Genesis – For Absent Friends (Guitar)

D         D/C#          C              Bm
Sunday at six when they close both the gates

  Em D     Em
A wi-dowed pair

D     Em D    A7
Still sitting there

G  D   Em D       A        D
Wonder if they're late for church

         D/C#          C            Bm
And it's cold, so they fasten their coats

    Em    D   Em     D       Em D    A7
And cross the grass, they're always last

C
Passing by the padlocked swings

    F#sus4 F#        F#sus4 F#
The roundabout still turn - ing

 B7
Ahead they see a small girl

       E7              A7sus4
On her way home with a pram

D          D/C#
Inside the archway

    C                  Bm     Em   D    Em
The priest greets them with a courteous nod

D    Em    D  A7
He's close to God

G   D   Em   D  A       D               D/C#
Looking back at days of four instead of two

C             Bm 
Years seem so few (four instead of two)

      Em   D  Em
Heads bent in prayer

D   Em      D   A7
For friends not there

C
Leaving twopence on the plate

     F#sus4 F#      F#sus4 F#                 B7
They hurry down the  path     and through the gate

     E7              A7sus4
That ambles down the street