |
| Ab7 | Dbm | B7 | A | B | Gbm | B7 | E |
| Why she | had | to g | o, | I don't k | now, she | wouldn't s | ay. |
| Dbm | Ab7 | Dbm | B7 | A | B | Gbm | B7 | E |
| I sa | id s | ometh | ing w | rong, | Now I l | ong for | yeste | rday. |
| E | Ab7 | Dbm | B | |
| Y | esterday, | love was such an easy g | ame to play, |
| A | B7 | E | Dbm | Gb | A | E |
| Now I | need a place to | hide away, Oh, | I bel | ieve in | yester | day. |
| Repeat Chorus and last verse |