Inspired by "As Tears Go By" by The Rolling Stones
| Intro | G | A | C | D | 2X |
| G | A | C | D | Dsus4 | D |
| It is the | evening of the | day |
| G | A | C | D | Dsus4 | D |
| I sit and | watch the children | play |
| C | D7 |
| Smiling faces | I can see |
| G | Em |
| Joy that God has | given me |
| C |
| I sit and watch |
| D | D7 | |
| As tears go | by |
| G | A | C | D | Dsus4 | D |
| My riches | can't buy every | thing |
| G | A | C | D | Dsus4 | D |
| I want to | hear the children | sing |
| C | D7 |
| Voices blending | with the sound |
| G | Em |
| Of rain falling | on the ground |
| C |
| I sit and watch |
| D | D7 | |
| As tears go | by |
| G | A | C | D | Dsus4 | D |
| It is the | evening of the | day |
| G | A | C | D | Dsus4 | D |
| This is the t | ime I take to | pray |
| C | D7 |
| All his glory | I can see |
| G | Em |
| Tears of joy He has | given me |
| C |
| I sit and watch |
| D | D7 | |
| As tears go | by |