The Fureys - Absent friends

^GTime heals ^Dwounds, they say. ^EmTime takes the ^Bmpain away. ^CI wonder ^Dwhy it never ^Amhappened for ^Dme. And it's ^Gyears since you ^Dwent away but ^EmI miss you ^Bmnight and day. ^CWhy you had to ^Dgo is a ^Cmystery to ^Gme.

What ^Gseemed important ^Dthen becomes ^Emtrivial ^Bmwhen ^CFate deals the ^Dcard that ^Amforces your ^Dhand. All the ^Gplaces we'd ^Dbeen, all the ^Emthings we had ^Bmseen, No ^Cmore in the ^Dfuture; 'cos it ^Cjust isn't ^Gplanned.

Now it's ^Gall very ^Dstrange, but when ^Emyou went, I ^Bmchanged. It ^Cjust seemed to ^Dhappen with each ^Ampassing of the ^Gday. And I ^Gdon't under^Dstand. Is it ^Empart of a ^Bmplan? Does ^Cone person ^Dgrow while a^Cnother fades a^Gway? ^D

^GTime heals ^Dwounds, they say. ^Em Time takes the ^Bmpain away. ^CI wonder ^Dwhy it never ^Amhappened for ^Dme. And it's ^Gyears since you ^Dwent away and ^EmI miss you ^Bmnight and day. ^CWhy you had to ^Dgo is a ^Cmystery to ^Gme.

And ^Gsmall things you'd ^Ddo weave ^Empictures of ^Bmyou. They're ^Cprinted for ^Dlife on the ^Amback of my ^Dmind. I was ^Galways so ^Dsure. Your ^Emlife was so ^Bmpure. To ^Cfaults and the ^Dbad times a ^Cloved one stays ^Gblind. ^D

And ^G#I always ^D#found when ^Fmyou were ar^Cmound, You ^C#helped me with ^D#worries and you ^Bbmeased all my ^D#fears. And you ^G#always had ^D#time for ^Fmproblems of ^Cmmine, A ^C#shoulder to ^D#cry on, a ^C#listening ^G#ear ^D#

^G#Time heals ^D#wounds, they say. ^FmTime takes the ^Cmpain away. ^C#I wonder ^D#why it never ^Bbmhappened for ^D#me. Though it's ^G#years since you ^D#went away, ^FmI miss you ^Cmnight and day. ^C#Why you had to ^D#go is a ^C#mystery to ^G#me.

^G#Time heals ^D#wounds, they say. ^FmTime takes the ^Cmpain away. ^C#I wonder ^D#why it never ^Bbmhappened for ^D#me. Though it's ^G#years since you ^D#went away, ^FmI miss you ^Cmnight and day. Oh ^C#Why you had to ^D#go is a ^C#mystery to ^G#me.