Yesterday Is Here chords by Tom Waits

Chords with lyrics

E7E7     A minorAm      E MajorE      A minorAm       E7E7
If you want money in your pocket and a top hat on your head,
 A minorAm        C majorC      E7E7       E MajorE
a hot meal on your table and a blanket on your bed.


   A minorAm      C majorC   Dm7Dm7     A minorAm
Well today’s grey skies, tomorrow is tears.
    FF         E MajorE      A minorAm  E7E7
You’ll have to wait till yesterday is here.


     A minorAm        E MajorE      A minorAm      E7E7
Well I’m going to New York City and I’m leaving on a train
  A minorAm       C majorC           E7E7      E MajorE
and if you want to stay behind, wait till I come back again.

   A minorAm      C majorC   Dm7Dm7     A minorAm
Well today’s grey skies, tomorrow is tears.
    FF         E MajorE      A minorAm   E7E7
You’ll have to wait till yesterday is here.


A minorAm       FF A minorAm         FF
If you want to go where the rainbows end,
    A minorAm   FF    E7E7 E MajorE
you’ll have to say goodbye.
A minorAm         FF   A minorAm    FF
All our dreams come true, baby up ahead
     A minorAm      FF    E7sus4E7sus4 E7E7
and it’s out were your memories lie.


     A minorAm     E MajorE         A minorAm       E7E7
Well the road is out before me and the moon is shining bright.
    A minorAm      C majorC      E7E7     E MajorE
What I want you to remember as I disappear tonight


   A minorAm      C majorC   Dm7Dm7     A minorAm
Well today’s grey skies, tomorrow is tears.
    FF         E MajorE      A minorAm  E7E7
You’ll have to wait till yesterday is here.


   A minorAm      C majorC   Dm7Dm7     A minorAm
Well today’s grey skies, tomorrow is tears.
    FF         E MajorE      A minorAm
You’ll have to wait till yesterday is here.
    FF         E7E7      A minorAm
You’ll have to wait till yesterday is here.
    FF         E MajorE   E7E7   A minorAm
You’ll have to wait till yesterday is here.


This simple version is played with an expressive E7E7 to E MajorE or vicaversa

 E MajorE = 022100 to E7E7 = 020100  Dm7Dm7 = x00211

 E7sus4E7sus4 = 020200 or 7797[10]7