As Tears Go By
Marianne Faithfull (1964)

Fingerpicking Pattern
-|----------M-------------|
4|----I-----------I-----I-|
4|-T-----------------T----|
-|-------T----------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
Intro
| [C] | [D7] | [F] | [G7]
| [C] | [D7] | [G7] | [G7] |
| [C] It is the | [D7] evening of the | [F] day-ay-ay- | [G7] ay |
| [C] I sit and | [D7] watch the children | [F] play-ay-ay- | [G7] ay |
| [F] Smiling faces | [G7] I can see | [C] But not for | [Am] me |
| [F] I sit and | watch, as tears go | [G7] by-y-y- | [G7] y |
| [C] My riches | [D7] can't buy every- | [F] thi-i-i- | [G7] ing |
| [C] I want to | [D7] hear the children | [F] si-i-i- | [G7] ing |
| [F] All I hear | [G7] is the sound | [C] Of rain falling | [Am] on the ground |
| [F] I sit and | watch, as tears go | [G7] by-y-y- | [G7] y |
Instrumental
| [C] | [D7] | [F] | [G7] |
| [C] | [D7] | [F] | [G7] |
| [F] | [G7] | [C] | [Am] |
| [F] | [F] | [G7] | [G7] |
| [C] It is the | [D7] evening of the | [F] day-ay-ay- | [G7] ay |
| [C] I sit and | [D7] watch the children | [F] play-ay-ay- | [G7] ay |
| [F] Doing things I | [G7] used to do | [C] They think are | [Am] new |
| [F] I sit and | [F] watch as tears go | [G7] by-y-y- | [G7] y |
Instrumental (Hum...)
| [C] | [D7] | [F] | [G7] |
| [C] | [D7] | [F] | [G7] | [C↓]
#Play along Marianne Faithfull's original in this key.
#Rolling Stone's Cover version is in key of G.
#Melodies for instrumental sections:
#https://drive.google.com/file/d/1b9849Eq6qkrFP_jQPXw5VN8LUyWx2sVR/view?usp=sharing
#Last Updated 09/27/2021 JJ
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Marianne Faithfull (1964)





Fingerpicking Pattern
-|----------M-------------|
4|----I-----------I-----I-|
4|-T-----------------T----|
-|-------T----------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
Intro
| [C] | [D7] | [F] | [G7]
| [C] | [D7] | [G7] | [G7] |
| [C] It is the | [D7] evening of the | [F] day-ay-ay- | [G7] ay |
| [C] I sit and | [D7] watch the children | [F] play-ay-ay- | [G7] ay |
| [F] Smiling faces | [G7] I can see | [C] But not for | [Am] me |
| [F] I sit and | watch, as tears go | [G7] by-y-y- | [G7] y |
| [C] My riches | [D7] can't buy every- | [F] thi-i-i- | [G7] ing |
| [C] I want to | [D7] hear the children | [F] si-i-i- | [G7] ing |
| [F] All I hear | [G7] is the sound | [C] Of rain falling | [Am] on the ground |
| [F] I sit and | watch, as tears go | [G7] by-y-y- | [G7] y |
Instrumental
| [C] | [D7] | [F] | [G7] |
| [C] | [D7] | [F] | [G7] |
| [F] | [G7] | [C] | [Am] |
| [F] | [F] | [G7] | [G7] |
| [C] It is the | [D7] evening of the | [F] day-ay-ay- | [G7] ay |
| [C] I sit and | [D7] watch the children | [F] play-ay-ay- | [G7] ay |
| [F] Doing things I | [G7] used to do | [C] They think are | [Am] new |
| [F] I sit and | [F] watch as tears go | [G7] by-y-y- | [G7] y |
Instrumental (Hum...)
| [C] | [D7] | [F] | [G7] |
| [C] | [D7] | [F] | [G7] | [C↓]
#Play along Marianne Faithfull's original in this key.
#Rolling Stone's Cover version is in key of G.
#Melodies for instrumental sections:
#https://drive.google.com/file/d/1b9849Eq6qkrFP_jQPXw5VN8LUyWx2sVR/view?usp=sharing
#Last Updated 09/27/2021 JJ
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