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Absolute by The Fray
Absolute
**Capo on the first fret
**Solos do not consider the capo
[Intro]
G D Bm A
e|--11----11----11--|-10----10----10---|-6-----6-----6---|------------------|
B|------------------|------------------|-----------------|-6-----6-----6----|
G|----8-----8-----8-|---8-----8------8-|---7-----7-----7-|----8-----8-----8-|
D|------10----10----|------10----10----|-----8-----8-----|------8-----8-----|
A|------------------|------------------|-----------------|------------------|
E|------------------|------------------|-----------------|------------------|
[Verse 1]
G D Bm A
Ive seen this one before, the girl she gets away
G D Bm A
Everybody knows it but no one tries to stop it
G D Bm A
Cause she barely even knows him but if she could see inside
G D Bm A (Bm)
Everything is quiet as she waits to tell him who she is
[Pre-chorus]
Bm G D A Bm G D A
(is) Is this all- we- get- to be ab--solute
[Chorus]
G D Bm A
Quiet but Im sure there is something here
G D Bm A
Tell me everything because I want to hear
D
Absolute
[Verse 2]
G D Bm A
Its a kiss sits upon on her lips that waits for planes and battle ships
G D Bm A
She wants to be a dancer and he has got a picture
G D Bm A
On his wall and its a sailor in a new port every night
G D Bm A
Yet man was born to trouble like sparks fly upwards innocent
[Pre-chorus]
Bm G D A Bm G D A
(is) Is this all- we- get- to be ab--solute
[Chorus x2]
G D Bm A
Quiet but Im sure there is something here
G D Bm A
Tell me everything because I want to hear
G D Bm A
Quiet but Im sure there is something here
G D Bm A
Tell me everything because I want to hear
[Solo]
e|---------|-----------|---------------|------------------|
B|---------|-----6p4---|-----6p4-------|-----6-4----------|
G|--8------|-5/7-----5-|-5/7-----5/7-8-|-5/7-----5---/12--|
D|--x-[8x]-|-----------|---------------|------------------|
A|--6------|-----------|---------------|------------------|
E|---------|-----------|---------------|------------------|
[Bridge]
G D Bm
All we are and all we want
G D A
40 years come and gone
G D Bm
All we are in photographs
G A
Will never be taken
[Post-Bridge]
D
Quiet but Im sure there is something here
D
Tell me everything cause I want to hear
[Chorus x2]
G D Bm A
Quiet but Im sure there is something here
G D Bm A
Tell me everything because I want to hear
G D Bm A
Quiet but Im sure there is something here
G D Bm A
Tell me everything because I want to hear
[Outro]
G D Bm A
There is something here (absolute)
G D Bm A G
There is something here (absolute)
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version 2
Chords used in this song :
Bb
e -o-|---|---|---|---|
B ---|---|-x-|---|---|
G ---|---|-x-|---|---|
D ---|---|-x-|---|---|
A -x-|---|---|---|---|
E -o-|---|---|---|---| Gm
e ---|---|-x-|---|---|
B ---|---|-x-|---|---|
G ---|---|-x-|---|---|
D ---|---|---|---|-x-|
A ---|---|---|---|-x-|
E ---|---|-x-|---|---| Bb2
6 fr.
e -x-|---|---|---|---|
B -x-|---|---|---|---|
G ---|-x-|---|---|---|
D ---|---|---|---|-x-|
A ---|---|-x-|---|---|
E -x-|---|---|---|---| F
e -x-|---|---|---|---|
B -x-|---|---|---|---|
G ---|-x-|---|---|---|
D ---|---|-x-|---|---|
A ---|---|-x-|---|---|
E -x-|---|---|---|---|
Dm
e -x-|---|---|---|---|
B ---|---|-x-|---|---|
G ---|-x-|---|---|---|
D ---|---|---|---|---|
A ---|---|---|---|---|
E ---|---|---|---|---| E
e ---|---|---|---|---|
B ---|---|---|---|---|
G -x-|---|---|---|---|
D ---|-x-|---|---|---|
A ---|-x-|---|---|---|
E ---|---|---|---|---|
Bbsus Bb Gm Bb
I've seen this one before, the girl she gets away
Bbsus Bb Gm Bb2
Everybody knows it, but no one tries to stop it
Bbsus Bb Gm Bb
Cause she barely even knows him, but if she could see inside
Bbsus Bb Gm F
Everything is quiet as she waits to tell him who she is
Gm Dm E Bb F E
Is this all we get, to be ab-so-lute
Bbsus Bb Gm F
Quiet, but I'm sure, there is something here
Bbsus Bb Gm F
Tell me everything, cause I want to hear
(Gm Dm in between)
Bbsus Bb Gm Bb
It's a kiss sits upon her lips that waits for planes and battle ships
Bbsus Bb Gm Bb2
She wants to be a dancer and he has got a picture
Bbsus Bb Gm Bb
On his wall, and it's a sailor in a new port every night
Bbsus Bb Gm F
Yet man was born to trouble like sparks fly upwards innocent
Gm Dm E Bb F E
Is this all we get, to be ab-so-lute
Bbsus Bb Gm F
Quiet, but I'm sure, there is something here
Bbsus Bb Gm F
Tell me everything, cause I want to hear
Bbsus Bb Gm F
Quiet, but I'm sure, there is something here
Bbsus Bb Gm F
Tell me everything, cause I want to hear
Bbsus Bb
All we are and all we want
Gm F
40 years come and gone
Bbsus Bb
All we are in photographs
Gm F
Will never be taken
Bbsus Bb Gm F
Quiet, but I'm sure, there is something here
Bbsus Bb Gm F
Tell me everything, cause I want to hear
Bbsus Bb Gm F
Quiet, but I'm sure, there is something here
Bbsus Bb Gm F
Tell me everything, cause I want to hear
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version 3
Verse
Eb Bb Gm Bb
I've seen this one before the girl she gets away…
Pre Chorus
Gm Eb Bb F
Is this all we get to be absolute…
Chorus
Eb Bb Gm F
Quiet but I’m sure there is something here…
Gm…….
