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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------------------------------------|

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