Chords for Genesis - For Absent Friends (Official Audio)
Tempo:
140.9 bpm
Chords used:
A
D
Em
G
C
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[A] [D] [A] [D] [Em] [G]
[A] [D] Sunday [F#m] at six when [C] they closed [G] both [Bm] the gates, [G] the [Em] widow pair still [C#]
[G] sitting [A] there, [G] [D] wonder
[G]
if they're [A] late [D] for church and [F#m] it's cold, [C] so they fasten [Bm] their coats, [C#] [Bm] [Em]
they're [A] always
last, [C] passing by the padlocked swings, [F#] the rump out still turning, [B] ahead they see a small
girl [E] on her way home with [A] her grand,
[D] [A] [D] [Em] [G] [A]
[D] inside [F#m] the archway [C] the priest greets [Bm] them [C#] with [G] a
courteous [Em] nod, he's close [A] to God, [Em] [D] looking [Em]
back [D] at [A] days [D] of form, instead [F#m] of two, [C] years
seems [Bm] so few, [C#] heads [Em] bent in prayer,
[A]
[C] leaving tuppence on the plate, [F#] they hurry down the
path, pass through [B] the gate and wait to board the bus [E] that humbles down [A] the street.
[D] [A] [D] [Em] [A]
[D]
[A] [D] Sunday [F#m] at six when [C] they closed [G] both [Bm] the gates, [G] the [Em] widow pair still [C#]
[G] sitting [A] there, [G] [D] wonder
[G]
if they're [A] late [D] for church and [F#m] it's cold, [C] so they fasten [Bm] their coats, [C#] [Bm] [Em]
they're [A] always
last, [C] passing by the padlocked swings, [F#] the rump out still turning, [B] ahead they see a small
girl [E] on her way home with [A] her grand,
[D] [A] [D] [Em] [G] [A]
[D] inside [F#m] the archway [C] the priest greets [Bm] them [C#] with [G] a
courteous [Em] nod, he's close [A] to God, [Em] [D] looking [Em]
back [D] at [A] days [D] of form, instead [F#m] of two, [C] years
seems [Bm] so few, [C#] heads [Em] bent in prayer,
[A]
[C] leaving tuppence on the plate, [F#] they hurry down the
path, pass through [B] the gate and wait to board the bus [E] that humbles down [A] the street.
[D] [A] [D] [Em] [A]
[D]
Key:
A
D
Em
G
C
A
D
Em
[A] _ [D] _ [A] _ [D] _ [Em] _ _ _ [G] _
[A] _ [D] _ _ Sunday [F#m] at six when [C] they closed [G] both [Bm] the gates, [G] the [Em] widow pair _ _ still [C#] _
[G] sitting [A] _ there, [G] [D] wonder
[G]
if they're [A] late [D] for church and [F#m] it's cold, [C] so they fasten [Bm] their coats, [C#] _ [Bm] _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
_ they're [A] always
_ _ last, _ _ _ [C] _ passing by the padlocked swings, [F#] the rump out still turning, [B] _ ahead they see a small
girl [E] on her way home with [A] her grand, _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ [A] _ [D] _ [Em] _ _ _ [G] _ [A] _
[D] _ _ inside [F#m] the _ archway [C] the priest greets [Bm] them [C#] with [G] a
courteous [Em] nod, _ _ _ he's close [A] to God, _ [Em] _ [D] looking [Em]
back [D] at [A] days [D] of form, instead [F#m] of two, _ _ [C] years
seems [Bm] so few, [C#] heads [Em] bent in _ prayer, _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] leaving _ tuppence on the plate, [F#] they hurry down the
path, pass through [B] the gate and wait to board the bus [E] that humbles down [A] the street. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ [A] _ [D] _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ [D] _ _ Sunday [F#m] at six when [C] they closed [G] both [Bm] the gates, [G] the [Em] widow pair _ _ still [C#] _
[G] sitting [A] _ there, [G] [D] wonder
[G]
if they're [A] late [D] for church and [F#m] it's cold, [C] so they fasten [Bm] their coats, [C#] _ [Bm] _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
_ they're [A] always
_ _ last, _ _ _ [C] _ passing by the padlocked swings, [F#] the rump out still turning, [B] _ ahead they see a small
girl [E] on her way home with [A] her grand, _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ [A] _ [D] _ [Em] _ _ _ [G] _ [A] _
[D] _ _ inside [F#m] the _ archway [C] the priest greets [Bm] them [C#] with [G] a
courteous [Em] nod, _ _ _ he's close [A] to God, _ [Em] _ [D] looking [Em]
back [D] at [A] days [D] of form, instead [F#m] of two, _ _ [C] years
seems [Bm] so few, [C#] heads [Em] bent in _ prayer, _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] leaving _ tuppence on the plate, [F#] they hurry down the
path, pass through [B] the gate and wait to board the bus [E] that humbles down [A] the street. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ [A] _ [D] _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _