Saxon – Absent Friends (Guitar)

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Artits: Saxon Album: Unleash the Beast (1997) Here's Saxon's wonderful power-ballad called 'Absent Friends'. It's a song you all should know.
Intro:
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Verse: (Try to make variations with Dsus4! Hear the song and find out when to vary.)
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    Cadd2    Cmaj7    Dsus4
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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