Billie Holiday – As Time Goes By (Guitar Acoustic Tab)

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Title: As Time Goes By Author and Copyright: MississippiHans (arr.+tab.) Time: 4/4, Tempo: Q=80 slow. Capo: 2, optionally. Eighths are marked "+". Play with swinging "triplet" feel. The chord names above the tab lines indicate the left-hand position. "!" marks chords with bar/half-bar shape. Somc chords: A! aka A-long = 02225 Am7 = 002010 D! aka D-long = 02235 C6 = 0322x0
[Verse1] 
   G   +       +       +       +     Am  +       +            +     D7  +       +       +       +
E|---------------------------------|-------------0----------------|-----------------------------3---|
B|-------------------------0-------|-1a-p0---3----------------0---|-3a-p1---0-------1---------------|
G|-----0-------0-------0-------0---|-2a--------------2------------|-2a----------2-------2-----------|
D|---------0---------------0-------|---------2------------2-------|---------0---------------0-------|
A|-----------------2---------------|-----------------0------------|-----------------0---------------|
E|-3-------------------------------|-0a---------------------------|-2a------------------------------|
                           You       must remember this       A      kiss is still a kiss       A

   G   +       +       +       +         +       +       +       +     A!  +       +       +       +
E|-3a-p2---7--\2---0---------------|-------------------------3-------|-5a-p3--p2---0---2------h3-------|
B|-0a------------------------------|---------------------------------|-2a--------------2-----------3a--|
G|-0a------------------0-------0---|-----0-------0-------0-------0---|-2a------------------2-------2a--|
D|---------0---------------0-------|---------0---------------0-------|---------2---------------2-------|
A|-----------------2---------------|-----------------2---------------|-----------------0---------------|
E|-3a------------------------------|-3-------------------------------|-0a------------------------------|
   sigh is just a sigh                                       The       fundamental     things apply

   D   +       +       +       +     G   +       +       +       +         +       +       +       +
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-------------3---0-------3---0---|---------------------------------|-------------------------0-------|
G|-----2---------------2-----------|-----0-------0-------0-------0---|-----0-------0-------0-------0---|
D|---------0---------------0-------|---------0---------------0-------|---------0---------------0-------|
A|-----------------0---------------|-----------------2---------------|-----------------2---------------|
E|-2-------------------------------|-3-------------------------------|-3-------------------------------|
               As  time    goes by                                                             And

[Verse2] 
   Am  +       +            +     D7  +       +       +       +     G   +       +       +       +
E|------------------------------|---------------------------------|-3a-p2---0-------0---------------|
B|-1a-p0--------------------0---|-3a-p1---0-------1-----------3---|-0a----------3-------------------|
G|-2a------2--p0---2------------|-2a----------2-------2-----------|-0a------------------0-------0---|
D|---------2------------2-------|---------0---------------0-------|---------0---------------0-------|
A|-----------------0------------|-----------------0---------------|-----------------2---------------|
E|-0a---------------------------|-2a------------------------------|-3a  ------------------------------|
   when    two lovers woo   They  still say: "I love you"     On    that you can rely

       +       +       +       +     A!  +       +       +       +     D   +       +       +
E|-------------------------3-------|-5a-p3--p2---0---2------h3-------|------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|-2a--------------2-----------3a--|-------------------------3----|
G|-----0-------0-------0-------0---|-2a------------------2-------2a--|-----2-------2-------2--------|
D|---------0---------------0-------|---------2---------------2-------|---------0---------------0----|
A|-----------------2---------------|-----------------0---------------|-----------------0------------|
E|-3-------------------------------|-0a------------------------------|-2----------------------------|
                           No        matter what the future brings                             As 

   Em        D           G             +       +         +       +       +       +
E|---------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-0---------2---------|-0-------------0-------0---|-----0-------0-------0-------0---|
D|------2---------0----|------0------------0-------|---------0---------------0-------|
A|---------------------|-----------2---------------|-----------------2---------------|
E|-0---------2---------|-3-------------------------|-3-------------------------------|
   time      goes        by

[Bridge]
   C6 +     +     +     +       +     +     +     +   Am7 +     +     +     +       +     +     +     +
E|-------------0--0--------|-0-h1--3-p1--0-----------|-------------0--0--------|-0-h1-p0-----0-----------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|----------3--------------|
G|-0-h2-----0-----------0--|----------------0-----0--|-0-h2-----0-----------0--|----------------0-----0--|
D|-------2-----------2-----|-------2-----------2-----|-------2-----------2-----|-------2-----------2-----|
A|-------------3-----------|-------------3-----------|-------------0-----------|-------------0-----------|
E|-0-----------------------|-0-----------------------|-0-----------------------|-0-----------------------|
   Moonlight and love songs - never out of date        Hearts full of passion -  jealousy and hate

   Em +     +     +     +       +     +     +     +       +     +     +     +    D  +     +     +
E|-------------3--------2--|-3a\2--3-\2-/5-----2-----|-0-----0-----0-----------|-----------------------|
B|-0-h1-----0--------------|-0a-------------------0--|-------------------0--3a-|-------------------0---|
G|----------------0--------|-0a-------------0--------|----0-----0-----0-----2a-|----2-----2-----2------|
D|-------2-----------2-----|-------2-----------0-----|-------2-----------2-----|-------0-----------0---|
A|-------------2-----------|-------------0-----------|-------------2-----------|-------------0---------|
E|-0-----------------------|-0a----------------------|-0-----------------------|-2---------------------|
   Woman needs man -    and man must have his mate, That no  one   can   deny                      It's

