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As Tears Go By

by Marianne Faithfull

Written by: Jagger, Richard & Oldham

AS TEARS GO BY Jagger, Richard & Oldham Marianne Faithfull D E7 G A7 ||: / It is the | even ing of the | day yy y^y yy | yy yy yy yy | ||: / My rich es | cant buy ev ry | thing gg g^g gg | gg gg gg gg | D E7 G A7 | / I sit and | watch the chil dren | play yy y^y yy | yy yy yy yy | | / I want to | hear the chil dren | sing gg g^g gg | gg gg gg gg | G A7 D Bm | / Smil^ing fac es | I..I^can s^ee ee | / But not for | m^e ee ee ee | | / All^I hear rr | is s^the so^und dd | / Of^rain n^fall ing | on n^the gro^und dd | G F#m Em7 A7 1. | / I sit and | watch h^As Tears Go | By yy y^y^y^y | yy yy yy yy :|| 2. | / I sit and | watch h^As Tears Go | By yy y^y^y^y | yy yy yy yy | D E7 G A7 | / It is the | even ing of the | day yy y^y yy | yy yy yy yy | D E7 G A7 | / I sit and | watch the chil dren | play yy y^y yy | yy yy yy yy | G A7 D Bm | / Do^ing things I | used d^to d^o oo | / They think are | n^ew ww ww ww | G F#m Em7 A7 | / I sit and | watch h^As Tears Go | By yy y^y^y^y | yy yy yy yy | D E7 G A7 | / It is the | even ing of the | day yy y^y yy | yy yy yy yy | D E7 G A7 Em7 A7 D | / I sit and | watch the chil dren | play yy y^y yy | yy yy Mm mm | mm mm mm mm ||

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As Tears Go By is performed by Marianne Faithfull and written by Jagger, Richard & Oldham. This page contains the lyrics and chords as part of Jerry's Songbook collection.

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