Absence of God

Song

The Absence of God

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by Rilo Kiley

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Tabbed by Philip Lee

Philip2136@yahoo.com

This song does not yet have an official title. The following is based

upon a live recording on 10/15/2002.

Chord Definitions

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D D7 Dmaj7 Dmaj9 Em F#m G A A/C# A7 Asus4 Bm

2 2 X 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 2

3 1 2 2 0 2 0 2 2 2 3 3

2 2 2 2 0 2 0 2 2 0 2 4

0 0 0 0 2 4 0 2 2 2 2 4

X X X X 2 4 2 0 4 0 0 2

X X X X 0 2 3 X X X X X

Chords With Lyrics

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D Dmaj9 G A

D Dmaj9 G A

D Dmaj7 G A

The absence of God will bring you comfort, baby

D Dmaj7 G F#m

and planning's for the poor so let's pretend that we're rich

Bm x 2 Asus4 A

and I'm not my body or what I choose to do with it

D Dmaj7 G A

Folk singers sing songs for the working, baby

D Dmaj7 G F#m

We're just recreation for all those doctors and those lawyers

Bm x 2

there's no relief for their heavy hearts

Asus4 A

cause they'll be losing bodies tonight

D Dmaj9 G A

D Dmaj7 G A

D D

Em A F#m Bm

And Rob says maybe love won't let you down

Em A F#m Bm

all of your failures are training grounds

Em F#m G A Bm A/C# A7

and just as your back's turned you'll be surprised he says

A

as your solitude subsides

D Dmaj7 G A

D Dmaj7

We could be daytime drunks if we wanted,

G A

we'd never get anything done that way baby

D Dmaj7 G F#m

And we'd still be ruled by our dueling perspectives

Bm x 2

and I'm not my story or perspective

Asus4 A

or the lies I'll tell you every time

D D7

Em A F#m Bm

And Rob says you love, love, love and then you die

Em F#m G A Bm A/C# A7 A

I've watched him while sleeping and seen him cry with closed eyes

D Dmaj7 G A

D Dmaj7 G A

D Dmaj7 G A

And you're not happy but you're funny and I'm tripping over my joy

D Dmaj7 G A

but I just keep on getting up again

D Dmaj7 G A

D Dmaj7 G F#m

Bm Bm Asus4 A

F#m Bm

Teach you how to swim

F#m Bm

you turn the bad in me into good again

Em F#m G A Bm A/C# A7 A

D D7

Em A F#m Bm

And I say there's trouble when everything is fine

Em A F#m Bm

the need to destroy things creeps up on me every time

Em F#m G A Bm A/C# A7

and just as love's silhouette appears

A D D7

I close my eyes and disappear with you tonight

F#m Bm

and something's got to change

F#m Bm

cause our love's the slowest moving train

Em F#m G A Bm A/C# A7 A

D

28 Seconds of Tablature

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h = hammer on

p = hammer off

D Dmaj9 G A

hp hp hp

------232-------|------020-------|------232-------|------------5---|
3---------3-----|2---------2-----|0---------0-----|2-----3-------2-|
--2---------2---|--2-------------|----------------|----------------|
0---0---------0-|0---0-------0---|--0-------------|----------------|
----------------|--------------0-|--------------0-|0-0-0---0-0-----|
----------------|----------------|3---------------|----------------|

D Dmaj9 G A

hp hp hp

------232-------|------020-------|------232-------|5-3-2-0---------|
3---------3-----|2---------2-----|0---------0-----|--------3-3---2-|
--2---------2---|--2-------------|----------------|----------------|
0---0---------0-|0---0-------0---|--0-------------|----------------|
----------------|--------------0-|--------------0-|----------------|
----------------|----------------|3---3-----------|----------------|

D Dmaj7 G A

----------------|----------------|------3---------|------0---------|
3-----3-----3---|2-----3-----2---|0-----0-----0---|2-----2-----2---|
----------------|----------------|------------0---|----------------|
0-0-0---0-0---0-|0-0-0---0-0---0-|--0-------------|----------------|
----------------|----------------|----------------|0---0-----0---0-|
----------------|----------------|3---3-----3-----|----------------|

The absence of God will bring you comfort, baby and

D Dmaj7 G F#m

------0---------|----------------|------3---------|------2---------|
3-----3-----3---|2-----3-----2---|0-----0-----0---|2-----2-----2---|
----------------|----------------|------------0---|----------------|
0-0-0---0-0---0-|0-0-0---0-0---0-|--0-----0-------|--4-------------|
----------------|----------------|----------------|----4-----------|
----------------|----------------|3---3-----3-----|2---------2-----|

planning's for the poor so let's pretend that we're rich and I'm