Verse 1
[A] [Amaj7]
Only yesterday
[D] [F#m]
I told myself that life is grey
[G]
Didn't make me sad
[A]
Made me feel human
Verse 2
[A] [Amaj7]
Only yesterday
[D] [F#m]
I told myself that love is green
[G]
Greener than the trees
[A]
Growing in my bedroom
[Pre Refrain]
[F#m] [A]
Made me want to lose myself, lose myself
[C#m] [G#m]
In a song about the sun
[F#m] [E]
Or the many things that I don't understand
[C#m] [A]
Like I did since I was young
Refrain
[F#m] [A]
Made me want to open doors, sleep on floors
[C#m] [G#m]
In a world outside your door
[F#m] [E]
Watch a movie, play some piano
[C#m] [A] [B]
Write a sonnet, build an army
[A] [B]
Let's build an army
[A] [B]
Now will you love me?
[A] [B]
Let's build an army
Verse 3
[A] [Amaj7]
Only yesterday
[D] [F#m]
I realised that tall, dark tomb
[G]
Punctuates the sky
[A]
A giant's exclamation
Refrain
[F#m]
Shame on our beloved nation
[A] [C#m] [G#m]
The codes we send as ash into the sky
[F#m] [E]
Oh sorrow cure me from tiny glories
[C#m] [A] [B]
Now dig for beauty and build an army
[A] [B]
Let's build an army
[A] [B]
Now will you love me?
[A]
Let's build an army
Interlude
| [A] | [B] | [A] | [B] |
| [A] | [B] | [F#m] | [A] |
Chorus
[A] [E]
The truth is life is grey
[A] [E]
The truth is times are strange
[A] [E]
The truth is I'm ok
[D]
And you're beautiful
Chorus
[A] [E]
The truth is life is grey
[A] [E]
The truth is times are strange
[A] [E]
The truth is I'm ok
[D]
And you're beautiful
[D]
And you're beautiful
[D]
And you're beautiful
[D]
And you're beautiful
[D]
And you're beautiful
[D]
And you're beautiful