[Verse 1]ABm
It is the evening
ED/AC#m/G#
of the day
B
I sit and watch the
BmEE/BEb/BbBm
children play
BmE
Smiling faces I can see
C#mF#7
ahhh but not for me
D
I sit and watch as tears
BmE
go by
[Bridge]AGAbAGAbA
[Verse 2]AB
My riches can't buy
BmEA
everything
B
I want to hear the
BmEBm
children sing
BmE
But all I hear is the
A
sound
AF#m
Of rain falling on the
D
ground
D
I sit and watch as tears
BmE
go by
[Bridge]ABBmEABBmEBmEAF#mDBmE
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[Outro]AB
It is the evening
BmEA
of the day
AB
I sit and watch the
BmE
children play
BmE
Doing things I used to do
AF#m
Aaah but where are you
D
I sit and watch as tears
BmE
go by
ABBmEACm
Mmmmm.... Mmmmm....
How to play As Tears Go By: key, chords and progression
This is the chords of As Tears Go By by Nancy Sinatra on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.
As Tears Go By by Nancy Sinatra is written in A major (three sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯) and moves through 15 chords: A, Bm, E, D/A, C#m/G#, B, E/B, Eb/Bb, C#m, F#7, D and G and 3 more.
The progression the song keeps returning to is A – B – Bm – E (I – II – ii – V in A major). In solfa, that is doh – reh – reh – soh. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.
Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes G, Am, D, C, Bm, A, C#, E7, F, F# (58% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 33% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.
Chord diagrams
AA C♯ EBmB D F♯EE G♯ BDD F♯ AC♯mC♯ E G♯BB D♯ F♯E♭E♭ G B♭F♯7F♯ A♯ C♯ EGG B DA♭A♭ C E♭F♯mF♯ A C♯CmC E♭ G
AA C♯ EBmB D F♯EE G♯ BDD F♯ AC♯mC♯ E G♯BB D♯ F♯E♭E♭ G B♭F♯7F♯ A♯ C♯ EGG B DA♭A♭ C E♭F♯mF♯ A C♯CmC E♭ G
AA C♯ EBmB D F♯EE G♯ BDD F♯ AC♯mC♯ E G♯BB D♯ F♯E♭E♭ G B♭F♯7F♯ A♯ C♯ EGG B DA♭A♭ C E♭F♯mF♯ A C♯CmC E♭ G
As Tears Go By chords: questions
What key is As Tears Go By in?
As Tears Go By by Nancy Sinatra is in the key of A major (three sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯).
What chords are in As Tears Go By?
As Tears Go By uses 15 chords: A, Bm, E, D/A, C#m/G#, B, E/B, Eb/Bb, C#m, F#7, D, G and 3 more.
What is the chord progression of As Tears Go By?
The main progression is A – B – Bm – E (I – II – ii – V).
Is As Tears Go By easy to play on guitar?
Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes G, Am, D, C, Bm, A, C#, E7, F, F# (58% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 33% without a capo).
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