What key is "As Time Goes By" in?

"As Time Goes By" by Rod Stewart is in the key of C with a tempo of 72 BPM. Difficulty: easy.

Is "As Time Goes By" easy to play on piano?

Yes — this arrangement is rated easy, meaning it uses simple chord patterns and a manageable tempo. Most beginners can play through it in 1-3 practice sessions using our color-coded notes.

Can I play "As Time Goes By" without reading sheet music?

Yes. Our player offers a falling-notes mode (Synthesia-style) and a beginner mode with color-coded keys — both let you play along without reading traditional notation.

Lyrics

This (C)day and age we’re (Am)liv ing in gives (Dm7)cause for ap pre (G7)hen sion, with (Cmaj7)speed and new in (C)ven tion and (A)things like third di (A7)men sion.

Yet, we (Dm)get a (Dm7)tri fle (G6)wea ry (G7)with (C)Mis ter (E7)Ein stein’s (Am)the ’ry, (C)so (A)we (G)must get (G)down to (B)earth, at (B7)times re (Em)lax, re (B)lieve the (G7)ten sion.

(G7)No (Dm)mat ter (Dm7)what the (G7)prog ress or (C)what may (Em)yet be (Am)proved,

the (Dm)sim ple facts of life are such they (Dm7)can not (Fm6)be re (G7sus)moved.

(G7)You (Dm)must re mem ber (G7)this,

a (Gm6)kiss is still a (G7)kiss,

a (C)sigh is (G)just a (C6)sigh;

(Em)the (D7)fun da men tal things ap (G7sus)ply, (G7)as (Dm7)time (G7)goes (Cmaj7)by.

And (Dm)when two lov ers (G7)woo,

they (Gm6)still say, “I love (G7)you,”

on (C)that you (G)can re (C6)ly;

(Em)no (D7)mat ter what the fu ture (G7sus)brings, (G7)as (Dm7)time (G7)goes (C)by.

(F)Moon light and love

songs (A7)nev er out of date,

(Dm)hearts full of pas

sion, (F#dim7)jeal ous y and hate.

(Am)Wom an needs (F7)man

and (D7)man must have his mate, that (G7)no one (Gdim7)can de (G7)ny.

It’s (Dm)still the same old (G7)sto ry, a (Gm6)fight for love and (G7)glo ry, a (C)case of (G)do or (C6)die!

(Em)The (D7)world will al ways wel come (C)lov ers,

(C#dim7)as (Dm7)time

(G7)goes

(C)by.

You (Dm)must re mem ber (G7)this,