As Tears go By

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

	G	A	C	D	Dsus4	D
	It is the	evening of the	da-	ay.

	G	A	C	D	Dsus4	D
	I sit and	watch the children	pla-	ay.

	C	D	G/G	G/Gb	G/E	Em	G/D
	Smiling faces	I can see,	but	not	for	me;

	C	D
	I sit and watch as tears go	by.

	G	A	C	D	Dsus4	D
	My riches	can't buy ev'ry	thi-	ing

	G	A	C	D	Dsus4	D
	I want to	hear the children	si-	ing

	C	D	G/G	G/Gb	Em	G/D
	All I hear	is the sound	of	rain falling	on the	ground;

	C	D
	I sit and watch as tears go	by.

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A

C

D

Dsus4

D

G

A

C

D

Dsus4

D

C

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G/G

G/Gb

Em

G/D

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	G	A	C	D	Dsus4	D
	It is the	evening of the	da-	ay.

	G	A	C	D	Dsus4	D
	I sit and	watch the children	pla-	ay.

	C	D	G/G	G/Gb	Em	G/D
	Doin' things I	used to do	they	think are	new;

	C	D
	I sit and watch as tears go	by.

	G	A	C	G
	Mmmm	Mmmm	Mmmm	Mmmm