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As You Said 
Jack Bruce, Pete Brown
Tuning DADGAD
[Intro]
 C#   Dx2
 C#   D   E   Dx4 
C D
[Verse 1]
DLet's go down to where it's clean
DTo see the time that might have been.C#  D  E  D  C#  D  E  D  
AThe tides have carried off the beach.
C#As yDou saiGd,
DThe sun is Gout of Areach.
[Instrumental]
(Repeat Intro)
 C#   Dx2
 C#   D   E   Dx4 
C D
[Verse 2]
DLet's go back to where it's clean
DTo see what year it might have been.
DThe roads have carried off the smiles.
C#As yDou saiGd,
        A              G  G*   F#*  F* A  
To judge them at the trials.
[Instrumental]
(Repeat Intro)
 C#   Dx2
 C#   D   E   Dx4 
C D
[Verse 3]
DLet's go back to now that's bad
DTo see the time we might have had.
DThe rails have carried off the trains.
C#As yDou saiGd,
          D      G    A     G   D       G   A      G    G     A  A*  G* F#* F*
I'll never come again, again, again, again,  again.
[Outro]
 C#   D   E   Dx4
 D   Ex4
D
Chords (Imortant to let open strings ring)
        C#  D(1)       E  G(1)       D        G       A        C  G*    F#*   F*    A*
                                                        (chords)
D |-----|-----|-----|-----|------|-----|-----|-----|--3--|--2--|--1--|--5--|
A |-4---|-----|-----|-----|------|-----|-----|--3--|-----|-----|-----|-----|
D |-----|-----|-----|-----|------|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|
G |-6---|-----|-----|-----|--2---|--5--|--7--|--5--|-----|-----|-----|-----|
A |-----|-----|-----|-----|------|-----|-----|-----|--3--|--2--|--1--|--5--|
D |-----|-----|-----|-----|------|-----|-----|-----|--3--|--2--|--1--|--5--|

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As You Said

by Cream

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Chords in this song · guitar

As You Said

Jack Bruce, Pete Brown

Tuning DADGAD

[Intro]

C# D

C# D E D

C D

[Verse 1]

Let's go down to where it's clean

D C# D E D C# D E D

To see the time that might have been.

The tides have carried off the beach.

C# D G

As you said,

D G A

The sun is out of reach.

[Instrumental]

(Repeat Intro)

C# D

C# D E D

C D

[Verse 2]

Let's go back to where it's clean

To see what year it might have been.

The roads have carried off the smiles.

C# D G

As you said,

A G G F# F A

* * *

To judge them at the trials.

[Instrumental]

(Repeat Intro)

C# D

C# D E D

C D

[Verse 3]

Let's go back to now that's bad

To see the time we might have had.

The rails have carried off the trains.

C# D G

As you said,

D G A G D G A G G A A G F# F

* * * *

I'll never come again, again, again, again, again.

[Outro]

C# D E D

D E

Chords (Imortant to let open strings ring)

C# D E G D G A C G F# F A

(1) (1) * * * *

(chords)

D |-----|-----|-----|-----|------|-----|-----|-----|--3--|--2--|--1--|--5--|

A |-4---|-----|-----|-----|------|-----|-----|--3--|-----|-----|-----|-----|

D |-----|-----|-----|-----|------|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|

G |-6---|-----|-----|-----|--2---|--5--|--7--|--5--|-----|-----|-----|-----|

A |-----|-----|-----|-----|------|-----|-----|-----|--3--|--2--|--1--|--5--|

D |-----|-----|-----|-----|------|-----|-----|-----|--3--|--2--|--1--|--5--|

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