Yours Is No Disgrace
Yes 

E2 A E2  A D2 A  A D2 A E2 B (x4)
   G2 C G2  C F2 C  C F2 C G2 D   A2 D A2  D G2 D  D G2 D A2
      Bb2 Ab Ab Bb2 (x4) Bb2 Ab
         E2 D2 (x3)  D2
            D2
            Yesterday a morning came, a smile upon your face
            Caesar's palace, morning glory, silly human race
            G2
            On a sailing ship to nowhere, leaving any place
            A2                                                                                      (A2)
            If the summer changed to winter, yours is no disgrace
                                                                                                      E2 D2 D2 E2 (x2)

            E2                     D2                   D2                          E2
            Battleships confide in me and tell me where you are
            Shining, flying, purple wolfhound, show me where you are
            G2
            Lost in summer, born in winter, travel very far
            A2
            Lost in losing circumstances, that's just where you are
                                                                                                       Bb2 Ab Ab Bb2 (x3)  Bb2 Ab
                                                                                                          E2 D2   E2 B2   E2 D2

                (B) (B)(Bb)(B)  (D)(Db)(D)  (B)(Ab)(A)(B)(Db)
                          D                  E            E7         G                        C
                          Yesterday a morning came, a smile upon your face
                          D                         E           E7     G                    C                (B2)
                          Caesar's palace, morning glory, silly human, silly human race
                                                                         (B)(Bb)(B)  (D)(Db)(D)  (B)(Ab)(A)(B)(Db)

                          On a sailing ship to nowhere, leaving any place
                          If the summer changed to winter, yours is no, yours is no disgrace
                          C                     B2       C                                D2
                          Yours is no disgrace, yours is no disgrace
                                        *Interlude & solos*  E2 A E2  A D2 A  A D2 A E2 B2 (x4)
                                                                              G2 C G2  C F2 C  C F2 C G2
                                                                                A2 D A2  D G2 D  D G2 D A2
                                                                                  Amazing E jam
                                                                                    Dm surge->Dm add2 C add4 (x4)
                                                                                      Bb2 Am (x2) C Bb2 D2 C Em D2
                                                                                   Dm surge->Dm add2 C add4 (x4)
                                                                              Bb2 Am (x4)  D2 space (x4)
                                                                      (A2 jam over chords)
                                                                          Bb2 Am (x4)  Bb2 Am C Bb2 D2 (x2)
                                                                              Em D2 F2 Em D2 C2 (resolve to) D

                          Death defying, mutilated armies gather near
                          Crawling out of dirty holes, their morals, their morals disappear
                                                                 (B)(Bb)(B) (D)(Db)(D) (Gb)(F)(Gb) (A)(B)(Db)

                          Yesterday a morning came, a smile upon your face
                          Caesar's palace, morning glory, silly human, silly human race
                                                                 (B)(Bb)(B) (B)(Bb)(B)
                                                                                    (D)(Db)(D) (Gb)(F)(Gb) (A)(B)(Db)

                          On a sailing ship to nowhere, leaving any place
                          If the summer changed to winter, yours is no, yours is no disgrace
                          C                     B2       C                               Amazing E jam (short)
                          Yours is no disgrace, yours is no disgrace
                                                                                                  E2 D2 D2 E2 (x2)

            Battleships confide in me and tell me where you are
            Shining, flying, purple wolfhound, show me where you are
            Lost in summer, born in winter, travel very far
            Lost in losing circumstances, that's just where you are...

                                                                                                   Bb2 Ab Ab Bb2 (x4) Bb2 Ab
                                                                                                     E2 D2 (x2) E2
                                                                                                      (creschendo, from low D2)
      


  Copyright 1971
  The Yes Album





   Intro chords:
          E2 A  D2  B  G2  C  F2  D  A2  Bb2 Ab
      e |-7--5--5---7--10--8--8---10-12---1--4--
      B |-7--5--5---7--10--8--8---10-12---1--4--
      G |-9--6--7---8--12--9--10--11-14---3--5--
      D |-9--7--7---9--12--10-10--12-14---3--6--
      A |-7--7--5---9--10--10-8---12-12---1--6--
      E |-0--5------7------8------10---------4--

   Additional verse chords:
          D  E  E7 G  C  B2
      e |-2--0--0--3--0--2--
      B |-3--0--0--0--1--2--
      G |-2--1--1--0--0--4--
      D |-0--2--0--0--2--4--
      A |-0--2--2--2--3--2--
      E |----0--0--3--------

   Bass lion:
         (B2)(B)(Bb)(B)  (D)(Db)(D)  (B)(Ab)(A)(B)(Db)
      e |---------------------------------------------
      B |---------------------------------------------
      G |---------------------------------------------
      D |---------------------------------------------
      A |-2---2--1---2----5--4---5----2------0--2--4--
      E |--------------------------------4------------

   Additional interlude chords:
          Dm surge->Dm add2  C add4  Bb2 Am C  D2 Em F2 C2 D
      e |-5--10s\---5-----------------1--0-----5--7--8--3-----
      B |-6--10s\---6--5-6---5--6-5---1--1--5--5--8--8--3--7--
      G |-7--10s\---7--------5--------3--2--5--7--9--10-5--7--
      D |-7--12s\---7--------5--------3--2--5--7--9--10-5--7--
      A |-5--12s\---5--------3--------1--0--3--5--7--8--3--5--
      E |----10s\---------------------------------------------

    s\ = slide down

   Last bass lion:
         (B2)(B)(Bb)(B) (B)(Bb)(B)  (D)(Db)(D) (Gb)(F)(Gb) (A)(B)(Db)
      e |------------------------------------------------------------
      B |------------------------------------------------------------
      G |------------------------------------------------------------
      D |------------------------------------------------------------
      A |-2---2---1--2---2--1--2-----5--4---5---------------0--2--4--
      E |---------------------------------------2---1--2-------------







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