God Bless The Absentee
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Afinação: E A D G B ETecla: BbCapotraste:
1st traste
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God Bless the Absentee – Paul Simon
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Written by: Paul Simon
From: "One-Trick Pony" (1980)
Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
Capo: 1st fret
Play: A
Key: Bb
For chords in original key, transpose +1 (and “use flats”).
Verse turnaround
[Em [D/F# [G [G#dim7 [Am7 [G [D/F# [Dm/F
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|0---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|0-------3-------|0-------3-------|1-------0-------|3-------3-------|
G|0-------2-------|0-------4-------|0-------0-------|2-------2-------|
D|2-------0-------|0-------3-------|2-------0-------|0-------0-------|
A|2---------------|----------------|0---------------|----------------|
E|0-------2-------|3-------4-------|--------3-------|2-------1-------|
[Em [A#9 [A9
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|0-------1-------|0---------------|
B|0-------1-------|0---------------|
G|0-------1-------|0---------------|
D|2-------0-------|2---------------|
A|2-------1-------|0---------------|
E|0---------------|----------------|
CHORDS
E-A-D-G-B-e
B7 x-2-1-2-0-2
B7-9 x-2-1-2-1(2)
Dm7 x-x-0-2-1-1
Dm6 x-x-0-2-0-1
Db6 x-4-3-3-2-x
F/C x-3-x-2-1-1
Bm7-5 x-2-3-2-3-x
Bbmaj7 x-1-3-2-3-1
F#m11 2-2-2-2-2-2
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[Intro]
| Em D | A | Em D | A |
| Em D | A | Em D | A |
[Verse 1]
Em D A
Lord, I am a working man
Em D A
And music is my trade
Em D A
I’m traveling with this five-piece band
B7 B7-9
I play the ace of spades
Em D/F# G G#dim7 Am7 G D/F# Dm/F
I have a wife and family, but they don’t see much of me
Em A#9 A9
God bless the absentee
[Interlude]
| Em D | A | Em D | A |
[Verse 2]
Em D A
Lord, I am a surgeon
Em D A
And music is my knife
Em D A
It cuts away my sorrow
B7 B7-9
And purifies my life
Em D/F# G G#dim7 Am7 G D/F# Dm/F
But if I could release my heart from veins and arteries
Em A#9 A9
I’d say, God bless the absentee
[Interlude]
| Em D | A |
[Bridge]
Dm7 Dm6
I miss my woman so
Db6 F/C
I miss my bed
Bm7-5 Bbmaj7
I miss those soft places
F#m11
I used to lay my head
[Solo]
| Em D | A | Em D | A |
| Em D | A | B7 | B7-9 |
| Em D/F# | G G#dim7 | Am7 G | D/F# Dm/F |
| Em A#9 | A9 | % |
| Em D | A | Em D | A |
[Bridge]
Dm7 Dm6
My son don’t need me yet
Db6 F/C
His bones are soft
Bm7-5 Bbmaj7
He flies a silver airplane
F#m11
He wears a golden cross
[Verse 3]
Em D A
God bless the absentee
Em D A
Lord, this country’s changed so fast
Em D A
The future is the present
B7 B7-9
The present’s in the past
Em D/F# G G#dim7 Am7 G D/F# Dm/F
The highways are in litigation, the airports disagree
Em A#9 A9
God bless the absentee
[Outro]
| Em D | A | Em D | A |
God bless the absentee
| Em D | A | Em D | A |
God bless the absentee
| Em D | A | Em D | A |
(repeat and fade)
How to play God Bless The Absentee
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is E. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.