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Yester Me, Yester You, Yesterday

by Stevie Wonder

Written by: Miller & Wells

YESTER ME, YESTER YOU, YESTERDAY Miller & Wells Stevie Wonder Em7 A7 D ||: / What happened to.| oo oo // | / the world we | knew ww ww ww | ||: / Where did it^go. | oo oo // | / that yes ter | glow ww ww ww | Em7 A7 | / When we would^dream.| mm and^scheme ee and^while.| | / When we could^feel.| ll the^wheel ll of^life. | D F#7 Bm E7 | ee the time away. | yy yy Yes ter^me.| ee ee Yes ter^you.| | ee ee turn our^way.| yy yy Yes ter^me.| ee ee Yes ter^you.| A7 D G D Gdim 1. | uu uu Yes terday.| yy yy yy yy.| yy // / :|| A7 D G D 2. | uu uu Yes terday.| yy yy yy yy.| yy / I^had a^dream.| Em A7 D F#7 ||: mm mm so did^you.| uu uu Life was^warm.| mm and love was^true.| ||: ll ll what we^had.| dd dd I feel^lost.| tt tt I feel^sad.| Bm E7 A7 | ee ee ee ee | / Two kids^who oo | followed dd all the^rules.| ss ss ss ss | | dd dd dd dd | / With nothing gg | but^the ee memo ry^of.| ff ff ff ff | A Em F#m Fm Em7 A7 | Yes ter fools and | now ww now it^seems.| ss ss // | / those yes ter | | Yes ter love and | now ww now it^seems.| ss ss // | / those yes ter | D Gdim Em A7 D F#7 | dreams ss ss ss | / ~ ^were just a | cruel and fool ish | game we used to^play.| | dreams ss ss ss | / ~ ^were just a | cruel and fool ish | game we had to^play.| Bm E7 | yy yy Yes ter^me.| ee ee Yes ter^you.| | yy yy Yes ter^me.| ee ee Yes ter^you.| A7 D G D 1. | uu uu Yes terday.| yy yy yy yy | yy / When^I recall :|| A7 D G D 2. | uu uu Yes terday.| yy yy yy yy.| yy / Yes ter^me.| E7 A7 D G D ||: ee ee Yes ter^you.| uu uu Yes terday.| yy yy yy yy.| yy / Yes ter^me :|| Repeat to fade

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Yester Me, Yester You, Yesterday is performed by Stevie Wonder and written by Miller & Wells. This page contains the lyrics and chords as part of Jerry's Songbook collection.

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