I play it picking style by hitting the root note then the G-B-e-B-G strings.
Examples of three chords:
C D G
e------------0----- e---------2----- e-------------3-------|
B----------1---1--- B-------3---3--- B----------0-----0----|
G--------0--------0 G-----2--------2 G-------0-----------0-|
D-----X------------ D---0----------- D-----X---------------|
A---3-------------- A-X------------- A---X-----------------|
E-X---------------- E-X------------- E-3-------------------|
Intro: C D F G C D G G
C D F G
It is the evening of the day,
C D F G
I sit and watch the children play.
F G C Am F F G G
Smiling faces I can see, but not for me, I sit and watch as tears go by.
C D F G
My riches can't buy everything,
C D F G
I want to hear the children sing.
F G C Am
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All I hear is the sound of rain falling on the ground,
F F G G
I sit and watch as tears go by.
Instrumental: C D F G X2 F G C Am F F G G
C D F G
It is the evening of the day,
C D F G
I sit and watch the children play.
F G C Am
Doing things I used to do, they think are new,
F F G G
I sit and watch as tears go by.
C D F G
Hmm, hmm, hmm, hmm, hmm, hmm, hmm, hmm, hmm, hmm, hmm, hmm
C D F G
Hmm, hmm, hmm, hmm, hmm, hmm, hmm, hmm, hmm, hmm, hmm, hmm
C D F G
Hmm, hmm, hmm, hmm, hmm, hmm, hmm, hmm, hmm, hmm, hmm, hmm...Fade
