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For Absent Friends chords by Steve Hackett

  • D

  • G

  • A

  • Bm

    2
  • Em

  • Asus4

  • C

  • Csus2

  • F#sus4

    2
  • F#

    2
  • B

    2
  • E

  • F#m

    2
Verse 1
D
G
D
G
D
A
Sunday at six
when
Bm
D
they close both the gates
Em
D
a widowed pair,
G
A
still sitting there,
Em
D
G
Asus4
A
D
Won der if they're late for church
A
and it's cold,
C
Csus2
Bm
so they fasten their coats
Em
and cross the grass,
D
Em
A
they're always last.
Verse 2
Csus2
C
D
Passing by the padlocked swings,
C
F#sus4
F#
the roundabout still turning,
B
ahead they see a small girl
E
A
on her way home with a
pram.
D
Em
Asus4
A

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Verse 3
D
A
Inside the archway,
Bm
D
the priest greets them with
Em
D
a courteous nod.
G
Em
A
He's close to God.
Em
D
G
A
Looking back at days of
D
A
four instead of two.
C
Bm
Years seem so few
(four instead of two).
Em
D
Heads bent in prayer
Em
A
for friends not there.
Verse 4
Csus2
D
Leaving twopence on the plate,
C
F#sus4
F#
they hurry down the path
B
and through the gate
and wait to board the bus
E
A
Asus4
that ambles down the street.
Outro 1
A
D
Em
Asus4
A
D
F#m
G
D
F#m
G
D
G
D
G
A
D
G
D
G
N/A
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