Away When You Were Here - Ben Folds Chords
Chords: Bb, Dm, F5, Eb, F, Gm, Fsus, Eb6, Dm7, Cm
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Genre: piano rock, adult alternative, indie rock
[Verse]
Bb Dm F5
Dad I know you were sad when you died
Bb Eb Bb F5
And I was young it's the way I kept you in my mind
Bb Dm F5
A mess that was left and a mother who cried
Bb Eb
And when she stood up she was nobody's mother
Bb F
I'd be fine
[Chorus]
Eb Bb
But I missed you then
Eb Bb
And I miss you now
Gm Bb F
Liked you'd miss things I might say
Eb Bb Eb Bb
You seemed lost in clouds but I'm older now
Gm Bb F Fsus F
I can see through lifting haze
Eb6
That you were away even when you were here
Bb Dm7 Eb
[Verse]
Bb Dm F
Sometimes a phrase or a manner that's you
Bb Eb
Comes through me, it goes in a flash
Bb F Fsus F
It's a flame, it's a blink like life
Bb Dm F
Oh and how much now should we pay for the past
Bb Eb Bb F
Cause you could age with grace if I freed you in my mind
[Chorus]
Eb Bb
But I loved you then
Eb Bb
And I love you now
Gm Bb F
All the things I wish I'd asked
Eb Bb
When I'm lost in clouds
Eb Bb Gm Bb F
I remember how I was loved and I was blessed
Eb6 Cm
And you were away even when you were here
[Bridge]
Gm F Cm
Cause it's not about you, not you, anymore
Gm F
It's about what I'd do with it all
F# D Eb Bb
And I've known every way you've let me down
Eb Bb Gm Bb F
Eb Bb Eb Bb Gm Bb
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