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Chords: G, A,  C  D

The intro is the same as the verse. Play it 2 times.

Repeat this part 2 times

         It is the        evening of the    da-----------

 G                        A                  C

|--------3-------3------|-----------0-----|0---------0-----0--|
|-------------0----0----|-------3-----3---|-------1---------1-|
|-----------0---------0-|-----3---------3-|-0---0-------------|
|-----------------------|---3-------------|-----------0-2-----|
|-----------------------|-0---------------|---3---------------|
|-0-3-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|


---------y
 D         Dsus2 D

|--------2---0----2-----|
|------3------------3---|
|----2----------------2-|
|-0----------0---0------|
|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|


After second repeat switch to the following:


    smiling faces  I can se-----e      but not for      me
 C                 D       Dsus4 D     G               Em        Em7

|------------0----|-------2--0---2----|------3---------|----0---------|
|---------1-----1-|-----3----------3--|----0---0-------|---0----------|
|------0----------|---2--------------2|--0-------0---0-|--0-----0---0-|
|-----------------|-0-----------------|------------0---|------2---0---|
|--3--------------|-------------------|----------------|-2------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|-3--------------|--------------|


  I  sit   and    watch as tears go    by
 C                                     D       Dsus4 D Dsus4
|---------0-----------------0------0-|-------2---0---2----0---|
|-------1---1-------------1---1------|-----3----------------3-|
|-----0-------0---0-----0-------0----|---2--------------------|
|--------------2------------------2--|-0----------------------|
|-3-----------------3----------------|------------------------|
|------------------------------------|------------------------|

G, A, C, D

Chorus

    It is the   evening of the   day.
  G           A                C      D
|-2-----------0----------------0------2----|
|-0-----------2----------------1------3----|
|-0-----------2----------------0------2----|
|-0-----------2----------------2------0----|
|-2-----------0----------------3-----------|
|-3----------------------------0-----------|

    I sit and   watch the children   play.
  G           A                    C       D
|-3-----------0--------------------0-------2--|
|-0-----------2--------------------1-------3--|
|-0-----------2--------------------0-------2--|
|-0-----------2--------------------2-------0--|
|-2-----------0--------------------3----------|
|-3--------------------------------0----------|
    Smiling faces   I can see,  but not for    me.
  C               D           G             Em 
|-0---------------2-----------3-------------0------|
|-1---------------3-----------0-------------0------|
|-0---------------2-----------0-------------0------|
|-2---------------0-----------0-------------2------|
|-3---------------------------2-------------2------|
|-0---------------------------3-------------0------|

    I sit and watch as tears    go   by.
  C                          Em    D
|-0--------------------------0-----2------------|
|-1--------------------------0-----3------------|
|-0--------------------------0-----2------------|
|-2--------------------------2-----0------------|
|-3--------------------------2------------------|
|-0--------------------------0------------------|
    My riches   can't buy every   thing.
  G           A                 C        D
|-3-----------0-----------------0--------2------|
|-0-----------2-----------------1--------3------|
|-0-----------2-----------------0--------2------|
|-0-----------2-----------------2--------0------|
|-2-----------0-----------------3---------------|
|-3-----------------------------0---------------|
    I want to    hear the children    sing.
  G            A                    C       D
|-3------------0--------------------0-------2---|
|-0------------2--------------------1-------3---|
|-0------------2--------------------0-------2---|
|-0------------2--------------------2-------0---|
|-2------------0--------------------3-----------|
|-3---------------------------------0-----------|
    All I hear    is the sound    of rain falling    on the ground
  C            D               G                  Em
|-0------------2---------------3------------------0-----------------|
|-1------------3---------------0------------------0-----------------|
|-0------------2---------------0------------------0-----------------|
|-2------------0---------------0------------------2-----------------|
|-3----------------------------2------------------2-----------------|
|-0----------------------------3------------------0-----------------|
    I sit and watch as tears    go    by.
  C                          Em    D
|-0--------------------------0-----2----------|
|-1--------------------------0-----3----------|
|-0--------------------------0-----2----------|
|-2--------------------------2-----0----------|
|-3--------------------------2----------------|
|-0--------------------------0----------------|

Solo (the same as the intro)

Chorus

    It is the   evening of the   day.
  G           A                C      D
|-2-----------0----------------0------2----|
|-0-----------2----------------1------3----|
|-0-----------2----------------0------2----|
|-0-----------2----------------2------0----|
|-2-----------0----------------3-----------|
|-3----------------------------0-----------|

    I sit and   watch the children   play.
  G           A                    C       D
|-3-----------0--------------------0-------2--|
|-0-----------2--------------------1-------3--|
|-0-----------2--------------------0-------2--|
|-0-----------2--------------------2-------0--|
|-2-----------0--------------------3----------|
|-3--------------------------------0----------|
    Smiling faces   I can see,  but not for    me.
  C               D           G             Em 
|-0---------------2-----------3-------------0------|
|-1---------------3-----------0-------------0------|
|-0---------------2-----------0-------------0------|
|-2---------------0-----------0-------------2------|
|-3---------------------------2-------------2------|
|-0---------------------------3-------------0------|

    I sit and watch as tears    go   by.
  C                          Em    D
|-0--------------------------0-----2------------|
|-1--------------------------0-----3------------|
|-0--------------------------0-----2------------|
|-2--------------------------2-----0------------|
|-3--------------------------2------------------|
|-0--------------------------0------------------|
    My riches   can't buy every   thing.
  G           A                 C        D
|-3-----------0-----------------0--------2------|
|-0-----------2-----------------1--------3------|
|-0-----------2-----------------0--------2------|
|-0-----------2-----------------2--------0------|
|-2-----------0-----------------3---------------|
|-3-----------------------------0---------------|
    I want to    hear the children    sing.
  G            A                    C       D
|-3------------0--------------------0-------2---|
|-0------------2--------------------1-------3---|
|-0------------2--------------------0-------2---|
|-0------------2--------------------2-------0---|
|-2------------0--------------------3-----------|
|-3---------------------------------0-----------|
    All I hear    is the sound    of rain falling    on the ground
  C            D               G                  Em
|-0------------2---------------3------------------0-----------------|
|-1------------3---------------0------------------0-----------------|
|-0------------2---------------0------------------0-----------------|
|-2------------0---------------0------------------2-----------------|
|-3----------------------------2------------------2-----------------|
|-0----------------------------3------------------0-----------------|
    I sit and watch as tears    go    by.
  C                          Em    D
|-0--------------------------0-----2----------|
|-1--------------------------0-----3----------|
|-0--------------------------0-----2----------|
|-2--------------------------2-----0----------|
|-3--------------------------2----------------|
|-0--------------------------0----------------|

Outro

  [G]  [A]  [C]  [D]

  [G]  [A]  [C]  [D]