[Verse3] 
   Am +     +     +       +  D7 +     +     +       +  G  +     +     +       +     +     +     +
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-3ap2--5-\2-----0--------|-------------------3-----|
B|-1ap0--3-p0--0--------0--|-3ap1--0-----1--------3--|-0a----------------------|-------------------------|
G|-2a-------------2--------|-2a-------2-----2--------|-0--------------------0--|----0-----0-----0-----0--|
D|-------2-----------2-----|-------0-----------0-----|-------0-----------0-----|-------0-----------0-----|
A|-------------0-----------|-------------0-----------|-------------2-----------|-------------2-----------|
E|-0a----------------------|-2a----------------------|-3a----------------------|-3-----------------------|
  still the same old story, A fight for love and glory, A case of do or die                        The

   A!  +       +       +     +   D   +       +        +     Em        D          G   +         +       +
E|-5a-p3--p2---0---2------h3---|--------------------------|--------------------|--------------------------|
B|-2a--------------2-----------|-3a--3----------------3---|--------------------|--------------------------|
G|-2a------------------2-------|-2a--2-------2------------|-0---------2--------|-0-------------0-------0--|
D|---------2---------------2---|---------0------------0---|------2---------0---|------0------------0------|
A|-----------------0-----------|-----------------0--------|--------------------|-----------2--------------|
E|-0a--------------------------|-2a-----------------------|-0---------2--------|-3------------------------|
   world will always welcome     lovers               As    time      goes       by

[Bridge]
   C  +     +     +     +       +     +     +     +   Am7 +     +     +     +       +     +     +     +
E|-0a-0--------0--0--------|-0-h1--3-p1--0-----------|-0a-0--------0-----------|-0-h1-p0-----0-----------|
B|-1a-------3--------------|-------------------------|-1a-------3-----------0--|----------3--------------|
G|-0a-------------------0--|----------------0-----0--|-0a-------------0--------|----------------0-----0--|
D|-------2-----------2-----|-------2-----------2-----|-------2-----------2-----|-------2-----------2-----|
A|-------------3-----------|-------------3-----------|-------------0-----------|-------------0-----------|
E|-0a----------------------|-0-----------------------|-0a----------------------|-0-----------------------|
   Moonlight and love songs - never out of date        Hearts full of passion -  jealousy and hate

   Em +     +     +     +       +     +     +     +       +     +     +     +    D  +     +     + 
E|-------------3--------2--|-3ap2--7-\6--5-\3--------|-0-----0-----0-----2-----|-----------------------|
B|-0ah1-----0--------------|-0a----------------------|----------------------3a-|-------------------0---|
G|-0a-------------0--------|-0a-------------------0--|----0-----0-----0-----2a-|----2-----2-----2------|
D|-------2-----------2-----|-------0-----------0-----|-------2-----------2-----|-------0-----------0---|
A|-------------2-----------|-------------0-----------|-------------2-----------|-------------0---------|
E|-0a----------------------|-0a----------------------|-0-----------------------|-2---------------------|
   Woman needs man -    and man must have his mate, That no  one   can   deny                      It's

[Verse4] 
   Am  +       +       +       +     D7  +       +       +       +     G   +       +       +       +
E|-------------0-------------------|---------------------------------|-3a-p2---7--\2---0---------------|
B|-1a-p0---3-------0-----------0---|-3a-+1---0-------1-----------3---|-0a------------------------------|
G|-2a------------------2-----------|-2a----------2-------2-----------|-0a------------------0-------0---|
D|---------2---------------2-------|---------0---------------0-------|---------0---------------0-------|
A|-----------------0---------------|-----------------0---------------|-----------------2---------------|
E|-0a------------------------------|-2a------------------------------|-3a------------------------------|
  still the same old story,    A     fight for love and glory,   A     case of do or die

       +       +       +       +     A!  +       +       +       +     D   +       +       +       +
E|-------------------------3-------|-5a-p3--p2---0---2------h3-------|-2a------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|-2a--------------2---------------|-3a--3-------------------3-------|
G|-----0-------0-------0-------0---|-2a------------------2-------2---|-2a--2-------2-------2-------2---|
D|---------0---------------0-------|---------2---------------2-------|---------0---------------0-------|
A|-----------------2---------------|-----------------0---------------|-----------------0---------------|
E|-3-------------------------------|-0a------------------------------|-2a------------------------------|
                           The       world will always welcome         lovers                  As

   ... slow down ...
   Am +     +     +     +    D! +     +     +     +    G  +     +     +     +       +     +     +     +
E|-7ap0--------------------|----5--------------------|-7a-------------3-----3a-|-------------------------|
B|-0a----------------------|-2a----------------------|-0a-------------------0a-|-------------------------|
G|-0a-------2-----2-----2--|-2a-------2-----2-----2--|-0a-0-----0-----0-----0a-|----0-----0-----0-----0--|
D|-------2-----------2-----|-------0-----------0-----|-------0-----------0-----|-------0-----------0-----|
A|-------------0-----------|-0a----------0-----------|-------------0-----------|-------------2-----------|
E|-0a----------------------|-------------------------|-7a----------------------|-3-----------------------|
   time                      goes                      by
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