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As We Go Along by The Monkees
As We Go Along
A D
I can tell by your face
A D
That youre looking to find a place
A G
To settle your mind
D E
And reveal who you are
A D
And you shouldnt be shy
A D
For Im not gonna try
A G D E
To hurt you or heal you or steal your star
G D
Open your eyes
G D
Get up off your chair
G D A
Theres so much to do in the sunlight
A7 G
Give up your secrets
A7 G
Let down your hair
A D A D A D
And sit with me here by the firelight
A D
Why think all about
A D
Whos gonna win out
A G D E
Well make up our story as we go along
A D
Theres so little time
A D
For us to try to rhyme
A G D E
And so many highways to travel upon
G D
Open your eyes
G A
Get up off your chair
G D A
Theres so much to do in the sunlight
A7 G
Give up your secrets
A7 G
Let down your hair
A D
And sit with me here by the firelight
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version 2
The tuning is slightly off on the recording.
Fingering:
These are just extrapolated chords, so you can finger them
however you want, but this fingering emphasizes the ascending
bass line.
Ab: 466544
F/A: 587565
Eb/Bb: 668886
Bb: 688766
Bb Eb
I can tell by your face
Bb Eb
That you're lookin' to find a place
Bb Bb7 Eb F
To settle your mind and reveal who you are
Bb Eb
And you shouldn't be shy
Bb Eb
For I'm not gonna try
Bb Bb7 Eb Bb
To hurt you or heal you or steal your star
Ab F/A
Open your eyes
(Eb/Bb) Bb
Get up off your chair
Ab Eb Bb
There's so much to do in the sunlight
Bb Eb
Give up your secrets
Bb Eb
And let down your hair
Bb F Bb
And sit with me here by the firelight
Why think about
Who's gonna win out?
We'll make up our story as we go along
There's so little time
For us to try to rhyme
And so many highways to travel upon
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version 3
Tuning: E A D G B E
Capo: 1st fret
Performance Notes: Singing and playing this can be a little tricky if you're not comfortable with phrasing in
5/4, such as the intro and verses for this song. It shifts to a swinging 3/4 for the choruses, but most of
the song is in 5. Deceptively brilliant harmonization in the chords, giving it a very laid back, jazzy vibe.
Dadd4add9 is played by holding the C chord fingering and sliding your hand up to the fifth fret, making
sure to let the open G and high E strings ring out.
All chord names and positions are relative to capo (so A is fretted but Bb is what you hear).
Capo 1st fret
[Intro]
A D x9
[Verse 1]
A D
I can tell by your face,
A D
That you're looking to find a place,
A A7 D Esus4
To settle your mind and reveal who you are.
A D
And you shouldn't be shy,
A D
For I'm not gonna try,
A A7 D Asus4 A
To hurt you, or heal you, or steal your star.
[Chorus]
A7 Amaj7 D A
Open your eyes, get up off your chair,
C Dadd4add9 A
There's so much to do in the sunlight.
A7 D
Give up your secrets,
A7 D
And let down your hair,
A D Asus4
And sit with me here by the firelight.
[Interlude]
A D x2
[Verse 2]
A D
Why think a-bout,
A D
Who's gonna win out?
A A7 D Esus4
We'll make up our story as we go along.
A D
There's so little time,
A D
For us to try to rhyme,
A A7 D Asus4 A
And so many highways to travel upon.
[Chorus]
A7 Amaj7 D A
Open your eyes, get up off your chair,
C Dadd4add9 A
There's so much to do in the sunlight.
A7 D
Give up your secrets,
A7 D
And let down your hair,
A D Asus4
And sit with me here by the firelight.
[Outro]
A D x9
(fade out)
There are numerous guitars layered on here, I'm pretty certain there's one capoed much higher up
that plays the arpeggiated triads during each chorus. If you wish to add them in with this guitar
the tab would be:
e|--------12---------12---------12----------12----------12----------12-|
B|----10---------10---------10----------10----------10----------10-----|
G|-9----------9----------9----------11----------11----------11---------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
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