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As Tears Go By (C Major)
Artist: Rolling Stones, The    Genre: Rock & Roll    Roman Numerals: I, II7, IV, V7, vi    Instrument: Guitar - Standard Tuning [E,A,D,G,B,E]    Entered by: PollyEV   
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C
(C,E,G)
x,3,2,0,1,0
- C E G C E
D7
(D,F♯,A,C)
- - D A C F♯
F
(F,A,C)
F C F A C F
G7
(G,B,D,F)
G B D G B F
Am
(A,C,E)
- A E A C E

Riff
E|--------------------|-------------------|---------------|---------|-0-0-0-0-------|------------| B|------0-------------|-----0-------------|-1-1-0---------|-0-0-----|---------------|------------| G|--0-2---2-2---0-0---|-0-2---2-2---0-0---|-------2-2-0-2-|-----2-0-|-------------0-|-2-0-2-0----| D|------------2-----4-|-----------2-----4-|---------------|---------|---------2-4---|---------4--| A|--------------------|-------------------|---------------|---------|---------------|------------| E|--------------------|-------------------|---------------|---------|---------------|------------|


Chorus
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] It is the		 [D7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Major Second] evening of the		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] day		 [G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth]
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] I sit and		 [D7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Major Second] watch the children		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] play		 [G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth]
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] Smiling faces		 [G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] I can see
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] But not for		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] me
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] I sit and watch as tears go		 [G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] by

Verse1
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] My riches		 [D7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Major Second] can’t buy every		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] thing		 [G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth]
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] I want to		 [D7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Major Second] hear the children		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] sing		 [G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth]
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] All I hear		 [G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] is the sound
Of [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] rain falling		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] on the ground
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] I sit and watch as tears go		 [G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] by

Chorus
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] It is the		 [D7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Major Second] evening of the		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] day		 [G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth]
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] I sit and		 [D7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Major Second] watch the children		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] play		 [G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth]
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] Smiling faces		 [G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] I can see
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] But not for		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] me
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] I sit and watch as tears go		 [G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] by

Verse 2
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] It is the		 [D7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Major Second] evening of the		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] day		 [G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth]
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] I sit and		 [D7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Major Second] watch the children		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] play		 [G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth]
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] Doin’ things I		 [G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] used to do
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] They think are		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] new
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] I sit and watch as tears go		 [G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] by

Outro
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Mmmm		 [D7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Major Second] mmmm		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] mmmm		 [G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth]
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Mmmm		 [D7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Major Second] mmmm		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] mmmm		 [G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] 		[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison]
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