Biografía:
John Paul Young (21 de junio de 1950) es un cantante australiano, cuyo éxito más conocido es "Love is in the Air" (El amor está en el aire).
Nacido en Glasgow (Escocia), Young se trasladó a Sydney de niño y a principios de la década de Años 1970 ya se había convertido en el cantante principal de la banda de rock de Sydney llamada Elm Tree. A principios de 1972 fue seleccionado para el papel de Ananías en la producción original australiana de Jesucristo Superstar y siguió en la producción hasta que cerró en 1974.
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Writers: Harry Vanda & George Young (1975)
[Intro]
(with pickup bar)
& 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
E F F# |G | E F F#|
|G | E F F#|
|G G G G G G G G |G G G G G E F F#|
|G G G G G G G G |G G G G G G G G |
[Verse]
C
When I walk down the street,
F
See the people who stop and stare and say
G
Haven't I seen that face somewhere a long time ago
C
When I walk down the street,
F
See the stranger who says, "Why, Hi,"
With a, "How you going, Buddy,"
G
When you walked on by I thought I'd say hello
[Pre-Chorus]
E F F#
They say:
G E F F#
Haven't I seen your face before
G E F F#
Weren't you the boy that used to live next door,
G E F F#
Weren't you on television ev'ry night
G
Haven't I seen you round
[Chorus]
C G
Take a look at me, I'm yesterday's hero,
F C
Yesterday's hero, that's all I'll be.
G
Take a look at me, I'm yesterday's hero,
F C G
And yesterday's hero, is all that I'm gonna be
F G
If I don't get together,
C G F G
Make a new start and be somebody better,
F G F G C
All that I'll be if I don't get together now.
[Verse]
C
When you walk down the street,
F
If you know me, then pass me by,
If you wonder what I'm doing don't ask me why,
G
I don't read the news.
C
When you walk down the street,
F
If you're sorry then don't feel bad,
If you followed my story, then just be glad,
G
You ain't in my shoes
[Pre-chorus]
E F F#
Because
G E F F#
Haven't you seen my face before,
G E F F#
Yes, I was the boy who used to live next door,
G E F F#
Yes, I was on television ev'ry night,
G
Haven't you seen me round.
[Chorus]
C G
Take a look at me, I'm yesterday's hero,
F C
Yesterday's hero, that's all I'll be.
G
Take a look at me, I'm yesterday's hero,
F C G
And yesterday's hero, is all that I'm gonna be
F G
If I don't get together,
C G F G
Make a new start and be somebody better,
F G F G C
All that I'll be if I don't get together now.
[Interlude]
& 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
E F F# |G | E F F#|
|G | E F F#|
|G G G G G G G G |G G G G G E F F#|
|G G G G G G G G |G G G G G G G G |
[Outro]
(Key change)
C# G#
Yesterday's hero
F#
Yesterday's hero
C#
Oh ohohoh ohohoh
G#
Yesterday's hero
F#
Yesterday's hero
C#
Oooooooooooow Huh Huh Huh-huh
G#
Take a look at yesterdays's newspaper
(Yesterday's hero Yesterday's)
F# G#
Aaaaargh
(Hero Oh ohohoh ohohoh)
C# G#
Huh huh huh huh-huh Hey yeah
(Yesterday's hero)
F#
Yesterday, Yesterday's hero huh huh oh
(Yesterday's hero Oh ohohoh ohohoh)
[Intro]
(with pickup bar)
& 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
E F F# |G | E F F#|
|G | E F F#|
|G G G G G G G G |G G G G G E F F#|
|G G G G G G G G |G G G G G G G G |
[Verse]
C
When I walk down the street,
F
See the people who stop and stare and say
G
Haven't I seen that face somewhere a long time ago
C
When I walk down the street,
F
See the stranger who says, "Why, Hi,"
With a, "How you going, Buddy,"
G
When you walked on by I thought I'd say hello
[Pre-Chorus]
E F F#
They say:
G E F F#
Haven't I seen your face before
G E F F#
Weren't you the boy that used to live next door,
G E F F#
Weren't you on television ev'ry night
G
Haven't I seen you round
[Chorus]
C G
Take a look at me, I'm yesterday's hero,
F C
Yesterday's hero, that's all I'll be.
G
Take a look at me, I'm yesterday's hero,
F C G
And yesterday's hero, is all that I'm gonna be
F G
If I don't get together,
C G F G
Make a new start and be somebody better,
F G F G C
All that I'll be if I don't get together now.
[Verse]
C
When you walk down the street,
F
If you know me, then pass me by,
If you wonder what I'm doing don't ask me why,
G
I don't read the news.
C
When you walk down the street,
F
If you're sorry then don't feel bad,
If you followed my story, then just be glad,
G
You ain't in my shoes
[Pre-chorus]
E F F#
Because
G E F F#
Haven't you seen my face before,
G E F F#
Yes, I was the boy who used to live next door,
G E F F#
Yes, I was on television ev'ry night,
G
Haven't you seen me round.
[Chorus]
C G
Take a look at me, I'm yesterday's hero,
F C
Yesterday's hero, that's all I'll be.
G
Take a look at me, I'm yesterday's hero,
F C G
And yesterday's hero, is all that I'm gonna be
F G
If I don't get together,
C G F G
Make a new start and be somebody better,
F G F G C
All that I'll be if I don't get together now.
[Interlude]
& 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
E F F# |G | E F F#|
|G | E F F#|
|G G G G G G G G |G G G G G E F F#|
|G G G G G G G G |G G G G G G G G |
[Outro]
(Key change)
C# G#
Yesterday's hero
F#
Yesterday's hero
C#
Oh ohohoh ohohoh
G#
Yesterday's hero
F#
Yesterday's hero
C#
Oooooooooooow Huh Huh Huh-huh
G#
Take a look at yesterdays's newspaper
(Yesterday's hero Yesterday's)
F# G#
Aaaaargh
(Hero Oh ohohoh ohohoh)
C# G#
Huh huh huh huh-huh Hey yeah
(Yesterday's hero)
F#
Yesterday, Yesterday's hero huh huh oh
(Yesterday's hero Oh ohohoh ohohoh)
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