Yesterday's Men, performed by Madness
key: A
Intro:
A A G G
D D D D7
A A G G
D D D D
A
An insolent speck of youth
G
Being taken for a walk
D
So tightly by the ear
D
That he can hardly talk
A
Yesterday's men hang to today
G
To sing in the old-fashioned way
D
It must get better in the long run
D
Has to get better in the long run
A
A metropolitan marathon
G
Has been held today
D
But who you need to catch
D
Will be coming the other way
A
Yesterday's men hang to today
G
To sing in any old way
D
It must get better in the long run
D
Has to get better in the long run
Bm
Because when you're told to start
A
How far can you go
G
When your race is won
A F#
And you already know
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Bm
Because when you're told to stop
A
How far will you go
G
When your race is run
A F#
And you already know
A
Yesterday's men hang to today,
G
To sing in any old way,
D
It must get better in the long run
D
Has to get better in the long run
D
Will it get better in the long run
D
Will we be here in the long run
A A G G
D D D D
A
Yesterday's men hang to today,
G
To sing in any old way,
D
It must get better in the long run
D
Has to get better in the long run
D
Will it get better in the long run
D
Will we be here in the long run
+- CHORDS USED -------------+
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| A - X,0,2,2,2,0 |
| G - 3,2,0,0,3,3 |
| D - X,X,0,2,3,2 |
| D7 - X,X,0,2,1,2 |
| Bm - X,2,4,4,3,2 |
| F# - 2,4,4,3,2,2 |
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