As Tears Go By — Marianne Faithfull
Chords and lyrics for As Tears Go By by Marianne Faithfull (key of C).
Verse 1
Examples of three chords:
[C] [D] [G]
strings.
Intro
[C] [D] [F] [G]
[C] [D] [G] [G]
Verse 1
[C] It is the [D]evening of the [F]day,[G]
[C] I sit and [D]watch the children [F]play.[G]
[F] Smiling faces [G]I can see, [C] but not for [Am]me,
[F] I sit and [F]watch as tears go [G]by.[G]
Verse 2
[C] My riches [D]can't buy [F]everything,[G]
[C] I want to [D]hear the children [F]sing.[G]
[F] All I hear is [G] the sound [C] of rain falling [Am]on the ground,
[F] I sit and [F]watch as tears go [G]by.[G]
[Instrumental] (Hobo plays Verse)
[C] [D] [F] [G]
[C] [D] [F] [G]
[F] [G] [C] [Am]
[F] [F] [G] [G]
Verse 3
[C] It is the [D]evening of the [F]day,[G]
[C] I sit and [D]watch the children [F]play.[G]
[F] Doing things I [G]used to do, [C] they think are [Am]new,
[F] I sit and [F]watch as tears go [G]by.[G]
[Outro] (Repeat and Fade Out)
[C] Hmm, hmm, hmm, [D]hmm, hmm, hmm, [F]hmm, hmm, [G]hmm.
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