Verse IYou got your Amhands down under the table
You got your Fhead right up in the clouds
You Gtake your Ambest shot when you're able
But your Fworld don't spin right now.G.
It's Amhigh time you found a lover
It's Fhigh time you made a friend.G.
The world won't Amkeep you together, babe
And your Fheart won't see no end
I GsayChorusF And if everybody Gwants youDm
Tell me why are you so alone
F In the absence of aGffection.Am..
We'll take anything and call it Flove..G.....Dm..
F In the absence of aGffection.Am..
We'll take anything and call it loveAm.......F....G.
Am.........F....G.
Verse IIYou got your
Amflash friends waiting to meet you
They're stuck like
Fbutterflies up on the wall
GAnd in the
Amnight life no one can beat you
Ooh,
F you look so pretty it's a pity just to touch you
But you
Amnever know when it's gonna fall
You
Fnever know when it's gonna fall
GSo you
Amfake it until you make it
And beat your
Fhead against that wall
ChorusF And if everybody
Gwants you
DmTell me why are you so alone
F In the absence of a
Gffection.
Am..
We'll take anything and call it
Flove..
G.....
Dm...
F In the absence of a
Gffection.
Am..
We'll take anything and call it love
Am.......
F....
G.