Yesterday When I Was Young
Julio IglesiasVersion1
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Yesterday, when I was young,
the taste of life was sweet, as rain upon my tongue,
I teased at life, as if it were a foolish game,
the way the evening breeze may tease a candle flame.
The thousand dreams I dreamed, the splendid things I planned,
I always built, alas, on weak and shifting sand,
I lived by night, and shunned the naked light of day,
and only now, I see, how the years ran away.
Yesterday, when I was young,
so many happy songs were waiting to be sung,
so many wayward pleasures lay in store for me,
and so much pain, my dazzled eyes refused to see.
I ran so fast that time, and youth at last ran out,
I never stopped to think, what life, was all about,
and every conversation, I can now recall,
concerned itself with me, and nothing else at all.
Yesterday, the moon was blue,
and every crazy day, brought something new to do,
I used my magic age, as if it were a wand,
and never saw the waste, and emptiness beyond.
The game of love I played, with arrogance and pride,
And every flame I lit, too quickly, quickly died,
the friends I made, all seemed, somehow, to drift away,
and only I am left, on stage, to end the play.
There are so many songs in me, that won't be sung,
I feel the bitter taste, of tears upon my tongue,
the time has come for me to pay for yesterday..
when I was young.
A nineties smash from Kraziekhat.
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Readable chord sheet for Yesterday When I Was Young by Julio Iglesias
Yester[Dm7]day, when I was [G7]young, the taste of life was [Cm7]sweet, as rain upon my [Fm7]tongue, I teased at life, as [Fm]if it were a foolish [E7]game, the way the evening [Am]breeze may [E]tease a candle [A7]flame. The thousand dreams I [Dm7]dreamed, the splendid things I [G7]planned, I always built, [Cm7]alas, on weak and shifting [Fm7]sand, I lived by night, and [Fm]shunned the naked light of [E7]day, and only now, I [Am]see, how the [E]years ran [A7]away. Yester[Dm7]day, when I was [G7]young, so many happy [Cm7]songs were waiting to be [Fm7]sung, so many wayward [Dm7]pleasures lay in store for [E7]me, and so much pain, my [Am]dazzled eyes [E]refused to [A7]see. I ran so fast that [Dm7]time, and youth at last ran [G7]out, I never stopped to [Cm7]think, what life, was all [Fm7]about, and every conver[Dm7]sation, I can now re[E7]call, concerned itself with [Am]me, and [E]nothing else at [A7]all. Yester[Dm7]day, the moon was [G7]blue, and every crazy [Cm7]day, brought something new to [Fm7]do, I used my magic [Fm]age, as if it were a [E7]wand, and never saw the [Am]waste, and [E]emptiness be[A7]yond. The game of love I [Dm7]played, with arrogance and [G7]pride, And every flame I [Cm7]lit, too quickly, quickly [Fm7]died, the friends I made, all [Fm]seemed, somehow, to drift [E7]away, and only I am [Am]left, on [E]stage, to end the [A7]play. There are so many [Dm7]songs in me, that won't be [G7]sung, I feel the bitter [Cm7]taste, of tears upon my [Fm7]tongue, the time has come for [Dm7]me to pay for yester[E7]day.. when I was [Am]young.[Dm] [Am] A nineties smash from Kraziekhat.