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 . Another song by The Fureys And Davie Arthur is ''Bygone Days which I have also included the lyrics and chords.
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.
Guitar chords and lyrics for Bygone Days by The Furey Brothers And Davie Arthur for the key of G Major.
I [G]live in a place made of [C]concrete and [G]stone
Where no[C]body [G]knows me we're [Em]all on our [C]own[D]
The [G]old town's made way for a [Bm]new urban [Em]clone
how I'm [G]missing those [D]Bygone [G]Days[D]
I re[G]member the time when our [C]food wasn't [G]fast
and [C]things that we [G]bought were expected to [C]last[D]
now [G]pride on the job seems a [Bm]thing of the [Em]past
how I [G]miss those [D]Bygone [G]Days[D]
We'll just [G]carry [Bm]on the [C]tide is too [G]strong
but does anyone know where it's [Em]going [D]wrong Chorus
how could [Em]they un[Bm]do the [C]world that I [G]knew
how I miss those [D]Bygone [G]Days[Em] [ G] [D] [G]
The [Bm]kindly old [G]man selling [C]sweets from his [G]jars
closed [C]down when we [G]all started [Em]shopping in [C]cars[D]
they' even [G]opened a call center some[Bm]where on [Em]Mars
how I'm [G]missing those [D]Bygone [G]Days[D] [G]
[G]I remember when young kids went out[C]side to [G]play
when [C]children were [G]children with their inno[Em]cent [C]ways[D]
no In[G]ternet, Chat rooms to [Bm]lead them a[Em]stray
how I'm [G]missing those [D]Bygone [G]Days[D]
Chorus [ key change optional ]
[G]Now on TV we see how a [C]star can be [G]made
they [C]shine 15 [G]minutes then soon start to [C]fade
[D]but for [G]making this fame there's a [Bm]price to be [Em]paid
how I'm [G]missing those [D]Bygone [G]Days[D]
Ah! the [G]futures Organic say the [C]people that [G]know
just [C]seed them and [G]weed them and [Em]watch them all [C]grow[D]
ah! but [G]didn't we do it like [Bm]that years a[Em]go
how I'm [G]missing those [D]Bygone [G]Days[D]
Chorus
Press [G#]one for your money [C#]two for your [G#]dough
[C#]three to get your [G#]reddies press [Fm]four to say [C#]no[D#]
or [G#]five to check how much [C]money you [Fm]owe
how I'm [G#]missing those Bygone Days[D#]
Now we've [G#]got to move forward I [C#]hear you all [G#]shout
the [C#]latest and [G#]greatest you [Fm]can't live with[C#]out,,[D]
as [G#]soon as it's in it's [C]on the way [Fm]out
how I'm [G#]missing those [D#]Bygone [G#]Days
Chorus x 2 + last line of Chorus
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Bygone Days, as played by The Fureys
I [E]live in a place made of [A]concrete and [E]stone
Where no[A]body [E]knows me we’re [C#m]all on our [A]own[B]
The [E]old town’s made way for a [G#m]new urban [C#m]clone
how I’m [E]missing those [B]Bygone [E]Days[B]
I re[E]member the time when our [A]food wasn’t [E]fast
and [A]things that we [E]bought were expected to [A]last[B]
now [E]pride on the job seems a [G#m]thing of the [C#m]past
how I [E]miss those [B]Bygone [E]Days[B]
We’ll just [E]carry [G#m]on the [A]tide is too [E]strong
but does anyone know where it’s [C#m]going [B]wrong Chorus
how could [C#m]they un[G#m]do the [A]world that I [E]knew
how I miss those [B]Bygone [E]Days[C#m] [ E] [B] [E]
The [G#m]kindly old [E]man selling [A]sweets from his [E]jars
closed [A]down when we [E]all started [C#m]shopping in [A]cars[B]
they‘ even [E]opened a call center some[G#m]where on [C#m]Mars
how I’m [E]missing those [B]Bygone [E]Days[B] [E]
[E]I remember when young kids went out[A]side to [E]play
when [A]children were [E]children with their inno[C#m]cent [A]ways[B]
no In[E]ternet, Chat rooms to [G#m]lead them a[C#m]stray
how I’m [E]missing those [B]Bygone [E]Days[B]
Chorus
[E]Now on TV we see how a [A]star can be [E]made
they [A]shine 15 [E]minutes then soon start to [A]fade
[B]but for [E]making this fame there’s a [G#m]price to be [C#m]paid
how I’m [E]missing those [B]Bygone [E]Days[B]
Ah! the [E]futures Organic say the [A]people that [E]know
just [A]seed them and [E]weed them and [C#m]watch them all [A]grow[B]
ah! but [E]didn’t we do it like [G#m]that years a[C#m]go
how I’m [E]missing those [B]Bygone [E]Days[B]
Chorus
Press [F]one for your money [Bb]two for your [F]dough
[Bb]three to get your [F]reddies press [Dm]four to say [Bb]no[C]
or [F]five to check how much [A]money you [Dm]owe
how I’m [F]missing those Bygone Days[C]
Now we’ve [F]got to move forward I [Bb]hear you all [F]shout
