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Song title:       As Tears Go By
Original Album:   December's Children (And Everybody's)

Words and Music by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards
Copyright © 1965 Decca Records/London
Published by Decca Records

Transcribed by Gavin Chart (contactus@gartfrets.net)


NOTES:
Tuning is standard: EADGBE. Timing is 4/4 throughout. Let ring throughout.


INTRO:
                                    G
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------3-----------3-----------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------5-----------5---|
|---------------------------------|-------------5-----------5-------|
|-----------------------------2---|-3-------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |


  A                                 C
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------1-----------1-------|
|---------6-----------7---6-------|---------------------------------|
|-----7-------7-------------------|---------2-------0---2-------2---|
|-----------------7---------------|-3-------------------------------|
|-5---------------------------5---|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |


  D
|---------------------------------|
|-------------7-------7-------7---|
|-------------7-------7-------7---|
|---------7-------5_7---------7---|
|-------------------------5-------|
|-5-------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |


VERSE:

  G                                 A
|---------3-------5-------7-------|-5-------5-----------------------|
|---------3-----------------------|-----------------5-------8-------|
|---------------------7-----------|---------6-----------7---6-------|
|-----------------5-----------5---|-----7-------7-------------------|
|-------------5-----------5-------|-----------------7---------------|
|-3-------------------------------|-5---------------------------5---|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |

      It is the                     evening of the


  C                                 D
|-3-------------------0---3-------|---------------------------------|
|-------------1-----------1-------|-7---------------7---------------|
|---------------------------------|-7---------------7---7-----------|
|---------2-------0---2-------2---|---------7-5_7-------7-----------|
|-3-------------------------------|-----5-------------------5-------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------0---|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |

  da________________________________ay


  G                                 A
|---------3-------5-------7-------|-5-------5-----------------------|
|---------3-----------------------|-----------------5-------8-------|
|---------------------7-----------|---------6-----------7---6-------|
|-----------------5-----------5---|-----7-------7-------------------|
|-------------5-----------5-------|-5---------------7---------------|
|-3-------------------------------|-----------------------------5---|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |

      I sit and                     watch the children


  C                                 D
|-3-------------------0---3-------|---------5-----------------------|
|-------------1-----------1-------|-7-----------------------7-------|
|---------------------------------|-----7-------7-------7---7-------|
|---------2-------0---2-------2---|-----7-------7---5---7-----------|
|-3-------------------------------|-5-------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------0---|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |

  pla_______________________________ay


CHORUS:
  C                                 D
|---------8---8---8-------7-------|-5-----------5-------5-----------|
|---------------------------------|-------------7---8---7-----------|
|---------9-----------------------|---------7---------------7-------|
|-----10------10------------------|-----7---------------------------|
|-8-------------------------------|-5---------------5---------------|
|---------------------8-------8---|-----------------------------5---|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |

      Smiling faces                 I can see,   


  G               D                 Em
|---------7---7-----------5---3---|-0---------------0---------------|
|---------------------------------|---------0-----------------------|
|---------0-----------2-----------|---------------------0-------0---|
|-----0-------0-------------------|-----2-------2-----------0-------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-3---------------2-----------2---|-0-------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |

      but     not for               me


  C
|---------12------12------12------|-------------0---2-------3-------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------3-----------|
|---------9-------9-------9-------|---------0-----------------------|
|-----10------10------------------|-----------------0-----------2---|
|---------------------10------10--|-----7---------------------------|
|-8-------------------------------|-8-------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |

      I sit and watch as tears go


  D
|-5-------5---------------5---8---|---------------------------------|
|---------------------8-----------|-7---------------8---------------|
|-----7-------7-------------------|-----7-------7-------7-----------|
|-----7-------7---5---------------|-7-----------------------7-------|
|-5-------------------------------|---------5-------5-----------5---|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |

  by________________________________y


VERSE:

  G                                 A
|---------3-------5-------7-------|-5-------5-----------------------|
|---------3-----------------------|-----------------5-------8-------|
|---------------------7-----------|---------6-----------7---6-------|
|-----------------5---------------|-----7-------7-------------------|
|-------------5-----------5---5---|-----------------7---------------|
|-3-------------------------------|-5---------------------------5---|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |

      My riches                     can't buy every - 


  C                                 D
|-3-------------------0---3-------|---------------------------------|
|-------------1-----------1-------|-7---------------7---------------|
|---------------------------------|-7---------------7---7-----------|
|---------2-------0---2-------2---|---------7-5_7-------7-----------|
|-3-------------------------------|-----5-------------------5---0---|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |

  thi_______________________________ing


  G                                 A
|---------3-------5-------7-------|-5-------5-----------------------|
|---------3-----------------------|-----------------5-------8-------|
|---------------------7-----------|---------6-----------7---6-------|
|-----------------5-----------5---|-----7-------7-------------------|
|-------------5-----------5-------|-----------------7---------------|
|-3-------------------------------|-5---------------------------5---|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |

