Absent Friends Lyrics And Chords
Written By Kieth Hancock. Recorded by Kieth Hancock and also by The Fureys , The second set of chords are set to the key that The Furey Brothers And Davie Arthur play the song in. As far as I could tell each verse uses the same chords. Also recorded by Vin Garbutt. There's two songs that use the same song title as this one, the other song is Absent Friends Lyrics By Mike Denver .
G D Em Bm
Time heals wounds, they say. Time takes the pain away.
C D C D
I wonder why it never happens for me.
G D Em Bm
It's years since you went away but I miss you night and day.
C D C G
Why you had to go is a mystery to me.
G D Em Bm
What seemed important then becomes trivial when
C D C D
Fate deals the card that forces your hand.
G D Em Bm
All the places we'd been, all the things we had seen,
C D C G
No more in the future; it just isn't planned.
It's all very strange, but when you went, I changed.
It just seemed to happen with the passing of each day.
I don't understand. Is it part of a plan?
Does one person grow when another fades away?
Small things you'd do weave pictures of you.
They're printed for life on the back of my mind.
I was always so sure. Your life was so pure.
To the faults and to bad times a loved one stays blind.
I always found that when you were around,
You helped me with worries and eased all my fears.
You always had time for problems of mine,
A shoulder to cry on, a listening ear.
Time heals wounds, they say. Time takes the pain away.
C D C D
I wonder why it never happens for me.
G D Em Bm
It's years since you went away but I miss you night and day.
C D C G
Why you had to go is a mystery to me.
G D Em Bm
What seemed important then becomes trivial when
C D C D
Fate deals the card that forces your hand.
G D Em Bm
All the places we'd been, all the things we had seen,
C D C G
No more in the future; it just isn't planned.
It's all very strange, but when you went, I changed.
It just seemed to happen with the passing of each day.
I don't understand. Is it part of a plan?
Does one person grow when another fades away?
Small things you'd do weave pictures of you.
They're printed for life on the back of my mind.
I was always so sure. Your life was so pure.
To the faults and to bad times a loved one stays blind.
I always found that when you were around,
You helped me with worries and eased all my fears.
You always had time for problems of mine,
A shoulder to cry on, a listening ear.
Intro chords as used by The Furey Brothers And Davie lyrics
G D Em Bm C D C G
[G]Time heals [D]wounds, they [Em]say. Time takes the [Bm]pain away.
[C]I wonder [D]why it [Am]never happens for [D]me.
[G]It's years since you [D]went away [Em]but I miss you [Bm]night and day.
[C]Why you had to [D]go is a [C]mystery to [G]me.
What seemed important [D]then becomes [Em]trivial [Bm]when
[C]Fate deals the [D]card [Am]that forces your [D]hand.
[G]All the places we'd [D]been, all [Em]the things we had [Bm]see
[C]No more in the [D]future; it [C]just isn't [G]planned.
G D Em Bm C D C G
[G]Time heals [D]wounds, they [Em]say. Time takes the [Bm]pain away.
[C]I wonder [D]why it [Am]never happens for [D]me.
[G]It's years since you [D]went away [Em]but I miss you [Bm]night and day.
[C]Why you had to [D]go is a [C]mystery to [G]me.
What seemed important [D]then becomes [Em]trivial [Bm]when
[C]Fate deals the [D]card [Am]that forces your [D]hand.
[G]All the places we'd [D]been, all [Em]the things we had [Bm]see
[C]No more in the [D]future; it [C]just isn't [G]planned.
