As Tears Go By - Marianne Faithfull Chords

Chords: C, D, G, F, Am

More chords by Marianne Faithfull

Genre: folk, rock, blues

I play it picking style by hitting the root note then the G-B-e-B-G strings.

Examples of three chords:

C D G
e|------------0------| |---------2------| |-------------3-------|

B|----------1---1----| |-------3---3----| |----------0-----0----|

G|--------0--------0-| |-----2--------2-| |-------0-----------0-|

D|-----X-------------| |---0------------| |-----X---------------|

A|---3---------------| |-X--------------| |---X-----------------|

E|-X-----------------| |-X--------------| |-3-------------------|

[Intro]

C D F G

C D G G

[Verse 1]

C D F G
It is the evening of the day,

C D F G
I sit and watch the children play.

F G C Am
Smiling faces I can see, but not for me,

F F G G
I sit and watch as tears go by.

[Verse 2]

C D F G
My riches can't buy everything,

C D F G
I want to hear the children sing.

F G C Am
All I hear is the sound of rain falling on the ground,

F F G G
I sit and watch as tears go by.

[Instrumental] (Hobo plays Verse)

C D F G

C D F G

F G C Am

F F G G

[Verse 3]

C D F G
It is the evening of the day,

C D F G
I sit and watch the children play.

F G C Am
Doing things I used to do, they think are new,

F F G G
I sit and watch as tears go by.

[Outro] (Repeat and Fade Out)

C D F G
Hmm, hmm, hmm, hmm, hmm, hmm, hmm, hmm, hmm.

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