Yesterday’s men
G - F - C -
C7 - G - F - C - F -
C
G - F
1. An
insolent speck of youth being
taken for a walk,
C - C
so
tightly by the ear that he can hardly talk.
G - F
Yesterday's men hang onto today
to sing in the old-fashioned way,
C F C
- C
F C
it must
get better in the long run, has to
get better in the long run.
G - F
2. A metropolitan marathon has been held today,
C - C
but who
you need to catch will be coming
the other way.
G
- F
Yesterday's men hang onto today
to sing in any old way
C F C
- C F C
it
must get better in the long run,
has to get better in the long run.
Am - G
+ Because
when you're told to start, how
far can you go,
F - Em E
when
your race is won and you aleady know
?
Am - G
Because when you're told to
stop, how far will you go,
F - Em E
when
your race is run, and you already
know ?
G - F
Yesterday's men hang onto today, to sing in any old way,
C F C
- C
F C
it
must get better in the long run,
has to get better in the long run.
C F C
- C
F C
Will it get better in the long
run ? Will
we be here in the long run ?
+ G - F - C
- C7 + CHORUS + C ~ ~
(orig. = capo 3rd) (Madness)