This Is Yesterday (acoustic)
Lyrics by Nicky Wire (but credited to Nicky Wire/Richey James)
Transcribed by Rohan Armstrong

This is based roughly on the version James played at Nynx in 1997
DEFINITIONS
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
s - slide

TUNING
            DGDGBD
chords D/C  x5777x
         C  x5555x
    Csus211 x5403x or x54030
       C/D  0x201x
Intro
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E-----------------------------------------
B-----------------------------------------
G-----9-9---7-7--------2-2--0--4----------
D-----9-9---7-7--------2-2--0--5----------
A-0-0-----0-----0-0-0---------------------
E---------------------------------0-0h2---

E------------------------------------
B----------------------------------3-
G-----9-9---7-7--------2-2--0--4-5---
D-----9-9---7-7--------2-2--0--5-5---
A-0-0-----0-----0-0-0----------------
E------------------------------------

D/C C Csus211 C  D/C C C/D C/D 


Verse 1 
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G-----9-9---7-7--------2-2--0--4----------
D-----9-9---7-7--------2-2--0--5----------
A-0-0-----0-----0-0-0---------------------
E---------------------------------0-0h2---
Do not listen to a word I say 

B----------------------------------3-
G-----9-9---7-7--------2-2--0--4-5---
D-----9-9---7-7--------2-2--0--5-5---
A-0-0-----0-----0-0-0----------------
E------------------------------------
Just listen to what I can keep silent 

D/C C Csus211 C
D/C C Csus211 C

Verse 2 (same as intro)
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The only way to gain approval 
Is by exploiting the very thing that cheapens me 

Chorus
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E----------------------------------------------
B---12----12---12---10----10---10--8---8--8----
G-----0-----0---------0-----0-------0---0------
D------12----12--------10----10------9---9-----
A-0---------------0---------------0------------
E----------------------------------------------
And I stare at the sky 


E------------
B---7---7--7-
G----0---0---
D-----7---7--         C Csus211 C Csus211
A-0----------
E------------
And it leaves me blind 

E----------------------------------------------
B---12----12---12---10----10---10--8---8--8----
G-----0-----0---------0-----0-------0---0------
D------12----12--------10----10------9---9-----
A-0---------------0---------------0------------
E----------------------------------------------
And I close my eyes 

E------------
B---7---7--7-
G----0---0---
D-----7---7--         C Csus211 C  C/D C/D
A-0----------
E------------
And this is yesterday, yesterday
yesterday


Verse 3 (same as verse 1)
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Someone somewhere soon will take care of you 
I repent, I'm sorry, everything is falling apart 

Verse 4 (same as verse 2)
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Houses as ruins and gardens as weeds 
Why do anything when you can forget everything 

Chorus (same as previous chorus)
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And I stare at the sky 
And it leaves me blind 
And I close my eyes 
And this is yesterday, yesterday
yesterday

Outro
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E----------------------------------------------
B---12----12---12---10----10---10--8---8--8----
G-----0-----0---------0-----0-------0---0------
D------12----12--------10----10------9---9-----
A-0---------------0---------------0------------
E----------------------------------------------

E--------------------------------------------
B---7---7--7----5---5h7p5-5------3---3--3-----
G----0---0-------0----------0-----0---0-------
D-----7---7-------5------------3---3---3------
A-0-----------0------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------

E-----------------------
B-1-1-1--1s3s1-0--------
G-0-0-0--0s0s0-0--------
D-1-1-1--1s3s1-0--------
A--------------0--------
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