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Absent Friends

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[Intro]
C F/C C F/C
C Am7 G7
C F/C C F/C
[Verse 1]
CAbsent friends,F/C  
Chere's to themF/C  
CAnd happy days
We thAmought that they would nF/Aever endF/G  
Here's to Cabsent friendsF/C  
C F/C
[Verse 2]
CLittle JeanF/C  
CSeberg seemedF/C  
So fCull of life
But Amin those eyes such trF/Aoubled dreamsF/G  
Poor lCittle JeanF/C  
C F/C
[Verse 3]
CWoodbine WillieF/C  
Couldn't rCest until he'dF/C  
Given Cevery bloke a fAminal smoke befF/Aore the killingF/G  
Old WCoodbine Willie
[Break]
Am/C F/G Am/C F/G
D Dsus4 D Dsus4
[Verse 4]
DSteve McQueenG/D  
Jumped the fDirst one cleanG/D  
But the grDeat escape he trBmied to make was nG/Bot to beG/A  
Maybe nDext time SteveG/D  
D G/D
[Verse 5]
DLaika flewG/D  
Through Dinky blueG/D  
'Til LDaika neared the Bmatmosphere and LG/Baika knewG/A  
Laika's lDife was through
Em/D D D7
[Bridge]
Am/E Am/D Am/C Am/B
AmOscar Wilde F/Awas a Am6lonely childF/A  
He fAmought and wAm/Gon accFeptance frAm/Eom the wDmorld
They smDmiled, they laDughed, they praised
They drG9ove poor Oscar to his grave
C F/C C F/C
C F/C C F/C
[Outro]
CAbsent friends,F/C  
Chere's to themF/C  
And hCappy days
We thAmought that they would nFever end
But they Dm7always end
Raise your glFasses thenF/G  
to Cabsent friendsF/C  
C F/C C

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Absent Friends

by The Divine Comedy

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F/C

Am7

F/A

F/G

Am/C

Dsus4

G/D

G/B

G/A

Em/D

Am/E

Am/D

Am/B

Am6

Am/G

[Intro]

C F/C C F/C

C Am7 G7

C F/C C F/C

[Verse 1]

C F/C

Absent friends,

C F/C

here's to them

And happy days

Am F/A F/G

We thought that they would never end

C F/C

Here's to absent friends

C F/C

[Verse 2]

C F/C

Little Jean

C F/C

Seberg seemed

So full of life

Am F/A F/G

But in those eyes such troubled dreams

C F/C

Poor little Jean

C F/C

[Verse 3]

C F/C

Woodbine Willie

C F/C

Couldn't rest until he'd

C Am F/A F/G

Given every bloke a final smoke before the killing

Old Woodbine Willie

[Break]

Am/C F/G Am/C F/G

D Dsus4 D Dsus4

[Verse 4]

D G/D

Steve McQueen

D G/D

Jumped the first one clean

D Bm G/B G/A

But the great escape he tried to make was not to be

D G/D

Maybe next time Steve

D G/D

[Verse 5]

D G/D

Laika flew

D G/D

Through inky blue

D Bm G/B G/A

'Til Laika neared the atmosphere and Laika knew

Laika's life was through

Em/D D D7

[Bridge]

Am/E Am/D Am/C Am/B

Am F/A Am6 F/A

Oscar Wilde was a lonely child

Am Am/G F Am/E Dm

He fought and won acceptance from the world

Dm D

They smiled, they laughed, they praised

They drove poor Oscar to his grave

C F/C C F/C

[Outro]

C F/C

Absent friends,

C F/C

here's to them

And happy days

Am F

We thought that they would never end

Dm7

But they always end

F F/G

Raise your glasses then

C F/C

to absent friends

C F/C C

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