As Tears Go By Chords
by Chet Baker
As Tears Go By by Chet Baker is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, A, C, D, D/F# and Em. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
G A C
It is the evening of the day
G A C D
I sit and watch the children play
C D G D/F# Em
smiling faces I can see but not for me
C D
I sit and watch as tears go by
G A C D
My riches can't buy everything
G A C D
I want to hear the children sing
C D G
All I hear is the sound
Em
of rain falling on the ground
C D
I sit and watch as tears go by
C A C D
It is the evening of the day
C A C D
I sit and watch the childrem play
C D
Doing things I used to do
G Em
I think I knew
C D
I sit and watch as tears go by