Absence Chords

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Easy four chords throughout the whole song, I like to sort of bounce between the lower and high notes in the chords to get the ~piano vibes~.Was this info helpful?

Difficulty:	intermediate
Tuning:	E A D G B E
Key:	G#m
Capo:	no capo

Author ski_girl_8 [a] 87. Last edit on Apr 3, 2023

Chords

D#7

C#m7

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Transpose -4 for easier chords!
 
 
[Verse 1]
           E       D#7             B        C#m7
If I leave tomorrow, would you be alright?
                          E      D#7
Would you be filled with sorrow?
                   B       C#m7
Would you put up a fight?
          E         D#7                  B       C#m7
How can I protect you when I don't feel alright?
 
 
[Chorus]
 E                      D#7
If I just vanished, do you think you'd manage?
   B                          C#m7
Or would you disappear right beside me?
 E                            D#7
Do you think you're ready when I go unsteady?
   B                          C#m7
Lover, please prepare for my absence
 
 
[Verse 2]
               E     D#7                     B       C#m7
If I left the country, would you search and search?
                     E   D#7                B       C#m7
Or would you give up easy and find me in the dirt?
               E     D#7
Would I live forever?
                    B       C#m7
Or blend right into earth?
 
 
[Chorus]
 E                      D#7
If I just vanished, do you think you'd manage?
   B                          C#m7
Or would you disappear right beside me?
 E                            D#7
Do you think you're ready when I go unsteady?
   B                          C#m7
Lover, please prepare for my absence
 
 
[Bridge]
  E
Absence makes the heart grow stronger
 D#7                           B                        C#m7
Pray my baby will not squander everything to gain by my leaving
 E
And if I can return the favor
 D#7                       B                         C#m7
Pray my baby always savors every moment we were both present
 
 
[Chorus]
       E                      D#7
'Cause if I just vanished, do you think you'd manage?
   B                          C#m7
Or would you disappear right beside me?
 E                            D#7
Do you think you're ready when I go unsteady?
   B                          C#m7
Lover, please prepare for my absence
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4 comments

Chords are correct but C#m7 and B should switch places.

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In my opinion, I think it sounds a bit better if you transpose it -4 and just put a capo on the 4th fret, I use Am and Em7 instead of G and Am7.