Genesis – For Absent Friends (Ukulele)

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

D Em D     Em
A wi dowed pair

D     Em D    A7
Still sitting there,

G      Em        A        D 
Wonder if theyre late for church

        D/C#          D/C             
And its cold, so they fasten their coats

D   Em    D   Em     D      Em D    A7  
And cross the grass, theyre al ways last.

C
Passing by the padlocked swings,

    F#sus4 F#
The roundabout still turning,

 B7               
Ahead they see a small girl

       E7              A7sus4
On her way home with a pram.

D          D/C#   
Inside the archway,

    D/C                     D Em   D    Em  
The priest greets them with a courteous nod.

D   Em    D  A7
Hes close to god.

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

D/C
Years seem so few (four instead of two).

D     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.