[Intro]
G A C D
[Strophe]
G           A              C  D 
  It is the evening of the da-ay 
G            A                  C   D 
  I sit and watch the children pla-ay 
C               D 
  Smiling faces I can see 
G     D/F#    Em 
  but not for me 
C                             D 
  I sit and watch as tears go by
[Strophe]
G            A              C   D 
  My riches can't buy everythi-ing 
G          A              C  D 
  I want to hear to children si-ing 
C            D 
  all I hear is the sound 
G                 Em 
  of rain falling on the ground 
C                             D 
  I sit and watch as tears go by
[Strophe]
G          A            C  D 
  It is the evening of the da-ay 
G           A                C   D 
  I sit and watch the children pla-ay 
C                D 
  doing things I used to do 
G     D/F#    Em 
  they think are new 
C                             D 
  I sit and watch as tears go by
[Outro]
G             A           C   D          G 
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