Absence Chords
by Roger Miller
Absence by Roger Miller is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, C, D7, G7 and Am. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
G C
Silence is simply the absence of sound
D7 G
Darkness the absence of light
G7 C Am
My life is made up of silence and darkness
D7 G
Since the absence of you from my side
C G
We became birds of a different feather
D7 G D7
Encountering storms we could neither one weather
G C
I define anyone to define me your way
D7 G
My heart can't go on this a-way
C
Nearness is simply the absence of absence
D7 G
Wrong is the absence of right
G7 C Am
My life is made up of the absence of nearness
D7 G
Since the absence of you from my side
C G
We became birds of a different feather
D7 G D7
Encountering storms we could neither one weather
G C
I define anyone to define me your way
D7 C D7 G
My heart can't go on this a-w-a-y