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As Time Goes By

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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 40Position: 2

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[INTRO CHORD SHAPES]
e|-Cmaj70------Am70----Dm71----G3--Gdim7x----|
B|-0------1----3----3--5----|
G|-0------0----2----4--3----|
D|-2------2----3----5--5----|
A|-3------0----0----5--4----|
E|-3------x----x----3--3----| 
[VERSE CHORD SHAPES]                                                   
e|-Dm7x---Gx---F93---Fm1---C8---Amaj75------Adim5----Am5---Cmaj72-----Gdim73-----Fmaj70-----C70----|
B|-6---3---1---1---5---5------4----5---3-----5-----1-----1----|
G|-5---4---2---1---5---5------5----5---2-----3-----2-----3----|
D|-7---5---3---2---5---7------4----7---4-----5-----3-----2----|
A|-5---5---0---2---7---8------x----7---2-----4-----3-----3----|
E|-x---3---x---1---x---5------x----5---2-----3-----1-----x----|
[CHORUS CHORD SHAPES]                                
e|-Fmaj70-----Am0---Dm1---A0--F1--F#dim2-----C0--D2--Am70---D72---|
B|-1-----1---3---2--1--1-----1--3--1---1---|
G|-2-----2---2---2--2--2-----0--2--0---2---|
D|-3-----2---3---2--4--1-----2--0--2---0---|
A|-3-----0---0---0--2--x-----3--x--0---0---|
E|-1-----x---x---x--2--x-----x--x--x---x---|
[INTERLUDE CHORD SHAPES]
e|-C0--Am0---Dm71---G71--Cmaj70-----A70--Adim5----E70--Em70---B72--Em0--D72--Gdim73---|
B|-1--1---3---0--0-----2--4----0--0---0--0--1--5---|
G|-0--0---2---0--0-----0--5----1--0---2--0--2--3---|
D|-2--2---0---0--2-----2--4----0--0---1--2--0--5---|
A|-3--0---x---2--3-----0--0----2--2---2--2--0--4---|
E|-3--x---x---3--3-----x--x----0--0---x--0--x--3---|
[Intro]
NCmaj7o lyricAm7sDm7  G  Gdim7  
[Verse 1]
Gdim7You   Dm7must remember Gthis a F9kiss is still a Fmkiss, 
a Csigh is just a Amaj7sigh.    Adim  Am  
The Dm7fundamental  Cmaj7things  Am7a  -  F9pply as 
Fmaj7time  Ggoes  Cmaj7by.Am7  Dm7  G  Gdim7  
[Verse 2]
And  Dm7when two lovers Gwoo They F9still say, "I love Fmyou."
On Cthat you can reAmaj7ly.Adim  Am  
No Dm7matter what the Cmaj7fu  -  Am7ture  F9brings As 
Fmaj7time  Ggoes  Cby. Fmaj7  Cmaj7  C7  
[Chorus]
Fmaj7Moonlight and lAmove songs  Dm7Never out of Adate. 
DmHearts full of Fpassion,  DmJealousy and F#dimhate. 
Am7Woman needs Cman  And Dman must have his mate -
That Am7no one D7can deGny. Gdim7  
[Verse 3]
It's Dm7still the same old G7story a F9fight for love and Fmglory 
A Ccase of do or Amaj7die. Adim  Am  
The Dm7world will always  Cmaj7wel - Am7come F9lovers As 
Fmaj7time  Ggoes  Cby. Fmaj7  C  
[Interlude]
This Cday and age we're Amliving in gives Dm7cause for appreG7hension
With Cmaj7speed the new invA7ention and tDm7hings like third dimG7ension.
Yet we Dm7get a trifle Adimweary with MrC.EiE7nstein's thAmeory. 
So we Em7must get down to B7earth at times - reEm7lax reDm7lieve the G7tension.
And no Dm7matter what the G7progress or Cwhat may Emyet be Amproved 
The Dm7simple facts of life are such they D7cannot be reG7moved. Gdim7  

