Chord Absent Friends by Saxon

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D G you went in the morning D G we didn’t say good - bye D G the friends that you left here Em7/B Asus4 wonder why , wonder why D G i wish i could see you D G just for a day D G tell you we missed you Em7/B Asus4 and ask you to stay , ask you to stay chorus : D Cadd4 to absent friends Em Cmaj7 this one’s for you , this one’s for you D Cadd4 to absent friends Em Cmaj7 this one’s for you , this one’s for you you went without warning we didn’t even know just like the good ones it was your turn to go your turn to go to absent friends to absent friends this one’s for you this one’s for you this one’s for you to absent friends to absent friends this one’s for you this one’s for you this one’s for you solo : try variations with Cadd4 / Cadd2 / Cmaj7 or other - it’s impossible to hear it! make sure that it sounds/Feels good . Em C Em C Em C D D Em C Em C Em C D D Bm D when we’re together Bm D you stand at our side Bm D we’ll raise our glasses Cadd4 and toast you tonight A toast you tonight you went in the morning we didn’t say good - bye the friends that you left here wonder why , wonder why i wish i could see you just for a day tell you we missed you and ask you to stay ask you to stay to absent friends to absent friends this one’s for you this one’s for you this one’s for you to absent friends to absent friends this one’s for you this one’s for you this one’s for you to absent friends to absent friends this one’s for you this one’s for you this one’s for you to absent friends to absent friends this one’s for you this one’s for you this one’s for you i’ll try to tab the solo as soon as i get a guitar with more than 21 frets . chords : Em7/B Asus Cadd4 ch Cadd2 /Ch Cmaj7 Dsus4 0 0 3 0 0 3 3 3 1 3 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 2 0 3 3 3 x 0 x x x x x