The Girl From Yesterday
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Intro: C Bm7 Am7 G D G D Am7 D7
Verso:
G G7 C
It wasn't really sad the way they said good-bye
D D G D
Or maybe it just hurt so bad she couldn't cry
G G7 C Bm7 Am7
He packed his things, walked out the door and drove away
G D G D Am7 D7
And she became the girl from yesterday
G G7
He took a plane across the sea
C
To some foreign land
D D7 G D
She stayed at home and tried so hard to understand
G G7 C Bm7 Am7
How someone who had been so close could be so far away
G D G D
And she became the girl from yesterday
Refrão:
D
She doesn't know what's right
C G
She doesn't know what's wrong
D Em G C D/F#
She only Knows the pain that comes from waiting for so long
C G
And she doesn't count the teardrops
C G
That she's cried while he's away
Em D C G
Because she knows deep in her heart
Am7 D D7
That he'll be back someday
Solo:
E|---------0------------------------------3-3---2-2-0-2-3-|
B|-0-1-3-3---3-1-0---------------1h3p1-0------3-----------|
G|------------------0-2-0-0-------------------------------|
D|--------------------------0-2---------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
Solo: G G7 C Bm7 Am7 G D G E E7
A A7 D
The light's on in the window; she's waiting by the phone
E E7 A E
Talking to a memory that's never coming home
A A7 D C#m7 Bm7
She dreams of his returnig and the things that he might say
A E A Bm7
But she'll always be the girl from yesterday
A E D C#m7 Bm7 A
Yeah, she'll always be the girl from yesterday.
E|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|-0h2/12-12~...-------|
D|---------------------|
A|---------------------|
E|---------------------|
----------------- Acordes -----------------
A = X 0 2 2 2 0
A7 = X 0 2 0 2 0
Am7 = X 0 2 0 1 0
Bm7 = X 2 4 2 3 2
C = X 3 2 0 1 0
C#m7 = X 4 6 4 5 4
D = X X 0 2 3 2
D/F# = 2 X 0 2 3 2
D7 = X X 0 2 1 2
E = 0 2 2 1 0 0
E7 = 0 2 2 1 3 0
Em = 0 2 2 0 0 0
G = 3 2 0 0 0 3
G7 = 3 5 3 4 3 3
How to play The Girl From Yesterday
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is C. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.