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AS TEARS GO BY - Marianne Faithfull
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Lyrics by Jagger/Richards
1964 Single
Tabbed by: KM
This is basically my full finger-picking interpretation of the song. Once you've
got the pattern down, it's easy. :)
Tuning: EADGBe
Chords:
C: [X32010]
D: [XX0323]
F: [133211]
G: [320001]
C/B: [X22010]
Am: [X02210]
INTRO:
C D
e|------------0-----------------------2--------------------------|
B|---------1-----1-----------------3-----3-----------------------|
G|------0-----------0-----0-----2-----------2-----2--------------|
D|---------------------2-----0-----------------0-----------------|
A|--3------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
F G
e|-----------1-----------------------3---------------------------|
B|--------1-----1-----------------0-----0------------------------|
G|-----2-----------2-----2-----0-----------0-----0---------------|
D|--------------------3-----------------------0------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--1-----------------------3------------------------------------|
C D
e|------------0-----------------------2--------------------------|
B|---------1-----1-----------------3-----3-----------------------|
G|------0-----------0-----0-----2-----------2-----2--------------|
D|---------------------2-----0-----------------0-----------------|
A|--3------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
F
e|-----------1-----------------------1---------------------------|
B|--------1-----1-----------------1-----1------------------------|
G|-----2-----------2-----2-----2-----------2-----2---------------|
D|--------------------3-----------------------3------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--1-----------------------1------------------------------------|
VERSE 1:
C D
e|------------0-----------------------2--------------------------|
B|---------1-----1-----------------3-----3-----------------------|
G|------0-----------0-----0-----2-----------2-----2--------------|
D|---------------------2-----0-----------------0-----------------|
A|--3------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
It is the evening of the
F G
e|-----------1-----------------------3---------------------------|
B|--------1-----1-----------------0-----0------------------------|
G|-----2-----------2-----2-----0-----------0-----0---------------|
D|--------------------3-----------------------0------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--1-----------------------3------------------------------------|
day_____________________________
C D
e|------------0-----------------------2--------------------------|
B|---------1-----1-----------------3-----3-----------------------|
G|------0-----------0-----0-----2-----------2-----2--------------|
D|---------------------2-----0-----------------0-----------------|
A|--3------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
I sit and watch the children
F G
e|-----------1-----------------------3---------------------------|
B|--------1-----1-----------------0-----0------------------------|
G|-----2-----------2-----2-----0-----------0-----0---------------|
D|--------------------3-----------------------0------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--1-----------------------3------------------------------------|
play_____________________________
F G
e|-----------1-----------------------3---------------------------|
B|--------1-----1-----------------0-----0------------------------|
G|-----2-----------2-----2-----0-----------0-----0---------------|
D|--------------------3-----------------------0------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--1-----------------------3------------------------------------|
Smiling faces I can see_____
C C/B Am
e|-----------------------------------0---------------------------|
B|--------1-----------1-----------1-----1-----1------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------2---------------------|
D|-----2-----------2-----------2---------------------------------|
A|--3--------3--2--------2--0------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
But not for me
F
e|--------------1-----------------1------------------------------|
B|-----------1-----1-----------1-----1---------------------------|
G|--------2-----------2-----2-----------2------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--3--1-----------------1---------------------------------------|
I sit and watch as tears go
G
e|-----------3--------------------3------------------------------|
B|--------0-----0-----0--------0-----0-----0---------------------|
G|-----0-----------0--------0-----------0------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--3--------------------3---------------------------------------|
by____________________
VERSE 2:
C D
e|------------0-----------------------2--------------------------|
B|---------1-----1-----------------3-----3-----------------------|
G|------0-----------0-----0-----2-----------2-----2--------------|
D|---------------------2-----0-----------------0-----------------|
A|--3------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
My riches can't buy every
F G
e|-----------1-----------------------3---------------------------|
B|--------1-----1-----------------0-----0------------------------|
G|-----2-----------2-----2-----0-----------0-----0---------------|
D|--------------------3-----------------------0------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--1-----------------------3------------------------------------|
thing____________________________
C D
e|------------0-----------------------2--------------------------|
B|---------1-----1-----------------3-----3-----------------------|
G|------0-----------0-----0-----2-----------2-----2--------------|
D|---------------------2-----0-----------------0-----------------|
A|--3------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
I want to hear the children
F G
e|-----------1-----------------------3---------------------------|
B|--------1-----1-----------------0-----0------------------------|
G|-----2-----------2-----2-----0-----------0-----0---------------|
D|--------------------3-----------------------0------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--1-----------------------3------------------------------------|
sing_____________________________
F G
e|-----------1-----------------------3---------------------------|
B|--------1-----1-----------------0-----0------------------------|
G|-----2-----------2-----2-----0-----------0-----0---------------|
D|--------------------3-----------------------0------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--1-----------------------3------------------------------------|
All I hear is the sound_____
C C/B Am
e|-----------------------------------0---------------------------|
B|--------1-----------1-----------1-----1-----1------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------2---------------------|
D|-----2-----------2-----------2---------------------------------|
A|--3--------3--2--------2--0------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Of rain falling on the ground
F
e|--------------1-----------------1------------------------------|
B|-----------1-----1-----------1-----1---------------------------|
G|--------2-----------2-----2-----------2------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--3--1-----------------1---------------------------------------|
I sit and watch as tears go
G
e|-----------3--------------------3------------------------------|
B|--------0-----0-----0--------0-----0-----0---------------------|
G|-----0-----------0--------0-----------0------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--3--------------------3---------------------------------------|
by____________________
INTERLUDE:
C D
e|------------0-----------------------2--------------------------|
