Nancy Sinatra – As Tears Go By Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Nancy Sinatra – As Tears Go By Chords on Piano & Ukulele

ChordsABmED/AC#m/G#BE/BEb/BbC#mF#7DGAbF#mCm

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[Verse 1]
A         Bm        
It is the evening   
           E  D/A  C#m/G#
of the day
          B        
I sit and watch the 
         Bm   E   E/B  Eb/Bb Bm
children play
Bm            E        
Smiling faces I can see
  C#m               F#7
   ahhh but not for me
D                        
I sit and watch as tears 
   Bm   E
go by

[Bridge]
A  G  Ab  A   G  Ab  A


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[Verse 2]
A           B        
My riches   can't buy 
       Bm   E  A
everything
          B        
I want to hear  the 
         Bm   E  Bm
children  sing
Bm             E     
But all I hear is the 
        A
sound
A               F#m   
Of rain falling on the 
         D
ground
D                          
I sit and watch as tears   
   Bm   E
go by

[Bridge]
A   B   Bm  E   A   
B   Bm   E
Bm   E   A   F#m   
D   Bm   E

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[Outro]
A         B         
It is the evening   
       Bm   E  A
of the day
A         B         
I sit and watch the 
          Bm    E
children  play
Bm             E
Doing things I used to do
A                   F#m
Aaah  but where are you
D                         
 I sit and watch as tears 
  Bm   E
 go  by
A   B   Bm   E   A   Cm
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

A chord on guitar (x02220)
AA C♯ E
Bm chord on guitar (x24432)
BmB D F♯
E chord on guitar (022100)
EE G♯ B
D chord on guitar (xx0232)
DD F♯ A
C#m chord on guitar (x46654)
C♯mC♯ E G♯
B chord on guitar (x24442)
BB D♯ F♯
Eb chord on guitar (x68886)
E♭E♭ G B♭
F#7 chord on guitar (242322)
F♯7F♯ A♯ C♯ E
G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D
Ab chord on guitar (466544)
A♭A♭ C E♭
F#m chord on guitar (244222)
F♯mF♯ A C♯
Cm chord on guitar (x35543)
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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