Yesterday is Here
by Tom Waits
- Type:
- Diatonic
- Key:
- D
- Posted by:
- gene
The bridge uses an F harp; the rest uses a D harp.
Verse: D harp
-1 -1 -1 -1 -2 -2’ -1 2 -1
If you want mo-ney in your pock-et
-1 -1 -2 -2 -2’ 1 -1
And a top hat on your head
-4 -4 -4 -4 6 5 -4
A hot meal on your ta-ble
-3 -4’ -4 -4 4 -3 -2
And a blan-ket on your bed
Chorus:
-4 -4 6 -5 -4’ -4
Well to-day is grey skies
4 -4 -4 4 -2
To-mor-row is tears
-2 -2 -3’ 4 -4 4 -3’ -2 -2’ -2
You'll have to wait til yes-ter-day is here
Verse:
I'm going to New York City
I'm leaving on a train
And if you want to stay behind and
Wait til I come back again
Chorus:
Well today is grey skies
Tomorrow is tears
You'll have to wait til yesterday is here
Bridge: F harp
5 5 5 5 6
If you want to go
5 5 5 5 6
Where the rain-bows end
5 -4 -3 -3” -2 -3
You'll have to say good-bye
5 5 5 5 6
All our dreams come true
5 5 5 5 6
Ba-by up a-head
5 5 5 -4 -3” -3 -3” -2 -3
And it's out where your me-mo- ries lie
Verse: D harp
-1 -1 -1 2 -1 1 -1 -1
Well the road is out be-fore me
-2 -2 -2 -3’ 4 -3 -4
And the moon is shin-ing bright
-4 -4 -4 -4 -4 6 -5 -4
What I want you to re-mem-ber
-4’ -4 -4 -4’ -4 4 -4
As I dis-ap-pear to-night
Chorus: (3 times)
-4 6 6 -5 -4
To-day is grey skies
4 -4 -4 4 -2
To-mor-row is tears
-2 -2 -3’ 4 -4 4 -3’ -2 -2’ -2
You'll have to wait til yes-ter-day is here