As Tears go By

Jagger, Richards, & Oldham / the Rolling Stones (1965)

	C	D	F	G	Gsus4	G
	It is the	evening of the	da-	ay.

	C	D	F	G	Gsus4	G
	I sit and	watch the children	pla-	ay.

	F	G	C/C	C/B	C/A	Am	C/G
	Smiling faces	I can see,	but	not	for	me;

	F	G
	I sit and watch as tears go	by.

	C	D	F	G	Gsus4	G
	My riches	can't buy ev'ry	thi-	ing

	C	D	F	G	Gsus4	G
	I want to	hear the children	si-	ing

	F	G	C/C	C/B	Am	C/G
	All I hear	is the sound	of	rain falling	on the	ground;

	F	G
	I sit and watch as tears go	by.

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Gsus4

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Gsus4

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	C	D	F	G	Gsus4	G
	It is the	evening of the	da-	ay.

	C	D	F	G	Gsus4	G
	I sit and	watch the children	pla-	ay.

	F	G	C/C	C/B	Am	C/G
	Doin' things I	used to do	they	think are	new;

	F	G
	I sit and watch as tears go	by.

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	Mmmm	Mmmm	Mmmm	Mmmm