Written by Billy Joe Shaver
verse 1 Em When the autumn leaves were fallen D And the winter winds were callin' Am B And the southbound geese were chasin' summertime Em I was hungry then,and slender D As well as i remember Am B Fighting for a place in life i could call mine Bridge C/G G Yesterday tomorrow was today,you dreamer D B/ Em Yesterday tomorrow was today verse 2 Em At the age of five and ten D I put a handle on the wind Am B And learned to travel on the heels of summertime Em Like a souped up 50 Ford D Down the road of life i roared Am B Never carin' for a thing i left behindverse 3 Em From New-York to L.A. D Up the San Francisco bay Am B To the shimmerin' Paris lights and the warm Australian nights Em In the honky-tonks and bars D And the back seats of the cars Am B I learned my lessons well and i proudly wore my scarsC/G G Yesterday tomorrow was so far away D Em Yesterday i was runnin' wild and free C/G G Yesterday tomorrow was today young man D B/ Em Yesterday tomorrow was todayverse 4 Em In the solitary gloom of D Some old lonely hotel room Am B While struggling for a way to right the wrong Em The Savior Jesus-Christ D Came into my life Am B The old man passed away and the young man lives todayC/G G Yesterday tomorrow was a blinding thing D Em Yesterday tomorrow came so fast C/G G Yesterday tomorrow was today old friend D B/ Em Yesterday tomorrow came at lastC/G G Yesterday tomorrow and today he is the same D Em Yesterday he washed my sins away C/G G Yesterday tomorrow and today are the same D B Em Yesterday tomorrow is today