Away When You Were Here Chords

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[Verse 1]
[G]Dad I know you wer[Bm]e sad
when you [D]died
And I was [G]young it's [C]the way I
kept you [G]in [D]my mind
[G]The mess that was left and
[Bm]my mother [D]cried
And when she stood [G]up she [C]was
nobody's mother [G]I'd be [D]fine

[Verse 2]
But I [C]missed [G]you then
And I mis[C]s y[G]ou now
Liked you'd [Em]missed things I [G]might [D]say
You seemed [C]lost [G]in clouds
But I'm [C]older [G]now
I [Em]can see through [G]lifting [D]haze
That [C]you were away even when
you were here
[G][Bm][C]

[Verse 3]
[G]Sometimes a phrase or a man
[Bm]ner that's y[D]ou
Comes through me, it [G]goes in a flash
[C]It's a frame, it's a bli[G]nk like lif[D]e
Oh and [G]how much now should
we [Bm]pay for the p[D]ast
'Cause you could [G]age with [C]grace
if I freed you [G]in my [D]mind

[Verse 4]
But I [C]loved [G]you then
And I [C]love you now
[G]All the[Em] things I wis[G]hed I'd ask[D]ed
When I'm [C]lost in cloud[G]s
I re[C]member [G]how
I was [Em]robbed and [G]I was b[D]lessed
And [C]you were away even
when you were [Am]here
'Cause it's not about [Em]you,
not [D]you, anymore
[Am]It's about what I'd do w[Em]ith it all[D]
And [B]I, I'll never let you let [C]me [G]dow[C]n
[G][Em][G]

[Interlude 1]
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[Verse 5]
This [G]morning I wake to be
older than you [D]were
Fresh white [G]snow for [C]miles,
every footstep [G]will be [D]mine
You'd have [C]lost that [G]weight,
you'd have [C]gone so [G]straight
You'd have [Em]made my wed[G]ding [D]day
You'd [C]have saved my youth
[G]from that bullet of [C]tru[G]th
You'd have kep[Em]t those wo[G]lves at ba[D]y
But [C]you were away,
[Am]you were away even w[D]hen you [G]were