Rab Noakes - Absence

I'm rising early now my ^Ffate is away ^C I'm trying to find enough to ^Ffill up my day ^G I build a fire, take the ^Fdogs for a walk ^G Hoping I'll meet no one who ^Fwants me to talk ^C

It's early August, there's a^F nip in the air ^C Climate's changing but I ^Fdon't really care ^G I'm getting tired of all this ^Fbeing alone ^G Sometimes I wonder if you'll ^E7ever come ^Fhome Where your ^Cabsence just ^Ffills every ^Cspace ^FHow can that ^Ambe when ya ^Fleft with^Cout a ^Dtrace

Days were different when we^F used to sleep late ^C You always said you were my ^Fpermanent mate ^G It seems so cold, so ^Fempty somehow ^G These words don't mean a ^E7thing to me ^FNow that your ^Cabsence just ^Ffills every ^Cspace ^FHow can that ^Ambe when ya ^Fleft with^Cout a ^Dtrace

I ^Gdon't know if it's ^Floss or gain I ^Gfeel no joy, I ^Ffeel no pain ^GDark or light, it's ^Fall the same to^G me^F___^Em___^Dm___ ^{G F Em Dm}

I'm rising early now my ^Ffate is away