As Tears Go By Chords & Tabs
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Chords: G, A, C D
The intro is the same as the verse. Play it 2 times.
Repeat this part 2 times
It is the evening of the da-----------
G A C
|--------3-------3------|-----------0-----|0---------0-----0--|
|-------------0----0----|-------3-----3---|-------1---------1-|
|-----------0---------0-|-----3---------3-|-0---0-------------|
|-----------------------|---3-------------|-----------0-2-----|
|-----------------------|-0---------------|---3---------------|
|-0-3-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
---------y
D Dsus2 D
|--------2---0----2-----|
|------3------------3---|
|----2----------------2-|
|-0----------0---0------|
|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|
After second repeat switch to the following:
smiling faces I can se-----e but not for me
C D Dsus4 D G Em Em7
|------------0----|-------2--0---2----|------3---------|----0---------|
|---------1-----1-|-----3----------3--|----0---0-------|---0----------|
|------0----------|---2--------------2|--0-------0---0-|--0-----0---0-|
|-----------------|-0-----------------|------------0---|------2---0---|
|--3--------------|-------------------|----------------|-2------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|-3--------------|--------------|
I sit and watch as tears go by
C D Dsus4 D Dsus4
|---------0-----------------0------0-|-------2---0---2----0---|
|-------1---1-------------1---1------|-----3----------------3-|
|-----0-------0---0-----0-------0----|---2--------------------|
|--------------2------------------2--|-0----------------------|
|-3-----------------3----------------|------------------------|
|------------------------------------|------------------------|
G, A, C, D
Chorus
It is the evening of the day.
G A C D
|-2-----------0----------------0------2----|
|-0-----------2----------------1------3----|
|-0-----------2----------------0------2----|
|-0-----------2----------------2------0----|
|-2-----------0----------------3-----------|
|-3----------------------------0-----------|
I sit and watch the children play.
G A C D
|-3-----------0--------------------0-------2--|
|-0-----------2--------------------1-------3--|
|-0-----------2--------------------0-------2--|
|-0-----------2--------------------2-------0--|
|-2-----------0--------------------3----------|
|-3--------------------------------0----------|
Smiling faces I can see, but not for me.
C D G Em
|-0---------------2-----------3-------------0------|
|-1---------------3-----------0-------------0------|
|-0---------------2-----------0-------------0------|
|-2---------------0-----------0-------------2------|
|-3---------------------------2-------------2------|
|-0---------------------------3-------------0------|
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I sit and watch as tears go by.
C Em D
|-0--------------------------0-----2------------|
|-1--------------------------0-----3------------|
|-0--------------------------0-----2------------|
|-2--------------------------2-----0------------|
|-3--------------------------2------------------|
|-0--------------------------0------------------|
My riches can't buy every thing.
G A C D
|-3-----------0-----------------0--------2------|
|-0-----------2-----------------1--------3------|
|-0-----------2-----------------0--------2------|
|-0-----------2-----------------2--------0------|
|-2-----------0-----------------3---------------|
|-3-----------------------------0---------------|
I want to hear the children sing.
G A C D
|-3------------0--------------------0-------2---|
|-0------------2--------------------1-------3---|
|-0------------2--------------------0-------2---|
|-0------------2--------------------2-------0---|
|-2------------0--------------------3-----------|
|-3---------------------------------0-----------|
All I hear is the sound of rain falling on the ground
C D G Em
|-0------------2---------------3------------------0-----------------|
|-1------------3---------------0------------------0-----------------|
|-0------------2---------------0------------------0-----------------|
|-2------------0---------------0------------------2-----------------|
|-3----------------------------2------------------2-----------------|
|-0----------------------------3------------------0-----------------|
I sit and watch as tears go by.
C Em D
|-0--------------------------0-----2----------|
|-1--------------------------0-----3----------|
|-0--------------------------0-----2----------|
|-2--------------------------2-----0----------|
|-3--------------------------2----------------|
|-0--------------------------0----------------|
Solo (the same as the intro)
Chorus
It is the evening of the day.
G A C D
|-2-----------0----------------0------2----|
|-0-----------2----------------1------3----|
|-0-----------2----------------0------2----|
|-0-----------2----------------2------0----|
|-2-----------0----------------3-----------|
|-3----------------------------0-----------|
I sit and watch the children play.
G A C D
|-3-----------0--------------------0-------2--|
|-0-----------2--------------------1-------3--|
|-0-----------2--------------------0-------2--|
|-0-----------2--------------------2-------0--|
|-2-----------0--------------------3----------|
|-3--------------------------------0----------|
Smiling faces I can see, but not for me.
C D G Em
|-0---------------2-----------3-------------0------|
|-1---------------3-----------0-------------0------|
|-0---------------2-----------0-------------0------|
|-2---------------0-----------0-------------2------|
|-3---------------------------2-------------2------|
|-0---------------------------3-------------0------|
I sit and watch as tears go by.
C Em D
|-0--------------------------0-----2------------|
|-1--------------------------0-----3------------|
|-0--------------------------0-----2------------|
|-2--------------------------2-----0------------|
|-3--------------------------2------------------|
|-0--------------------------0------------------|
My riches can't buy every thing.
G A C D
|-3-----------0-----------------0--------2------|
|-0-----------2-----------------1--------3------|
|-0-----------2-----------------0--------2------|
|-0-----------2-----------------2--------0------|
|-2-----------0-----------------3---------------|
|-3-----------------------------0---------------|
I want to hear the children sing.
G A C D
|-3------------0--------------------0-------2---|
|-0------------2--------------------1-------3---|
|-0------------2--------------------0-------2---|
|-0------------2--------------------2-------0---|
|-2------------0--------------------3-----------|
|-3---------------------------------0-----------|
All I hear is the sound of rain falling on the ground
C D G Em
|-0------------2---------------3------------------0-----------------|
|-1------------3---------------0------------------0-----------------|
|-0------------2---------------0------------------0-----------------|
|-2------------0---------------0------------------2-----------------|
|-3----------------------------2------------------2-----------------|
|-0----------------------------3------------------0-----------------|
I sit and watch as tears go by.
C Em D
|-0--------------------------0-----2----------|
|-1--------------------------0-----3----------|
|-0--------------------------0-----2----------|
|-2--------------------------2-----0----------|
|-3--------------------------2----------------|
|-0--------------------------0----------------|
Outro
[G] [A] [C] [D]
[G] [A] [C] [D]