In My Absence Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[Am][C]
[Em][C][Am][C][Em]
[Am][C]
[Dm]

[Verse 1]
[Am]Eyes that meet to say farewell
[C]And linger thr[Em]ough the sleepless nig[Am]hts
A trail of days that [Em]end in [Am]tears
[C]But I can nev[Em]er be there
[F]

[Verse 2]
[Em]
[G]The rus[Em]h of hou[Am]rs tha[C]t
[Am]never seem to [Dm]end[C]
[Am]What life has deal[C]t you can [Dm]not
[Em]comprehend[Am]
I am the absentee
[C]I

[Verse 3]
[Am]know[F] you[Dm]'re [Am]out
[C]there searching [F]tonight
[Em]I'm right here
[Am]Another day and I can[C]not see
through [Em]your eye[F]s,[Em]
[Dm]I'm right [C]here
[Am][C][Em]

[Verse 4]
[Am]How could I have known what pre
[Em]ceded your [Am]own thoughts
Wish that I could listen to what
only [C]speaks in[Em]side
Every raging dissonance
[C]Each jarring not[Am]e
[C]But I could nev[Em]er be there
[F]

[Verse 5]
[C][Em]
[G]How cou[Em]ld you thi[Am]nk tha[C]t
[Am]I would understa[Dm]nd
[C]When wor[Am]ds just go aro[C]und
what the [Dm]heart truly [Em]wants?
[Am]I am the absente[C]e[Am]
[F][Dm][Am]

[Verse 6]
I know you're out [C]there
searching to[F]night
[Em]I'm right [Am]here
Another day and I can[C]not see
through your [Em]eye s[F],[Em]
[Dm]I'm [C]right [Am]here
[Dm][Em][C]

[Verse 7]
[Am]
I want to tell you,
[C]Of the exploding lig[G]ht[F]
How [Am]everything [F]is vis[G]ible
Moments be[C]fore the dark

[Interlude 1]
[Am][C]
[G]
[F][Am][G][Dm][G][C][G]
[Am][C]

[Verse 8]
I am nev[G]er, [F]never[Am][F]
[G][Dm][G][C][G][Am]
[C]there

[Verse 9]
I know you're [F]out there
[Em]searching [Am]tonight
[C]Another [Em]day [F]and I'm [Em]not
[Dm]there[C]
[Am]

[Verse 10]
[C][Em]
[Am]Thrust with nails of conflict
[Em]Anxiety and [Am]pain
Through spells of anger,
confusion and [C]defeat
[Em]I wish you'd see me he[C]re
in front of [Am]you,[C]
But [Em]I am not here
[F][G][F][Em]

[Verse 11]
[Am]
I know [C]you're out there searching
[F]tonight[Em]
I'm [F]right here[C]
[Am]Another day and I cannot s[C]ee
[Em]though your [F]eyes[Em]
[Dm][C]

[Verse 12]
[Am]
I know your [C]out [F]there,
But [Em]I'm right [C]here
[Am]Another day and I cannot[C]
see though your [Em]eyes,
[F]Lea[Em]d me [Dm]right