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As Time Goes By

by Binnie Hale

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Cmaj7

Am7

Dm7

Gdim7

Amaj7

Adim

Fmaj7

F#dim

Em7

[INTRO CHORD SHAPES]

Cmaj7 Am7 Dm7 G Gdim7

e|-0------0----1----3--x----|

B|-0------1----3----3--5----|

G|-0------0----2----4--3----|

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

A|-3------0----0----5--4----|

E|-3------x----x----3--3----|

[VERSE CHORD SHAPES]

Dm7 G F9 Fm C Amaj7 Adim Am Cmaj7 Gdim7 Fmaj7 C7

e|-x---x---3---1---8---5------5----5---2-----3-----0-----0----|

B|-6---3---1---1---5---5------4----5---3-----5-----1-----1----|

G|-5---4---2---1---5---5------5----5---2-----3-----2-----3----|

D|-7---5---3---2---5---7------4----7---4-----5-----3-----2----|

A|-5---5---0---2---7---8------x----7---2-----4-----3-----3----|

E|-x---3---x---1---x---5------x----5---2-----3-----1-----x----|

[CHORUS CHORD SHAPES]

Fmaj7 Am Dm A F F#dim C D Am7 D7

e|-0-----0---1---0--1--2-----0--2--0---2---|

B|-1-----1---3---2--1--1-----1--3--1---1---|

G|-2-----2---2---2--2--2-----0--2--0---2---|

D|-3-----2---3---2--4--1-----2--0--2---0---|

A|-3-----0---0---0--2--x-----3--x--0---0---|

E|-1-----x---x---x--2--x-----x--x--x---x---|

[INTERLUDE CHORD SHAPES]

C Am Dm7 G7 Cmaj7 A7 Adim E7 Em7 B7 Em D7 Gdim7

e|-0--0---1---1--0-----0--5----0--0---2--0--2--3---|

B|-1--1---3---0--0-----2--4----0--0---0--0--1--5---|

G|-0--0---2---0--0-----0--5----1--0---2--0--2--3---|

D|-2--2---0---0--2-----2--4----0--0---1--2--0--5---|

A|-3--0---x---2--3-----0--0----2--2---2--2--0--4---|

E|-3--x---x---3--3-----x--x----0--0---x--0--x--3---|

[Intro]

Cmaj7 Am7 Dm7 G Gdim7

No lyrics

[Verse 1]

Gdim7 Dm7 G F9 Fm

You must remember this a kiss is still a kiss,

C Amaj7 Adim Am

a sigh is just a sigh.

Dm7 Cmaj7 Am7 F9

The fundamental things a - pply as

Fmaj7 G Cmaj7 Am7 Dm7 G Gdim7

time goes by.

[Verse 2]

Dm7 G F9 Fm

And when two lovers woo They still say, "I love you."

C Amaj7 Adim Am

On that you can rely.

Dm7 Cmaj7 Am7 F9

No matter what the fu - ture brings As

Fmaj7 G C Fmaj7 Cmaj7 C7

time goes by.

[Chorus]

Fmaj7 Am Dm7 A

Moonlight and love songs Never out of date.

Dm F Dm F#dim

Hearts full of passion, Jealousy and hate.

Am7 C D

Woman needs man And man must have his mate -

Am7 D7 G Gdim7

That no one can deny.

[Verse 3]

Dm7 G7 F9 Fm

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

C Amaj7 Adim Am

A case of do or die.

Dm7 Cmaj7 Am7 F9

The world will always wel - come lovers As

Fmaj7 G C Fmaj7 C

time goes by.

[Interlude]

C Am Dm7 G7

This day and age we're living in gives cause for apprehension

Cmaj7 A7 Dm7 G7

With speed the new invention and things like third dimension.

Dm7 Adim C E7 Am

Yet we get a trifle weary with Mr.Einstein's theory.

Em7 B7 Em7 Dm7 G7

So we must get down to earth at times - relax relieve the tension.

Dm7 G7 C Em Am

And no matter what the progress or what may yet be proved

Dm7 D7 G7 Gdim7

The simple facts of life are such they cannot be removed.

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