Yesterday by The Beatles - Song Meaning for English Learners

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EXPLANATION:

(00:23) Introduction to "Yesterday"​

VERSE ONE:

(01:20) Yesterday, all my troubles seemed so far away

(02:15) Now it looks as though they're here to stay

(03:40) Oh I believe in yesterday

VERSE TWO:

(04:27) Suddenly, I'm not half the man I used to be

(06:21) There's a shadow hanging over me

(07:43) Oh yesterday came suddenly

CHORUS:

(08:07) Why she had to go

(08:49) I don't know, she wouldn't say

(09:30) I said something wrong

(10:16) Now I long for yesterday

VERSE THREE:

(11:21) Yesterday, love was such an easy game

(13:03) Now I need a place to hide away

(14:09) Oh I believe in yesterday

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