When I was (E)young I’d lis ten to the (G#m)ra di o, wait in’ (C#m)for my fa v’rite songs.
When they (Amaj7)played, I’d sing a long;
it made me smile.
Those were such (E)hap py times, and not so (G#m)long a go, how I (C#m)won dered (C#m)where they’d gone.
(D#)But (G#7)they’re (C#m)back a gain, just like a (C#m)long lost friend, all the (Amaj7)songs I (F#m7)love so well.
Ev (B)’ry (E)sha la la la, ev ’ry (C#m)whoa whoa still shines.
Ev ’ry (E)shing a ling a ling that they’re (C#m)start ing to sing’s so fine.
(B)When they (C#m)get to the part where he’s (C+)break in’ her heart, it can (E)real ly make me cry just like be fore.
It’s yes ter day once (Emaj7)more.
(Shoo bie doo lang lang.)
Look in’ (E)back on how it was in (G#m)years gone by and the (C#m)good times that I had,
makes to (Amaj7)day seem rath er sad;
so much has changed.
Those It was (E)songs of love that I would (G#m)sing to then, and I’d (C#m)mem o (C#m)rize each word.
(D#)Those (G#7)old (C#m)mel o dies still sound so (C#m)good to me as they (Amaj7)melt the (F#m7)years a way.
Ev (B)’ry (E)sha la la la, ev ’ry (C#m)whoa whoa
still shines.
Ev ’ry (E)shing a ling a ling that they’re (C#m)start ing to sing’s so fine.
(B)All my (C#m)best mem o ries come back (C+)clear ly to me; some can (E)e ven make me cry just like be fore.
It’s yes ter day once (Emaj7)more.
(Shoo bie doo lang lang.)
Look in’
(A)Ev (B)’ry (E)sha la la la, ev ’ry (C#m)whoa whoa
still shines.
Ev ’ry (E)shing a ling a ling that they’re (C#m)start in’ to sing’s so fine.
(A)Ev (B)’ry (E)sha la la la, ev ’ry (C#m)whoa whoa
still shines.
Ev ’ry (E)shing a ling a ling that they’re (C#m)start in’ to sing’s so fine.
(A)Ev (B)’ry
This page shows “Yesterday Once More” 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 E at 100 BPM, a medium-difficulty arrangement — try slowing the tempo down using the BPM control.