      I want to                     hear the children 


  C                                 D
|-3-------------------0---3-------|---------5-----------------------|
|-------------1-----------1-------|-7-----------------------7-------|
|---------------------------------|-----7-------7-------7---7-------|
|---------2-------0---2-------2---|-----7-------7-------7-----------|
|-3-------------------------------|-5---------------5-----------0---|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |

  si________________________________ing


CHORUS:
  C                                 D
|---------8---8---8-------7-------|-5-----------5-------5-----------|
|---------------------------------|-------------7---8---7-----------|
|---------9-----------------------|---------7---------------7-------|
|-----10------10------------------|-----7---------------------------|
|-8-------------------------------|-5---------------5---------------|
|---------------------8-------8---|-----------------------------5---|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |

      All I ever                    hear is the sound of


  G           D                     Em
|---------7---7-------5---3-------|-7---7-------5---3---------------|
|---------------------------------|---------0-----------------------|
|---------0-----------2-----------|---------------------0-------0---|
|-----0-------0-------------------|-------------2-----------0-------|
|---------------------------------|-----7---------------------------|
|-3---------------2-----------2---|-0-------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |

  rain  falling on the              ground


  C
|---------12------12------12------|-12----------0---2-------3-------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------3-----------|
|---------9-------10------10------|---------0-----------------------|
|-----10------10------------------|-------------2---0-----------2---|
|---------------------10------10--|-----7---------------------------|
|-8-------------------------------|-8-------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |

      I sit and watch as tears go by


  D
|-5-------5---------------5---8---|-----------------5---5-----------|
|---------------------8-----------|-7---7-------8---5---5-----------|
|-----7-------7-------------------|---------5---7-------7---5-------|
|-----7-------7---5---------------|-7-----------------------7-------|
|-5-------------------------------|---------5-------5-----------5---|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |


INSTRUMENTAL:

          G       Am       Bm       A
|---------3---3---5---5----7--7---|-5-------0-----------------------|
|---------3-------5--------7------|-5-------2-------2---------------|
|---------4-------5--------7------|-6-------2-------2-------2-------|
|---------------------------------|-----7-------2---2-------2-------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------4-------0---|
|-3-------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |


  C       G       C
|-8-------3-------0---------------|---2_3___5-2_0-------------------|
|-8-------5-------1-------1-------|---------------------------------|
|-9-------5-------0-------0-------|-----------------2-2_4___5---2---|
|-----10------5-------2---2-------|-0-------------------------------|
|-----------------------------3---|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |


  G                                 A
|---------3-------5-------7-------|-5-------5-----------------------|
|---------3-----------------------|-----------------5-------8-------|
|---------------------7-----------|---------6-----------7---6-------|
|-----------------5---------------|-----7-------7-------------------|
|-------------5-----------5---5---|-----------------7---------------|
|-3-------------------------------|-5---------------------------5---|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |


  C                                 D
|-3-------------------0---3-------|-2-------2_3-0-------------------|
|-------------1-----------1-------|-----------------3_5-------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------2-----------|
|---------2-------0---2-------2---|-0-----------------------4_5-0---|
|-3-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |


  C                                 Bm      D       C       Bm
|---------12------10------8-------|-7-------5-------3-------2-------|
|---------13------13------8-------|-7-------7-------5-------3-------|
|-0-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-2-----------10------10------9---|-----7-------7-------5-------4---|
|-3-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |


  G               C       D         Em
|---------10------8-------7-------|-12--10--10--8---8---7---7---5---|
|-0-------12------8-------7-------|-12------12------8-------7-------|
|-0-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-0-----------9-------9-------7---|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |


|-----8---12--10--8---7-----------|-12--10--8---7---5---3---2---0---|
|---------13------8-------10--8---|-13------8-------7-------3-------|
|-------------------------9-------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |



|---------0-------2-------3-------|-5---3---7---5---10--7---8---5---|
|-3-------3-------3-------3-------|-3-------7-------7-------7-------|
|-----2-------0-------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------4-------2---|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |


VERSE:

  G                                 A
|---------3-------5-------7-------|-5-------5-----------------------|
|---------3-----------------------|-----------------5-------8-------|
|---------------------7-----------|---------6-----------7---6-------|
|-----------------5---------------|-----7-------7-------------------|
|-------------5-----------5---5---|-----------------7---------------|
|-3-------------------------------|-5---------------------------5---|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |

