“Yesterdays” is a single and third track on the Guns N’ Roses album Use Your Illusion II. It was written by Axl Rose, West Arkeen, Del James and Billy McCloud. This song is featured in the 2004 compilation Greatest Hits. The song peaked at #72 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Music video

Filmed in black and white, the video mixes clips of the band playing in an empty warehouse and photographs of band members during the Use Your Illusion Tour as well as former members Izzy Stradlin and Steven Adler who had left the group by then. It is included on the Welcome to the Videos DVD. Another version was also made, which just contained the band playing in the warehouse.

[lyrics]’Cause yesterday’s got nothin’ for me
Old pictures that I’ll always see
Time just fades the pages
In my book of memories
Prayers in my pocket
And no hand in destiny
I’ll keep on movin’ along
With no time to plant my feet

‘Cause yesterday’s got nothin’ for me
Old pictures that I’ll always see
Some things could be better
If we’d all just let them be

Yesterday’s got nothin’ for me
Yesterday’s got nothin’ for me
Got nothin’ for me

Yesterday there were so many things
I was never shown
Suddenly this time I found
I’m on the streets and I’m all alone

Yesterday’s got nothin’ for me
Old pictures that I’ll always see
I ain’t got time to reminisce old novelties

Yesterday’s got nothin’ for me
Yesterday’s got nothin’ for me
Yesterday’s got nothin’ for me
Yesterday
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Cadd2 G5
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The song goes like this

2x Rhythm Figure A
enter lyrics (play Rythm Figure A where you see D C G5)

D C G5
Yesterday there was so many things I was never told.
D C G5
Now that I’m startin’ to learn I feel I’m growin’ old.
D Cadd2 G5
‘Cause yesterday’s got nothin’ for me. Old pictures that I’ll always see.
D G5
Time just fades the pages in my book of memories.

(Insert Verse 2)

Chorus (underline indicates drag out the word,
C5 is just power chord on 3rd fret):
A B C5 G5
Ooh,____________yesterday’s________ got nothin’ for me.__________
A B C5 G5
Yesterday’s________ooh,__ __________got nothin’ for me.__________

Chords for solo are (if someone wants I can post tab of how I play the solo):
Bm G Bm G
Bm C#m D E

Other lyrics:
2nd verse
Prayers in my pocket and no hand in destiny.
I’ll keep movin’ along with no time to plant my feet.
‘Cause yesterday’s got nothin’ for me.
Old pictures that I’ll always see.
Some things could be better if we’d just let them be.

3rd verse
Yesterday there were so many things I was never shown.
Suddenly this time I found I’m on the streets and I’m alone.
Yesterday’s got nothin’ for me.
Old pictures that I’ll always see.
I ain’t got time to reminisce old novelties.

The song structure is basically:

2x Rythm Figure A
Verse 1
Verse 2
Chorus
Solo
Verse 3
Chorus