This Is Yesterday - Manic Street Preachers
Music - James Dean Bradfield & Sean Moore
Words - Nick Jones
Transcribed By Tony Lewis - A.E.Lewis@durham.ac.uk

This is what I can remember at the moment.
I'll try an update it and do the solo.

Verse Riff
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Use (2) at the end of each section, otherwise (1)

JDB plays the second part live by strumming something like
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DO NOT LISTEN TO A WORD I SAY

JUST LISTEN TO WHAT I CAN KEEP SILENT

THE ONLY WAY TO GAIN APPROVAL

IS BY EXPLOITING THE VERY THING THAT CHEAPENS ME

Chorus Riff
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(You can just strum from here on)
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Again, (2) is at the end of each chorus, o/w (1)


AND I STARE AT THE SKY

AND IT LEAVES ME BLIND

AND I CLOSE MY EYES

AND THIS IS YESTERDAY


SOMEONE SOMEWHERE SOON WILL TAKE CARE OF YOU

I REPENT I'M SORRY EVERYTHING IS FALLING APART

HOUSES AS RUINS AND GARDENS AS WEEDS

WHY DO ANYTHING WHEN YOU CAN FORGET EVERYTHING


AND I STARE AT THE SKY

AND IT TLEAVES ME BLIND

AND I CLOSE MY EYES

AND THIS IS YESTERDAY

Outro
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