Biografia:
John Paul Young (Glasgow, Escócia, 21 de junho de 1950) é um cantor australiano mais conhecido por seu hit mundial Love Is in the Air ("O Amor está no Ar" em português) lançado em 1978.
Nascido em Glasgow, na Escócia, Young mudou-se para Sydney ainda criança e no início dos anos 1970 já se tornou o vocalista da banda de rock Elm Tree. Em 1972, ele foi selecionado para o papel de Ananias, na produção australiana Jesus Christ Superstar, continuando na produção até seu encerramento em 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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