B|---------1-----1-----------------3-----3-----------------------|
G|------0-----------0-----0-----2-----------2-----2--------------|
D|---------------------2-----0-----------------0-----------------|
A|--3------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
F G
e|-----------1-----------------------3---------------------------|
B|--------1-----1-----------------0-----0------------------------|
G|-----2-----------2-----2-----0-----------0-----0---------------|
D|--------------------3-----------------------0------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--1-----------------------3------------------------------------|
C D
e|------------0-----------------------2--------------------------|
B|---------1-----1-----------------3-----3-----------------------|
G|------0-----------0-----0-----2-----------2-----2--------------|
D|---------------------2-----0-----------------0-----------------|
A|--3------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
F G
e|-----------1-----------------------3---------------------------|
B|--------1-----1-----------------0-----0------------------------|
G|-----2-----------2-----2-----0-----------0-----0---------------|
D|--------------------3-----------------------0------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--1-----------------------3------------------------------------|
F G
e|-----------1-----------------------3---------------------------|
B|--------1-----1-----------------0-----0------------------------|
G|-----2-----------2-----2-----0-----------0-----0---------------|
D|--------------------3-----------------------0------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--1-----------------------3------------------------------------|
C C/B Am
e|-----------------------------------0---------------------------|
B|--------1-----------1-----------1-----1-----1------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------2---------------------|
D|-----2-----------2-----------2---------------------------------|
A|--3--------3--2--------2--0------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
F
e|--------------1-----------------1------------------------------|
B|-----------1-----1-----------1-----1---------------------------|
G|--------2-----------2-----2-----------2------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--3--1-----------------1---------------------------------------|
G
e|-----------3--------------------3------------------------------|
B|--------0-----0-----0--------0-----0-----0---------------------|
G|-----0-----------0--------0-----------0------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--3--------------------3---------------------------------------|
VERSE 3:
C D
e|------------0-----------------------2--------------------------|
B|---------1-----1-----------------3-----3-----------------------|
G|------0-----------0-----0-----2-----------2-----2--------------|
D|---------------------2-----0-----------------0-----------------|
A|--3------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
It is the evening of the
F G
e|-----------1-----------------------3---------------------------|
B|--------1-----1-----------------0-----0------------------------|
G|-----2-----------2-----2-----0-----------0-----0---------------|
D|--------------------3-----------------------0------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--1-----------------------3------------------------------------|
day_____________________________
C D
e|------------0-----------------------2--------------------------|
B|---------1-----1-----------------3-----3-----------------------|
G|------0-----------0-----0-----2-----------2-----2--------------|
D|---------------------2-----0-----------------0-----------------|
A|--3------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
I sit and watch the children
F G
e|-----------1-----------------------3---------------------------|
B|--------1-----1-----------------0-----0------------------------|
G|-----2-----------2-----2-----0-----------0-----0---------------|
D|--------------------3-----------------------0------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--1-----------------------3------------------------------------|
play_____________________________
F G
e|-----------1-----------------------3---------------------------|
B|--------1-----1-----------------0-----0------------------------|
G|-----2-----------2-----2-----0-----------0-----0---------------|
D|--------------------3-----------------------0------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--1-----------------------3------------------------------------|
Doing things I used to do
C C/B Am
e|-----------------------------------0---------------------------|
B|--------1-----------1-----------1-----1-----1------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------2---------------------|
D|-----2-----------2-----------2---------------------------------|
A|--3--------3--2--------2--0------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
They think are new
F
e|--------------1-----------------1------------------------------|
B|-----------1-----1-----------1-----1---------------------------|
G|--------2-----------2-----2-----------2------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--3--1-----------------1---------------------------------------|
I sit and watch as tears go
G
e|-----------3--------------------3------------------------------|
B|--------0-----0-----0--------0-----0-----0---------------------|
G|-----0-----------0--------0-----------0------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--3--------------------3---------------------------------------|
by____________________
OUTRO (humming verse):
C D
e|------------0-----------------------2--------------------------|
B|---------1-----1-----------------3-----3-----------------------|
G|------0-----------0-----0-----2-----------2-----2--------------|
D|---------------------2-----0-----------------0-----------------|
A|--3------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
F G
e|-----------1-----------------------3---------------------------|
B|--------1-----1-----------------0-----0------------------------|
G|-----2-----------2-----2-----0-----------0-----0---------------|
D|--------------------3-----------------------0------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--1-----------------------3------------------------------------|
C D
e|------------0-----------------------2--------------------------|
B|---------1-----1-----------------3-----3-----------------------|
G|------0-----------0-----0-----2-----------2-----2--------------|
D|---------------------2-----0-----------------0-----------------|
A|--3------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
F G
e|-----------1-----------------------3---------------------------|
B|--------1-----1-----------------0-----0------------------------|
G|-----2-----------2-----2-----0-----------0-----0---------------|
D|--------------------3-----------------------0------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--1-----------------------3------------------------------------|
C D
e|------------0-----------------------2--------------------------|
B|---------1-----1-----------------3-----3-----------------------|
G|------0-----------0-----0-----2-----------2-----2--------------|
D|---------------------2-----0-----------------0-----------------|
A|--3------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
F G
e|-----------1-----------------------3---------------------------|
B|--------1-----1-----------------0-----0------------------------|
G|-----2-----------2-----2-----0-----------0-----0---------------|
D|--------------------3-----------------------0------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--1-----------------------3------------------------------------|
Fade out
