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Kenny Rankin – Yesterdays Lies Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

ChordsE7 Amaj7 Bm7 Em7 A7 C#m7 Dmaj7 G#m7 G7 F#m7 Esus4 E Cmaj7

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[Intro]
E7   Amaj7   E7   Amaj7

[Verse 1]
E7                     Amaj7
A man goes home to see his lady
E7
But walkin in the front
                   Amaj7
door he feels a little shady
Bm7               E7
Shes telling him again
         Amaj7
how shes been lonely
E7
But no matter how he
            Amaj7  Em7 A7
tries to comfort her

[Chorus]
      Bm7   C#m7 Dmaj7 C#m7
There is no reply
        Bm7
And the man just dont
E7            Amaj7
know to laugh or cry
   Bm7          C#m7      Dmaj7
If he though of wondering why
C#m7     G#m7         G7
It might give him the truth
F#m7            Bm7
that would ease the pain
              C#m7 Dmaj7
Of yesterdays lies
C#m7   Bm7 C#m7  Bm7
By and by

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[Verse 2]
    E7
She loves him she knows how
              Amaj7
he feels in a bad turn
         E7
When the pictures
running through his mind
             Amaj7
Really bring him down
    E7
Hes running in the wind
               Amaj7
looking for an answer
          E7
But how's he gonna see behind
                 Amaj7  E7
the tears in his eyes

[Chorus]
A7              Bm7     C#m7    Dmaj7
And now they're walking back in time
C#m7        Bm7        E7      Amaj7
Where there is nothing left to find
        Bm7        C#m7      Dmaj7
If they thought of wondering why
C#m7     G#m7          G7    F#m7
It might give them the truth that
           Bm7
would ease the pain
              C#m7 Dmaj7
Of yesterdays lies
C#m7   Bm7 C#m7  Bm7
By and by

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[Interlude]
Esus4  E   Amaj7    E
Amaj7   G7 A7 Bm7

[Chorus]
A7              Bm7     C#m7    Dmaj7
And now they're walking back in time
C#m7        Bm7        E7      Amaj7
Where there is nothing left to find
        Bm7        C#m7      Dmaj7
If they thought of wondering why
C#m7     G#m7          G7
It might give them the truth
F#m7            Bm7
that would ease the pain
              C#m7 Dmaj7
Of yesterdays lies
C#m7   Bm7 C#m7  Dmaj7 C#m7
By and by

[Outro]
Cmaj7   Bm7 E Amaj7

How to play Yesterdays Lies: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Yesterdays Lies by Kenny Rankin on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

Yesterdays Lies by Kenny Rankin is built around A major (three sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯), with 13 chords in all: E7, Amaj7, Bm7, Em7, A7, C#m7, Dmaj7, G#m7, G7, F#m7, Esus4 and E and 1 more.

The progression the song keeps returning to is Bm7 – C#m7 – Dmaj7 – C#m7 (ii7 – iii7 – IVmaj7 – iii7 in A major). In solfa, that is reh – mi – fah – mi. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Good to know: on guitar, Bm7, C#m7, G#m7 and F#m7 need a barre or movable shape. Take the change into them slowly at first; piano and ukulele players have it easier.