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Absentee

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version for people who are just starting out. For full chords check
out his tutorial with the chords in the desciption and his lyrics are 
He plays it on Capo 2 I think, so these chords are relative to the capo.
G
GLove without anxiety
GIt's like love, except you're free 
Em7And I can't go back 
AThey'll eat me alive 
CIf it came to that 
I wouldn't even Gtry 
CAnd that would be it for me 
CmMy heart's another absentee (I'm there for no one) 
BmIt's not like anyone would give a dEmamn D  
CBut i'm trying to stick it to freud 
CmI'm lying low and I'm filling that void 
BmWith anything that I can show to prove i'm not a waste of Emspace D  
CI don't need you to be proud of me 
CmI just want to you to see 
What I can do when you leavGe
G
GLove without the wobbly knees 
GIt may not be as exciting 
Em7But I'd take it any day 
AI prefer the lower heart rate 
CThat comes to me
Of my familGy 
[Interlude]
 Em7   Cm   Gx4
CAnd that could be anyone 
CmFor all I care 
BmNo, I just don't wanna be aEmlone D  
CI might cause myself a loss of blood 
CmOr a loss of hair 
BmBut you can never make me pick up the pEmhone D  
CBut that doesn't mean 
CmYour love has got to be 
Lost on mGe
G

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Absentee

by Jack Campbell

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Em7

version for people who are just starting out. For full chords check

out his tutorial with the chords in the desciption and his lyrics are

He plays it on Capo 2 I think, so these chords are relative to the capo.

Love without anxiety

It's like love, except you're free

Em7

And I can't go back

They'll eat me alive

If it came to that

I wouldn't even try

And that would be it for me

My heart's another absentee (I'm there for no one)

Bm Em D

It's not like anyone would give a damn

But i'm trying to stick it to freud

I'm lying low and I'm filling that void

Bm Em D

With anything that I can show to prove i'm not a waste of space

I don't need you to be proud of me

I just want to you to see

What I can do when you leave

Love without the wobbly knees

It may not be as exciting

Em7

But I'd take it any day

I prefer the lower heart rate

That comes to me

Of my family

[Interlude]

Em7 Cm G

And that could be anyone

For all I care

Bm Em D

No, I just don't wanna be alone

I might cause myself a loss of blood

Or a loss of hair

Bm Em D

But you can never make me pick up the phone

But that doesn't mean

Your love has got to be

Lost on me

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