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.
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
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.
