The Absolute
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Introdução: Verse
E7 Fdim A
I used to visit all the very gay places those come what may places
E7 A D9 A Cdim A7M
Where one relaxes on the axis of the wheel of life
Fdim A7M Fdim A7M
To get the feel of life from jazz and cocktails
E7 A E7 Fdim A E7 Fdim A
The girls I knew had sad and sullen gray faces with distant gay traces
E7 A D9 A Cdim A7M
That used to be there you could see where they'd been washed away
Fdim A7M Fdim A7M
By too many through the day twelve o'clock tales
A7 Dm A7 Dm Dm7 Gm Dm
Then you came along with your siren of song to tempt me to madness
A7 Dm A7 Dm Dm7 Gm A
I thought for a while that your poignant smile was tinged with the sadness
Gdim Fdim Gdim Fdim E Dm6 F
Of a great love for me, ah yes! I was wrong again, I was wrong
Melody
Bb Fm Bb F Bb6 F Bb A C#
Life is lonely again, and only last year everything seemed so sure
C Bb Fm Bb F Bb6 F Bb A C#
Now life is awful again, a trough full of hearts could only be a bore
F B F B Bb Bb Bbm9 Bb Cdim Bbm9
A week in Paris could ease the bite of it, all I care is to smile in spite of it
Bb Bbm9 Bb F7 Bb6 F Bb A C#
I'll forget you, I will, while yet you are still burning inside my brain
F Fdim Fdim Bb F7/13
Romance is mush, stifling those who strive
Bb9 Cdim Bb Gm7 Gdim
So I'll live a lush life in some small dive
Bb Bbm Cdim Bb F7/13
And there I'll be, while I rot with the rest
F7 Eb E7 F7 F#7 F7 Gdim Bb
Of those whose lives are lonely, too
How to play The Absolute
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is E7. 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.