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 FloveGDm
F In the absence of aGffection.Am
We'll take anything and call it loveAmFG.
AmFG.
Verse IIYou got your Amflash friends waiting to meet you
They're stuck like Fbutterflies up on the wallG
And 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 wallChorusF 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 FloveGDm
F In the absence of aGffection.Am
We'll take anything and call it loveAmFG.
