G A C
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D [Dsus2] D
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after second repeat switch to the following
smiling faces I can se——e but not for me
C D [Dsus4]D G Em [Em7]
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|———1——1-|——3———-3—|—-0—0——-|—0———-|
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I sit and watch as tears go by
C D [Dsus4]D[Dsus4]
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[G] [A] [C] [D]
[G] It is the [A] evening of the [C] day. [D]
[G] I sit and [A] watch the children [C] play. [D]
[C] Smiling faces [D] I can see, [G] but not for [Em] me.
[C] I sit and watch as tears [Em] go [D] by.
[G] My riches [A] can`t buy every[C]thing. [D]
[G] I want to [A] hear the children [C] sing. [D]
[C] All I hear [D] is the sound [G] of rain falling [Em] on the ground.
[C] I sit and watch as tears [Em] go [D] by.
Solo (the same as the intro)
[G] It is the [A] evening of the [C] day. [D]
[G] I sit and [A] watch the children [C] play. [D]
[C] Doing things I [D] used to do [G] they think are [Em] new.
[C] I sit and watch as tears [Em] go [D] by.
[G] [A] [C] [D]
[G] [A] [C] [D]
Have fun
Thomas Bernard, Frankfurt/Main