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As Time Goes By: Rod Stewart (& Queen Latifah)
The Great American Song Book - 2003
#1.
You Emmust remember tAhis, a kEmiss is still a kA7iss.
A sDigh is just a sBmigh..F#m......Bm...the fEundamental tE7hings appAly,
as tA7ime goes Dby.F#m  G  A  
#2.
And Emwhen two lovers wAoo, they Emstill say, I love A7you!
On tDhat you can Bmrely..F#m......Bm....No Ematter what the E7future Abrings,
as tA7ime goes Dby.G  D  D7  
CHORUS:
MGoonlight and love songs are nB7ever out of date,
hEmearts full of passion jGealousy and hate.
WBmoman needs man, and Eman must have his E7mate,
that, Ano one, cEman de..nAy.A7  
#3.
It's sEmtill the same old sAtory, a fEmight for love and gA7lory,
a cDase of do or Bmdie..F#m......Bm...The Eworld will always wE7elcome lAovers,
as tEmime goes Aby.A7  D  D7  
CHORUS:
MGoonlight and love songs are nB7ever out of date,
hEmearts full of passion jGealousy and hate.
WBmoman needs man, and Eman must have his E7mate,
that, Ano one, cEman de..nAy.A7  
#3.
It's sEmtill the same old sAtory, a fEmight for love and gA7lory,
a cDase of do or Bmdie..F#m......Bm...The Eworld will always wE7elcome lAovers,
as tEmime goes Aby.A7  D  D7  
A 21st Century smash hit from Kraziekhat.

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As Time Goes By

by Rod Stewart

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F#m

As Time Goes By: Rod Stewart (& Queen Latifah)

The Great American Song Book - 2003

#1.

Em A Em A7

You must remember this, a kiss is still a kiss.

D Bm F#m Bm E E7 A

A sigh is just a sigh...........the fundamental things apply,

A7 D F#m G A

as time goes by.

#2.

Em A Em A7

And when two lovers woo, they still say, I love you!

D Bm F#m Bm E E7 A

On that you can rely............No matter what the future brings,

A7 D G D D7

as time goes by.

CHORUS:

G B7

Moonlight and love songs are never out of date,

Em G

hearts full of passion jealousy and hate.

Bm E E7

Woman needs man, and man must have his mate,

A Em A A7

that, no one, can de..ny.

#3.

Em A Em A7

It's still the same old story, a fight for love and glory,

D Bm F#m Bm E E7 A

a case of do or die...........The world will always welcome lovers,

Em A A7 D D7

as time goes by.

CHORUS:

G B7

Moonlight and love songs are never out of date,

Em G

hearts full of passion jealousy and hate.

Bm E E7

Woman needs man, and man must have his mate,

A Em A A7

that, no one, can de..ny.

#3.

Em A Em A7

It's still the same old story, a fight for love and glory,

D Bm F#m Bm E E7 A

a case of do or die...........The world will always welcome lovers,

Em A A7 D D7

as time goes by.

A 21st Century smash hit from Kraziekhat.

About As Time Goes By Chords by Rod Stewart

Learn how to play As Time Goes By by Rod Stewart with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “As Time Goes By chords”, “As Time Goes By guitar chords”, or “Rod Stewart As Time Goes By chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy As Time Goes By chords and for experienced players who want accurate As Time Goes By lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include Em, A, A7, D, Bm, F#m.

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The chords for "As Time Goes By" show the original chord names (including Em, A, A7, D, Bm, F#m). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.