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As Time Goes By

Beegie Adair

OtherAdvanced for beginners20 chords

How to play it

Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.

C6Diagram coming soon
Em7
G7
Dm7Diagram coming soon
C×
CdimDiagram coming soon
D7××
G9Diagram coming soon
C5Diagram coming soon
G5Diagram coming soon
FdimDiagram coming soon
C7×
F5Diagram coming soon
F6Diagram coming soon
A7×
C#Diagram coming soon
Dm××
Am7×
D××
F

Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

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Intro: C6/9 Em7/9 F7M G7/13-  
  
    Dm7             G7/9        Dm7              G7/9-  
You must remember this, a kiss is still  a kiss 
   C              Cdim    Em9 Am9      D7/9        D7/9-     G9  
A sigh is just a sigh,          the fundamental things apply 
    G7/9-     C7M   C5+/7M  F7M  G5+  
Aas time goes by 
    Dm7             G7/9       Dm7                G7/9-  
And when two lovers woo, they still say, I love you  
     C            Cdim   Em9       
On that you can rely                 
Am9      D7/9            D7/9-     G9 
No matter what the future brings  
    G7/9-     C6/9   Fdim  C7/13 C7/13-  
As time goes by 
F7M            F5+/7M  F6/7M              A7/C#  
Moonlight and love songs are  never out of date 
Dm7             Dm7+   Dm                F7M  
Hearts full of passion  jealousy and hate  
 Am7                    D                 D7  
Woman needs man,  and man must have his mate 
      G9      Dm7   G7/9   G5+  
That no one  can deny.  
      Dm7                 G7/9    Dm7                  G7/9-  
It's still the same old story, a fight for love and glory 
   C             Cdim  Em9   
A case of do or die           
  Am9     D7/9              D7/9-    G9 
The world will always welcome lovers 
    Dm7       G9    G7 C C7  
As time goes by 
F7M            F5+/7M     F6/7M              A7/C#  
Moonlight and love songs are  never out of date 
Dm7             Dm7+   Dm                F7M  
Hearts full of passion  jealousy and hate 
 Am7                    D                 D7  
Woman needs man, and man must have his mate 
      G9      Dm7   G7/9  G5+  
That no one  can deny 
      Dm7                 G7/9    Dm7+                      G7/9-  
It's still the same old story, a fight for love and glory 
   C             Cdim  Em9    Am9     D7/9              D7/9-    G9  
A case of do or die.           the world will always welcome lovers 
    Dm7       G9   G7 C F C  
As time goes by 
          
 

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Chord set

C6 · Em7 · G7 · Dm7 · C · Cdim · D7 · G9 · C5 · G5 · Fdim · C7 · F5 · F6 · A7 · C# · Dm · Am7 · D · F

Practice tip

Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.