      It is the evening of the 


  C                                 D
|-3-------------------0---3-------|-----------------5-------5-------|
|-------------1-----------1-------|-7---------7/8---5-7/8-------7---|
|---------------------------------|-7---------------7-7---------7---|
|---------2-------0---2-------2---|---------7---------7-------------|
|-3-------------------------------|-----5-------------------5-------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------0---|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |

  da________________________________ay


  G                                 A
|---------3-------5-------7-------|-5-------5-----------------------|
|---------3-----------------------|-----------------5-------8-------|
|---------------------7-----------|---------6-----------7---6-------|
|-----------------5-----------5---|-----7-------7-------------------|
|-------------5-----------5-------|-----------------7---------------|
|-3-------------------------------|-5---------------------------5---|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |

      I sit and watch the children 


  C                                 D
|-3-------------------0---3-------|-----------------5-------5-------|
|-------------1-----------1-------|-7---------7/8---5-7/8-------7---|
|---------------------------------|-7---------------7-7---------7---|
|---------2-------0---2-------2---|---------7---------7-------------|
|-3-------------------------------|-----5-------------------5-------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------0---|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |

  pla_______________________________ay


CHORUS:
  C                                 D
|---------8---8---8-------7-------|-5-----------5-------5-----------|
|---------------------------------|-------------7---8---7-----------|
|---------9-----------------------|---------7---------------7-------|
|-----10------10------------------|-----7---------------------------|
|-8-------------------------------|-5---------------5---------------|
|---------------------8-------8---|-----------------------------5---|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |

        Doin' things I              used to do, they


  G               D                 Em
|---------7---7-----------5---3---|-0---------------0---------------|
|---------------------------------|---------0-----------------------|
|---------0-----------2-----------|---------------------0-------0---|
|-----0-------0-------------------|-----2-------2-----------0-------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-3---------------2-----------2---|-0-------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |

  think           they are          new


  C
|---------12------12------12------|-12----------0---2-------3-------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------3-----------|
|---------9-----------------------|---------0-----------------------|
|-----------------10------10------|-------------2---0-----------2---|
|-----10------10------10------10--|-----7---------------------------|
|-8-------------------------------|-8-------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |

      I sit and watch as tears go


  D
|-5-------5---------------5---8---|-----------------5---5-----------|
|---------------------8-----------|-7-----------8---5---5-----------|
|-----7-------7-------------------|-5-------5-----------7---5-------|
|-----7-------7---5---------------|-----7-------------------7-------|
|-5-------------------------------|-5---------------5-----------5---|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |

 by_________________________________y


VERSE:

  G                                 A
|---------3-------5-------7-------|-5-------5-----------------------|
|---------3-----------------------|-----------------5-------8-------|
|---------------------7-----------|---------6-----------7---6-------|
|-----------------5-----------5---|-----7-------7-------------------|
|-------------5-----------5-------|-----------------7---------------|
|-3-------------------------------|-5---------------------------5---|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |

  Mmmm mmm mmm                      mmm


  C                                 D
|-3-------------------0---3-------|-5-------------------------------|
|-------------1-----------1-------|-7-------8-------7-------5-------|
|---------------------------------|-7---------------7---7-----------|
|---------2-------0---2-------2---|---------7-5_7-------7-----------|
|-3-------------------------------|-----5-------------------5-------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------0---|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |

  mmm mmm mmm                       mmm


  G                                 A
|---------3-------5-------7-------|-5-------5-----------------------|
|---------3-----------------------|-----------------5-------8-------|
|---------------------7-----------|---------6-----------7---6-------|
|-----------------5-----------5---|-----7-------7-------------------|
|-------------5-----------5-------|-----------------7---------------|
|-3-------------------------------|-5---------------------------5---|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |


  C                                 D
|-3-------------------0---3-------|---------5-----------------------|
|-------------1-----------1-------|-7-----------------------7-------|
|---------------------------------|-----7-------7-------7---7-------|
|---------2-------0---2-------2---|-----7-------7---5---7-----------|
|-3-------------------------------|-5-------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------0---|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |


LYRICS & CHORDS

VERSE:
G           A              C D
  It is the evening of the day
G           A                  C  D
  I sit and watch the children play


CHORUS:
C               D          G     D       Em
  Smiling faces I can see,   but not for me
C                             D   
  I sit and watch as tears go by


VERSE:
G           A              C   D
  My riches can't buy everything
G           A                 C  D
  I want to hear the children sing


CHORUS:
C            D                    G    D       Em
  All I ever hear is the sound of rain falling on the ground
C                             D
  I sit and watch as tears go by


[Instrumental over CHORUS chords]


VERSE:
G           A              C  D
  It is the evening of the day
G           A                  C  D
  I sit and watch the children play


CHORUS:
C              G                D              Em
Doin' things I used to do, they think they are new
C                             D
  I sit and watch as tears go by

Mm mm mm...
C                                  D
  Don't hang around 'cause two's a crowd