As Tears Go By chords

by The Rolling Stones

Song Key: G Major

Time Signature: 4/4

Tempo: 112 bpm


Standard Guitar Tuning: E A D G B e

Skill Level: Beginner 🟢

Guitar Chords: G, A7 C, D, D7, Em

Arrangement Song Details
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R-H Chord Charts Chord Chart Legend
G Major D Major D7 C Major A7 Em
L-H Chord Charts Lefties Chord Chart Legend
G Major-LH D Major-LH D7-LH C Major-LH A7-LH Em-LH
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As Tears Go By

Song Key is highlighted - Transpose to any other key 
                G       A7      C       D
Intro: 4/4  ‖       |       |       |       ‖

 G           A7              C    D7
1. It is the eve-ning of the day 
 G           A7                   C    D7
   I sit and watch the child-ren  play
 C                 D7         G             Em
   Smil-ing fa-ces I can see    But not for me
 C                             D     D7
   I sit and watch as tears go by


 G            A7               C    D7
2. My ri-ches can't buy ev’-ry-thing
 G           A7                 C    D7
   I want to hear the child-ren sing
 C            D7            G                  Em
   All I hear is the sound    Of rain fall-ing on the ground
 C                                 D     D7 
   I sit and and watch as tears go by


          G     A7     C     D7     G     A7     C     D7
Instr: ‖     |      |     |      |     |      |     |       ‖

          C     D7     G     Em     C     C      D     D7  
       ‖     |      |     |      |     |      |     |       ‖


 G           A7              C    D7
3. It is the eve-ning of the day 
 G           A7                  C    D7    
   I sit and watch the child-ren play
 C                D7          G                Em
   Doin’ things I used to do    They think are new
 C                             D     D7
   I sit and watch as tears go by   

          G     A7     C     D7     G     A7     C     D7
Outro: ‖     |      |     |      |     |      |     |      ‖... fade out

Arrangement Details:

  • Key Signature: G Major - 1 sharp (F#)
  • Time Signature: 4/4 — Four quarter-note beats per measure
  • Tempo: Moderately
  • Metronome: ♩ = 112
  • Voice Range: E4 - E5

Song Details:

    December's Children (And Everybody's) Album Cover
    Album Cover
  • Songwriters: Mick Jagger, Keith Richards & Andrew Oldham
  • Date: 1964 (first recorded and released as a single in the United Kingdom by Marianne Faithfull)
  • Lyrics Begin: It is the evening of the day, I sit and watch the children play,
  • Featured Artists: The Rolling Stones
  • Genre: Baroque rock, folk rock, pop
  • Featured Artists: The Rolling Stones
  • Single:
    Recorded: 26 October 1965
    Released: 18 December 1965 (US), 4 February 1966 (UK)
  • Album: December's Children (And Everybody's)
    Released: 1965
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