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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.

Absent friends lyrics by The Furey Brothers
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.
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.  

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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
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