Yesterday When I Was Young

Akkoorden in dit liedje

DmYesterday when I was Gyoung 
the taste of life was Csweet as rain upon my Ftongue
I teased at life as Dmif it were a foolish Egame
the E7way the evening Ambreeze may tease a candle flame 

The thousand dreams I Dmdreamed, the splendid things I Gplanned 
I always built Calas on weak and shifting Fsand
I lived by night and Dmshunned the naked light of the Eday 
and E7only now I Amsee how the years ran away 

YesterDmday when I was Gyoung 
so many drinking Csongs were waiting to be Fsung, 
so many wayward pleaDmsures lay in store for Eme 
and E7so much pain my Amdazzled eyes refused to see 

I ran so fast that Dmtime and youth at last ran Gout 
I never stopped to Cthink what life was all Fabout 
and every converDmsation I can now Erecall 
conE7cerned itself with Amme and nothing else at all 

YesterDmday the moon was Gblue 
and every crazy Cday brought something new to Fdo 
I used my magic Dmage as if it were a Ewand 
and E7never saw the Amwaste and emptiness beyond 

The game of love I Dmplayed with arrogance and Gpride 
and every flame I Clit too quickly quickly Fdied
The friends I made all Dmseemed somehow to drift Eaway 
and E7only I am left Amon stage to end the play

There are so many Dmsongs in me that won't be Gsung 
I feel the bitter Ctaste of tears upon my Ftongue 
The time has come for Dmme to pay for yesterEday