the [Bb]latest and [F]greatest you [Dm]can’t live with[Bb]out,,[B]
as [F]soon as it’s in it’s [A]on the way [Dm]out
how I’m [F]missing those [C]Bygone [F]Days
Chorus x 2 + last line of Chorus
I [G]live in a place made of [C]concrete and [G]stone
Where no[C]body [G]knows me we're [Em]all on our [C]own[D]
The [G]old town's made way for a [Bm]new urban [Em]clone
how I'm [G]missing those [D]Bygone [G]Days[D]
I re[G]member the time when our [C]food wasn't [G]fast
and [C]things that we [G]bought were expected to [C]last[D]
now [G]pride on the job seems a [Bm]thing of the [Em]past
how I [G]miss those [D]Bygone [G]Days[D]
We'll just [G]carry [Bm]on the [C]tide is too [G]strong
but does anyone know where it's [Em]going [D]wrong Chorus
how could [Em]they un[Bm]do the [C]world that I [G]knew
how I miss those [D]Bygone [G]Days[Em] [ G] [D] [G]
The [Bm]kindly old [G]man selling [C]sweets from his [G]jars
closed [C]down when we [G]all started [Em]shopping in [C]cars[D]
they' even [G]opened a call center some[Bm]where on [Em]Mars
how I'm [G]missing those [D]Bygone [G]Days[D] [G]
[G]I remember when young kids went out[C]side to [G]play
when [C]children were [G]children with their inno[Em]cent [C]ways[D]
no In[G]ternet, Chat rooms to [Bm]lead them a[Em]stray
how I'm [G]missing those [D]Bygone [G]Days[D]
Chorus [ key change optional ]
[G]Now on TV we see how a [C]star can be [G]made
they [C]shine 15 [G]minutes then soon start to [C]fade
[D]but for [G]making this fame there's a [Bm]price to be [Em]paid
how I'm [G]missing those [D]Bygone [G]Days[D]
Ah! the [G]futures Organic say the [C]people that [G]know
just [C]seed them and [G]weed them and [Em]watch them all [C]grow[D]
ah! but [G]didn't we do it like [Bm]that years a[Em]go
how I'm [G]missing those [D]Bygone [G]Days[D]
Chorus
Press [G#]one for your money [C#]two for your [G#]dough
[C#]three to get your [G#]reddies press [Fm]four to say [C#]no[D#]
or [G#]five to check how much [C]money you [Fm]owe
how I'm [G#]missing those Bygone Days[D#]
Now we've [G#]got to move forward I [C#]hear you all [G#]shout
the [C#]latest and [G#]greatest you [Fm]can't live with[C#]out,,[D]
as [G#]soon as it's in it's [C]on the way [Fm]out
how I'm [G#]missing those [D#]Bygone [G#]Days
Chorus x 2 + last line of Chorus
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Bygone Days, as played by The Fureys
I [E]live in a place made of [A]concrete and [E]stone
Where no[A]body [E]knows me we’re [C#m]all on our [A]own[B]
The [E]old town’s made way for a [G#m]new urban [C#m]clone
how I’m [E]missing those [B]Bygone [E]Days[B]
I re[E]member the time when our [A]food wasn’t [E]fast
and [A]things that we [E]bought were expected to [A]last[B]
now [E]pride on the job seems a [G#m]thing of the [C#m]past
how I [E]miss those [B]Bygone [E]Days[B]
We’ll just [E]carry [G#m]on the [A]tide is too [E]strong
but does anyone know where it’s [C#m]going [B]wrong Chorus
how could [C#m]they un[G#m]do the [A]world that I [E]knew
how I miss those [B]Bygone [E]Days[C#m] [ E] [B] [E]
The [G#m]kindly old [E]man selling [A]sweets from his [E]jars
closed [A]down when we [E]all started [C#m]shopping in [A]cars[B]
they‘ even [E]opened a call center some[G#m]where on [C#m]Mars
how I’m [E]missing those [B]Bygone [E]Days[B] [E]
[E]I remember when young kids went out[A]side to [E]play
when [A]children were [E]children with their inno[C#m]cent [A]ways[B]
no In[E]ternet, Chat rooms to [G#m]lead them a[C#m]stray
how I’m [E]missing those [B]Bygone [E]Days[B]
Chorus
[E]Now on TV we see how a [A]star can be [E]made
they [A]shine 15 [E]minutes then soon start to [A]fade
[B]but for [E]making this fame there’s a [G#m]price to be [C#m]paid
how I’m [E]missing those [B]Bygone [E]Days[B]
Ah! the [E]futures Organic say the [A]people that [E]know
just [A]seed them and [E]weed them and [C#m]watch them all [A]grow[B]
ah! but [E]didn’t we do it like [G#m]that years a[C#m]go
how I’m [E]missing those [B]Bygone [E]Days[B]
Chorus
Press [F]one for your money [Bb]two for your [F]dough
[Bb]three to get your [F]reddies press [Dm]four to say [Bb]no[C]
or [F]five to check how much [A]money you [Dm]owe
how I’m [F]missing those Bygone Days[C]
Now we’ve [F]got to move forward I [Bb]hear you all [F]shout
the [Bb]latest and [F]greatest you [Dm]can’t live with[Bb]out,,[B]
as [F]soon as it’s in it’s [A]on the way [Dm]out
how I’m [F]missing those [C]Bygone [F]Days
Chorus x 2 + last line of Chorus
