Cream – As You Said (Guitar)

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Jack Bruce, Pete Brown [Intro] C# D x2 C# D E D x4 C D [Verse 1]

D
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.

A
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 x2 C# D E D x4 C D [Verse 2]

D
Let's go back to where it's clean

D
To see what year it might have been.

D
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 x2 C# D E D x4 C D [Verse 3]

D
Let's go back to now that's bad

D
To see the time we might have had.

D
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 x4 D E x4 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--|