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Absentee
Resignation Day
Key: A
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
 A-    x02220
 E-    022100
 F#m-  244222
 D-    xx0232
 E/G#- 476xxx
[Intro] Bass Solo
 A    Dx3
[Verse 1]
  ADaylight in the east over Thunder Bay
E/G#You laugh like you're crazy
   F#mWading through a drowsy communique
   Das I blow smoke off the second floor
  AScribble what you E/G#do
erasing what you'll F#mquit Since you don't
Dleave the house I'm Ait
You're a jigsaw E/G#puzzle
but none of the F#mpieces fit
[Chorus 1]
  AThe Fuller House is a place to hide
when Etraffic gets backed up outside
Just F#mclose the blinds before
they Ebreak your heart in Dtwo
We Ablock out the sun cause it shows too much
there's Ebottles we've still never touched
F#mNothing beats having
Enothing else to Ddo
[Post Chorus] Bass Solo
 A    Dx2
[Verse 2]
  ATalking to the trees remember what I said
E/G#you're kind of amazing
   F#mand I still got your voice buzzing in my
Dhead as I make the climb up Dorseto Hill
   AUp a sleeping sE/G#treet and into 30F#m3
Want more of Dyou rubbed off on Ame
so for the summer E/G#months I'll
just get marked F#mabsentee
[Chorus 2]
  AThe Fuller House is a place to hide
when Etraffic gets backed up outside
Just F#mclose the blinds before
they Ebreak your heart in Dtwo
We Ablock out the sun cause it shows too much
there's Ebottles we've still never touched
F#mNothing beats having
Enothing else to Ddo
with you
[Outro] Bass Solo
A  F#m E D A

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Absentee

by Banner Pilot

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F#m

E/G#

Absentee

Resignation Day

Key: A

Tuning: Standard EADGBe

Chords used:

- x02220

- 022100

F#m

- 244222

- xx0232

E/G#

- 476xxx

[Intro] Bass Solo

A D

[Verse 1]

Daylight in the east over Thunder Bay

E/G#

You laugh like you're crazy

F#m

Wading through a drowsy communique

as I blow smoke off the second floor

A E/G#

Scribble what you do

F#m

erasing what you'll quit Since you don't

D A

leave the house I'm it

E/G#

You're a jigsaw puzzle

F#m

but none of the pieces fit

[Chorus 1]

The Fuller House is a place to hide

when traffic gets backed up outside

F#m

Just close the blinds before

E D

they break your heart in two

We block out the sun cause it shows too much

there's bottles we've still never touched

F#m

Nothing beats having

E D

nothing else to do

[Post Chorus] Bass Solo

A D

[Verse 2]

Talking to the trees remember what I said

E/G#

you're kind of amazing

F#m

and I still got your voice buzzing in my

head as I make the climb up Dorseto Hill

A E/G# F#m

Up a sleeping street and into 303

D A

Want more of you rubbed off on me

E/G#

so for the summer months I'll

F#m

just get marked absentee

[Chorus 2]

The Fuller House is a place to hide

when traffic gets backed up outside

F#m

Just close the blinds before

E D

they break your heart in two

We block out the sun cause it shows too much

there's bottles we've still never touched

F#m

Nothing beats having

E D

nothing else to do

with you

[Outro] Bass Solo

A F#m E D A

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