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Eb​F​​​
Ab​​Bb 
 
[Verse] 
Eb​ F
​​ A
​b​​ Bb 
It is the evening of the da-ay 
Eb​ F
​​ A
​b​ ​ Bb 
I sit and watch the children pla-ay 
Ab​ B
​b 
Smiling faces I can see 
Eb​ B
​b/D​ C
​m 
but not for me 
Ab​ B
​b 
I sit and watch as tears go by 
 
 
[Verse 2] 
Eb​ F
​​ A
​b​ B ​b 
My riches can't buy everythi-ing 
Eb​ F
​​ A
​b​B ​b 
I want to hear to children si-ing 
Ab​ B
​b 
all I hear is the sound 
Eb​ C
​m 
of rain falling on the ground 
Ab​ B
​b 
I sit and watch as tears go by 
 
[Verse 3] 
Eb​ F
​​ A
​b​​Bb 
It is the evening of the da-ay 
Eb​ F
​​ A
​b​ B ​b 
I sit and watch the children pla-ay 
Ab​ B
​b 
doing things I used to do 
Eb​ B
​b/D​ C
​m 
they think are new 
Ab​ B
​b 
I sit and watch as tears go by 
 
[Outro] E ​b​ F
​​ A
​b​ B​b​ E
​b​Hmm Hmm 
Hmm Hmm Hmm Hmm Hmm Hmm (fade)