For Absent Friends chords by Genesis

Tuning: Standard EBGDAE

Difficulty: Novice

For Absent Friends - Genesis

Intro: |A(picked note) D/A   |Em  D A|

D     D/C#     D/C
Sunday at six when they close both the gates
D Em D   Em
A wi dowed pair
D   Em D  A7
Still sitting there,
G   Em    A    D
Wonder if theyre late for church
    D/C#     D/C
And its cold, so they fasten their coats
D  Em  D  Em   D   Em D  A7
And cross the grass, theyre al ways last.

C
Passing by the padlocked swings,
  F#sus4 F#
The roundabout still turning,
 B7
Ahead they see a small girl
    E7       A7sus4
On her way home with a pram.

Repeat Intro

D     D/C#
Inside the archway,
  D/C           D Em  D  Em
The priest greets them with a courteous nod.
D  Em  D A7
Hes close to god.
G    Em   A    D        D/C#
Looking back at days of four instead of two.
D/C
Years seem so few (four instead of two).
D   Em  D Em
Heads bent in prayer
D  Em   D  A7
For friends not there.

C
Leaving twopence on the plate,
   F#sus4 F#   F#sus4 F#         B7
They hurry down the path   and through the gate

And wait to board the bus
   E7       A7sus4
That ambles down the street.

Outro: Same as intro, ends on strummed D.

Shoregray2000@yahoo.com