Play this between chorus and verse
Middle 8
Eb Bb Gm F
All we are and all we want…
Ive seen this one before, the girl she gets away
Everybody knows it but no one tries to stop it
Cause she barely even knows him but if she could see inside
Everything is quiet as she waits to tell him who she is
Is this all we get to be absolute
Quiet but Im sure there is something here
Tell me everything cause I want to hear
Its a kiss sits upon on her lips that waits for planes and battle ships
She wants to be a dancer and he has got a picture
On his wall and its a sailor in a new port every night
Yet man was born to trouble like sparks fly upwards innocent
Is this all we get to be absolute
Quiet but Im sure there is something here
Tell me everything cause I want to hear
All we are and all we want
40 years come and gone
All we are in photographs
Will never be taken
Quiet but Im sure there is something here
Tell me everything cause I want you here
Quiet but Im sure there is something here
Tell me everything cause I want to hear
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version 4
So, the song has the same progression of chords almost all the way
through (verse 1, verse 2, chorus and outro are the same).
[Intro & Verse 1]
G# D# C A#
e|--11----11----11--|-10----10----10---|-6-----6-----6---|------------------|
B|------------------|------------------|-----------------|-6-----6-----6----|
G|----8-----8-----8-|---8-----8------8-|---7-----7-----7-|----8-----8-----8-|
D|------10----10----|------10----10----|-----8-----8-----|------8-----8-----|
A|------------------|------------------|-----------------|------------------|
E|------------------|------------------|-----------------|------------------|
G# D# C A#
Ive seen this one before, the girl she gets away
G# D# C A#
Everybody knows it but no one tries to stop it
G# D# C A#
Cause she barely even knows him but if she could see inside
G# D# C A# (C)
Everything is quiet as she waits to tell him who she is
[Pre-Chorus]
C G# D# A# C G# D# A#
(is) Is this all- we- get- to be ab--solute
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|--5-------------8--------5-------------8------|
D|--5--6----------8----8---5----6--------8---8--|
A|--3--6----------6----8---3----6--------6---8--|
E|-----4---------------6--------4------------6--|
[Chorus]
G# D# C A#
Quiet but Im sure there is something here
G# D# C A#
Tell me everything because I want to hear
D#
Absolute
[Verse 2]
G# D# C A#
e|----------|---------|---------|---------|
B|----------|---------|---------|---------|
G|----------|-8-8-8-8-|-5-5-5-5-|---------|
D|--6-6-6-6-|-8-8-8-8-|-5-5-5-5-|-8-8-8-8-|
A|--6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-|-3-3-3-3-|-8-8-8-8-|
E|--4-4-4-4-|---------|---------|-6-6-6-6-|
G# D# C A#
Its a kiss sits upon on her lips that waits for planes and battle ships
G# D# C A#
She wants to be a dancer and he has got a picture
G# D# C A#
On his wall and its a sailor in a new port every night
G# D# C A#
Yet man was born to trouble like sparks fly upwards innocent
[Pre-Chorus]
C G# D# A# C G# D# A#
Is this all- we- get- to be ab--solute
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|--5-------------8--------5-------------8------|
D|--5--6----------8----8---5----6--------8---8--|
A|--3--6----------6----8---3----6--------6---8--|
E|-----4---------------6--------4------------6--|
[Chorus x2]
G# D# C A#
Quiet but Im sure there is something here
G# D# C A#
Tell me everything because I want to hear
G# D# C A#
Quiet but Im sure there is something here
G# D# C A#
Tell me everything because I want to hear
[Solo]
e|---------|-----------|---------------|------------------|
B|---------|-----6p4---|-----6p4-------|-----6-4----------|
G|--8------|-5/7-----5-|-5/7-----5/7-8-|-5/7-----5---/12--|
D|--x-[8x]-|-----------|---------------|------------------|
A|--6------|-----------|---------------|------------------|
E|---------|-----------|---------------|------------------|
[Bridge]
G# D# C
All we are and all we want
G# D# A#
40 years come and gone
G# D# C
All we are in photographs
G# A#
Will never be taken
[Post-Bridge]
D#
Quiet but Im sure there is something here
D#
Tell me everything cause I want to hear
[Chorus x2]
G# D# C A#
Quiet but Im sure there is something here
G# D# C A#
Tell me everything because I want to hear
G# D# C A#
Quiet but Im sure there is something here
G# D# C A#
Tell me everything because I want to hear
[Outro]
G# D# C A#
There is something here (absolute)
G# D# C A# G#
There is something here (absolute)
Ive seen this one before, the girl she gets away
Everybody knows it but no one tries to stop it
