(G)Af ter long e nough of be ing a (Am7)lone,
ev ’ry one must (D7)face their share of lone li (G)ness.
In my own (A7)time no bod y (D)knew
the (G)pain I was go in’ (C)thru,
and (Am7)wait in’ was all my (Dsus)heart could (D)do.
(G)Hope was all I had un til you (A7)came,
(F#dim)may be you can’t see
how much you mean to (G)me.
You were the (A7)dawn
break ing the (D)night,
the (G)prom ise of morn ing (C)light,
(A7)fill ing the world sur (D)round ing me.
When I hold you (F)ba by, ba by, feels like may be (Am)things will be all right.
(F)Ba by, ba by, your love’s made me (Dsus)free as a song,
(D7)sing in’ for ev er.
(G)On ly yes ter day when I was (Am7)sad and I was (D7)lone ly,
(G)you showed me the way to leave the (Am7)past and all its (D7)tears be hind me.
To mor row may be e ven (Em)bright er than to day
since (Am7)I threw my (D7)sad ness a (Am7)way.
On ly yes ter (G)day.
I have found my home here in your (Am7)arms,
(D7)no where else on earth I’d real ly rath er (G)be.
Life waits for (A7)us.
Share it with (D)me,
the (G)best is a bout to (C)be.
And (A7)so much is left for (D)us to see.
When I hold you (G)day.
This page shows “Only Yesterday” by Carpenters in our color-coded kid songbook view — every note is colored by pitch (red C, orange D, yellow E, green F, blue G, purple A, pink B) and the lyrics sit directly under each note, so children can sing along while they play. The song is in the key of G at 100 BPM, a slightly more challenging arrangement — practice each phrase slowly first.