This is a simple but beautiful old ballad which is found on Merle Haggard's
very first album, "Strangers", from the early 60s.
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Allan Cates in Austin, Texas
I'D TRADE ALL OF MY TOMORROWS (for just one yesterday)
Written by Jenny Lou Carson
Recorded by Merle Haggard in key of "F#"
(Capo 4 and play in D to accompany record.)
(Instrumental intro.)
DÊÊÊÊÊÊ/ A /ÊÊÊD / DÊÊÊ/
ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊD /ÊÊÊÊÊD7 /ÊÊÊGÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ/ÊÊÊÊÊGÊÊÊ/
I'd trade all of my to-morrows, for just one yesterday,
ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊD /ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊDÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ/ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊA7 / A7 /
For whatÊgood is life without the one you love.
ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊD /ÊÊÊÊD7 /ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊGÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ/ÊÊÊG /
I'd trade all of my tomorrows, they're worthless any way.
ÊÊÊÊÊDÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ/ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊA7ÊÊÊÊÊÊ/ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊD / D /
If my arms can't hold the one I'm dreaming of.
ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊAÊÊÊÊÊ/ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊA7ÊÊÊÊÊ/ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊDÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ/ D /
Just an empty world is all I have be-fore me.
ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊA /ÊÊÊÊÊA7ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ/ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊDÊÊÊ/ D /
I'd give anything if you were with me now.
ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊD /ÊÊÊÊD7 /ÊÊÊGÊÊÊÊ/ G Ê/
I'd trade all of my tomorrows, for just one yesterday
ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊDÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ/ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊA7 /ÊÊÊÊD / D /
I don't want to live with-out you any - how.
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