Cause she barely even knows him but if she could see inside
Everything is quiet as she waits to tell him who she is
Is this all we get to be absolute
Quiet but Im sure there is something here
Tell me everything cause I want to hear
Its a kiss sits upon on her lips that waits for planes and battle ships
She wants to be a dancer and he has got a picture
On his wall and its a sailor in a new port every night
Yet man was born to trouble like sparks fly upwards innocent
Is this all we get to be absolute
Quiet but Im sure there is something here
Tell me everything cause I want to hear
All we are and all we want
40 years come and gone
All we are in photographs
Will never be taken
Quiet but Im sure there is something here
Tell me everything cause I want you here
Quiet but Im sure there is something here
Tell me everything cause I want to hear
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version 5
Capo 2
Standard Tuning (E A D G B e)
Intro/Verse 1
e|--9-----9-----9----8-----8-----8----4-----4-----4---------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------4-----4-----4----|
G|----6-----6-----6----6-----6-----6----5-----5-----5----6-----6-----6--|
D|------8-----8-----------8-----8---------6-----6----------6-----6------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse 1
I’ve seen this one before, the girl she gets away
Everybody knows it but no one tries to stop it
Cause she barely even knows him but if she could see inside
Everything is quiet as she waits to tell him who she is
Pre-Chorus
Is this all we get? To be ab--solute
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|--3------------6------3-----------6------|
D|--3--4---------6---6--3----4------6---6--|
A|--1--4---------4---6--1----4------4---6--|
E|-----2-------------4-------2----------4--|
Riff
Is this all we get? To be ab--solute
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|---------------9-------------------------|
G|--6/11-------------5/-6/--11------12--5--|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
Chorus
F#5 C#5 A#5 G#5
Quiet but I’m sure there is something here
F#5 C#5 A#5 G#5
Tell me everything cause I want to hear
Post-Chorus 1 - There no guitar here, but you can play a C#5
C#5
Absolute
Verse 2
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|[4x]
D|--4-4-4-4/11-11-11-11\8-8-8-8\6-6-6-6--|
A|--4-4-4-4/11-11-11-11\8-8-8-8\6-6-6-6--|
E|--2-2-2-2/-9--9--9--9\6-6-6-6\4-4-4-4--|
It’s a kiss sits upon on her lips that waits for planes and battle ships
She wants to be a dancer and he has got a picture
On his wall and it’s a sailor in a new port every night
Yet man was born to trouble like sparks fly upwards innocent
Pre-Chorus
Chorus - 2x
Post-Chorus
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-------------4-2--------4-2--------4-2---------|
G|--6------3h5-----3--3h5-----3--3h5-----3-5/10--|
D|--x[8x]----------------------------------------|
A|--4--------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
Bridge
F#5 C#5 A#5
All we are and all we want
F#5 C#5 G#5
40 years come and gone
F#5 C#5 A#5
All we are in photographs
F#5 G#5
Will never be taken
Post-Bridge
C#5
Quiet but I’m sure there is something her
Tell me everything cause I want you here
Chorus - 2x
Outro - Same as Chorus
Absolute (There is something here)
Absolute (There is something here)
Absolute
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version 6
Capo 3
Chords:
C - 3 3 2 0 1 0
G - 3 2 0 0 3 3 or 3 5 5 4 3 3
Em- 0 2 2 0 0 0
Dm- x 0 0 3 2 2
D?- 0 0 2 0 3 3
Em7 0 2 2 0 3 3
Cadd9-0 3 2 0 3 3
C G Em Dm
I’ve seen this one before, the girl she gets away
C G Em Dm
Everybody knows it but no one tries to stop it
C G Em Dm
Cause she barely even knows him but if she could see inside
C G Em Dm
Everything is quiet as she waits to tell him who she is
D? Em7 Cadd9 G
Is this all we get to be absolute
C G Em Dm
Quiet but I’m sure there is something here
C G Em Dm
Tell me everything cause I want to hear
D? Em7 Cadd9 G (Kinda have to play with it a lil here)
It’s a kiss sits upon on her lips that waits for planes and battle ships
She wants to be a dancer and he has got a picture
On his wall and it’s a sailor in a new port every night
Yet man was born to trouble like sparks fly upwards innocent
Is this all we get to be absolute
Quiet but I’m sure there is something here
Tell me everything cause I want to hear
All we are and all we want
40 years come and gone
All we are in photographs
Will never be taken
Quiet but I’m sure there is something here
Tell me everything cause I want you here
Quiet but I’m sure there is something here
Tell me everything cause I want to hear
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